National Pension Service Has $58.55 Million Stock Holdings in Keysight Technologies Inc. $KEYS

National Pension Service lessened its position in Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) by 1.1% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 288,163 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after selling 3,074 shares during the period. National Pension Service’s holdings in Keysight Technologies were worth $58,552,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. lifted its position in Keysight Technologies by 8,973.3% during the 4th quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 179,743 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $36,522,000 after buying an additional 177,762 shares in the last quarter. Moors & Cabot Inc. lifted its position in Keysight Technologies by 1.2% during the 4th quarter. Moors & Cabot Inc. now owns 8,189 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $1,664,000 after buying an additional 100 shares in the last quarter. Intech Investment Management LLC lifted its position in Keysight Technologies by 409.9% during the 4th quarter. Intech Investment Management LLC now owns 83,461 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $16,958,000 after buying an additional 67,094 shares in the last quarter. Baker Avenue Asset Management LP lifted its position in Keysight Technologies by 19.4% during the 4th quarter. Baker Avenue Asset Management LP now owns 1,814 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $368,000 after buying an additional 295 shares in the last quarter. Finally, IFG Advisory LLC lifted its position in Keysight Technologies by 1.8% during the 4th quarter. IFG Advisory LLC now owns 28,502 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $5,791,000 after buying an additional 494 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 84.58% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research analysts recently issued reports on KEYS shares. Truist Financial upped their price target on shares of Keysight Technologies from $310.00 to $376.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 21st. Bank of America upgraded shares of Keysight Technologies from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $340.00 price target on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, February 24th. The Goldman Sachs Group reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Keysight Technologies in a research report on Wednesday, May 20th. Robert W. Baird upped their price target on shares of Keysight Technologies from $375.00 to $385.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 20th. Finally, Susquehanna upped their price target on shares of Keysight Technologies from $415.00 to $425.00 and gave the stock a “positive” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 20th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have issued a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $371.92.

Insider Transactions at Keysight Technologies

In other Keysight Technologies news, CEO Satish Dhanasekaran sold 1,667 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, March 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $300.00, for a total transaction of $500,100.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 122,398 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $36,719,400. The trade was a 1.34% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, SVP Jeffrey K. Li sold 2,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, March 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $297.19, for a total value of $594,380.00. Following the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 34,499 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $10,252,757.81. This represents a 5.48% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 37,334 shares of company stock valued at $10,753,450. 0.40% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Keysight Technologies Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE:KEYS opened at $338.54 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $58.06 billion, a P/E ratio of 55.68, a P/E/G ratio of 2.11 and a beta of 1.26. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a 1-year low of $152.85 and a 1-year high of $370.17. The company has a current ratio of 1.90, a quick ratio of 1.51 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $327.62 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $260.31.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, May 19th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $2.87 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.32 by $0.55. The firm had revenue of $1.72 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.71 billion. Keysight Technologies had a return on equity of 21.58% and a net margin of 17.25%.The company’s quarterly revenue was up 31.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $1.70 EPS. Keysight Technologies has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 2.430-2.490 EPS. Equities analysts predict that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 8.26 earnings per share for the current year.

About Keysight Technologies

Keysight Technologies is a global provider of electronic design, test, measurement and optimization solutions for communications, electronics and related industries. The company was formed as a corporate spin-off from Agilent Technologies in 2014; its origins trace back to the electronic measurement business that was part of Hewlett‑Packard before Agilent. Keysight develops hardware and software used throughout the product development lifecycle, from design and simulation to prototype validation and manufacturing test.

Keysight’s product portfolio includes electronic test and measurement instruments such as oscilloscopes, network and spectrum analyzers, signal generators, vector network analyzers and modular PXI-based systems, together with software platforms for simulation, automated test and data analysis.