Keysight Technologies Inc. $KEYS Shares Bought by Janus Henderson Group PLC

Janus Henderson Group PLC grew its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) by 42.5% during the first quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 1,259,164 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after purchasing an additional 375,521 shares during the quarter. Janus Henderson Group PLC’s holdings in Keysight Technologies were worth $355,584,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of KEYS. Oddo BHF Asset Management Sas lifted its position in shares of Keysight Technologies by 5.4% during the first quarter. Oddo BHF Asset Management Sas now owns 25,521 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $7,206,000 after purchasing an additional 1,308 shares in the last quarter. Bull Harbor Capital LLC acquired a new position in shares of Keysight Technologies in the first quarter valued at approximately $340,000. Amundi grew its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies by 12.1% in the first quarter. Amundi now owns 2,224,264 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $628,065,000 after purchasing an additional 240,167 shares in the last quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC increased its stake in Keysight Technologies by 57.0% during the 1st quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 5,081 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $1,435,000 after buying an additional 1,844 shares during the period. Finally, Rokos Capital Management LLP purchased a new stake in Keysight Technologies during the 1st quarter worth approximately $21,223,000. 84.58% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities analysts have commented on the stock. Citigroup raised their price target on shares of Keysight Technologies from $320.00 to $396.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 21st. Morgan Stanley upped their price objective on Keysight Technologies from $305.00 to $350.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 20th. Wall Street Zen upgraded Keysight Technologies from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Monday, July 13th. Truist Financial increased their price objective on Keysight Technologies from $310.00 to $376.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 21st. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Keysight Technologies in a report on Wednesday, May 20th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have given a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $371.92.

Insider Transactions at Keysight Technologies

In related news, Director James Cullen sold 3,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, June 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $346.58, for a total transaction of $1,039,740.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 21,821 shares in the company, valued at approximately $7,562,722.18. The trade was a 12.09% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, SVP Ingrid A. Estrada sold 2,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, June 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $340.87, for a total value of $681,740.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 105,861 shares in the company, valued at $36,084,839.07. This trade represents a 1.85% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. In the last three months, insiders sold 5,507 shares of company stock valued at $1,904,669. Insiders own 0.40% of the company’s stock.

Keysight Technologies Stock Up 5.4%

Shares of Keysight Technologies stock opened at $312.62 on Friday. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a 52-week low of $152.85 and a 52-week high of $374.96. The company has a 50 day moving average of $333.93 and a 200 day moving average of $302.22. The company has a quick ratio of 1.51, a current ratio of 1.90 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29. The company has a market capitalization of $53.43 billion, a P/E ratio of 51.42, a P/E/G ratio of 1.69 and a beta of 1.21.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, May 19th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $2.87 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.32 by $0.55. Keysight Technologies had a net margin of 17.25% and a return on equity of 21.58%. The company had revenue of $1.72 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.71 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $1.70 EPS. The firm’s revenue was up 31.5% on a year-over-year basis. Keysight Technologies has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 2.430-2.490 EPS. As a group, research analysts forecast that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 9.03 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Keysight Technologies Company Profile

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.