Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) CEO Satish Dhanasekaran Sells 3,000 Shares of Stock

Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) CEO Satish Dhanasekaran sold 3,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, September 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $364.13, for a total transaction of $1,092,390.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 118,391 shares in the company, valued at $43,109,714.83. The trade was a 2.47% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website.

Keysight Technologies Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE:KEYS opened at $384.74 on Friday. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $334.37 and its 200 day simple moving average is $331.13. The stock has a market capitalization of $65.50 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 52.85, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.18 and a beta of 1.17. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a 1 year low of $158.79 and a 1 year high of $387.93. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.28, a current ratio of 2.02 and a quick ratio of 1.62.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August 18th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $3.07 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.48 by $0.59. Keysight Technologies had a return on equity of 24.34% and a net margin of 19.08%.The company had revenue of $1.85 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.75 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $1.72 EPS. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 36.5% compared to the same quarter last year. Keysight Technologies has set its Q4 2026 guidance at 3.340-3.400 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 11.460-11.460 EPS. As a group, research analysts predict that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 10.33 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Keysight Technologies

Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. BlackRock Inc. purchased a new position in Keysight Technologies in the second quarter valued at about $7,030,806,000. State Street Corp increased its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies by 3.4% during the 2nd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 8,270,708 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $2,895,327,000 after purchasing an additional 273,042 shares during the last quarter. Capital World Investors increased its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies by 6.5% during the 4th quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 3,940,767 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $800,732,000 after purchasing an additional 240,058 shares during the last quarter. Amundi raised its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies by 12.1% in the 1st quarter. Amundi now owns 2,224,264 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $628,065,000 after purchasing an additional 240,167 shares during the period. Finally, Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC raised its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies by 4.7% in the 1st quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 2,005,409 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $581,248,000 after purchasing an additional 90,263 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 84.58% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research firms have recently weighed in on KEYS. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price target on Keysight Technologies from $390.00 to $405.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 19th. Citigroup restated a “buy” rating on shares of Keysight Technologies in a research report on Wednesday, August 19th. Barclays increased their target price on shares of Keysight Technologies from $387.00 to $429.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 19th. Robert W. Baird increased their price target on Keysight Technologies from $385.00 to $410.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 19th. Finally, Susquehanna lifted their price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies from $425.00 to $440.00 and gave the company a “positive” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 19th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have given a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $392.83.

About Keysight Technologies

Keysight Technologies, Inc is a technology company that provides electronic design and test solutions for communications, aerospace and defense, automotive, semiconductor, energy, and other industries. Its products and services help engineers design, validate, manufacture, and optimize electronic systems and communications networks.

The company offers test and measurement instruments, software, network test and visibility solutions, simulation and modeling tools, cybersecurity testing capabilities, and related technical services.