Keysight Technologies Inc. $KEYS Shares Sold by Lido Advisors LLC

Lido Advisors LLC reduced its position in shares of Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) by 8.6% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 23,350 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after selling 2,193 shares during the period. Lido Advisors LLC’s holdings in Keysight Technologies were worth $6,594,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in KEYS. Monograph Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Keysight Technologies in the first quarter valued at about $424,000. State of Wyoming increased its position in Keysight Technologies by 65.5% during the 1st quarter. State of Wyoming now owns 1,241 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $350,000 after purchasing an additional 491 shares during the period. Cetera Investment Advisers increased its position in Keysight Technologies by 11.0% during the 1st quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 31,074 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $8,774,000 after purchasing an additional 3,089 shares during the period. Arvest Bank Trust Division purchased a new position in shares of Keysight Technologies during the 1st quarter worth approximately $207,000. Finally, First Citizens Bank & Trust Co. purchased a new position in shares of Keysight Technologies during the 1st quarter worth approximately $320,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 84.58% of the company’s stock.

Keysight Technologies Price Performance

Shares of NYSE KEYS opened at $319.22 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $54.55 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 52.50, a PEG ratio of 1.85 and a beta of 1.21. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a 52 week low of $152.85 and a 52 week high of $374.96. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $336.66 and its 200 day moving average price is $298.85. The company has a current ratio of 1.90, a quick ratio of 1.51 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, May 19th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $2.87 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.32 by $0.55. The firm had revenue of $1.72 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.71 billion. Keysight Technologies had a net margin of 17.25% and a return on equity of 21.58%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 31.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm posted $1.70 EPS. 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 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity

In other news, Director James Cullen sold 3,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, June 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $346.58, for a total value of $1,039,740.00. Following the sale, the director directly owned 21,821 shares in the company, valued at $7,562,722.18. This represents a 12.09% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, SVP Ingrid A. Estrada sold 2,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, June 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $340.87, for a total transaction of $681,740.00. Following the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 105,861 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $36,084,839.07. This trade represents a 1.85% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders have sold 5,507 shares of company stock worth $1,904,669 over the last ninety days. 0.40% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of analysts recently weighed in on KEYS shares. Wall Street Zen upgraded Keysight Technologies from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Monday, July 13th. Zacks Research upgraded Keysight Technologies from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 29th. The Goldman Sachs Group reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Keysight Technologies in a report on Wednesday, May 20th. Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of Keysight Technologies from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research report on Monday, July 13th. 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 note on Wednesday, May 20th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have issued a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $371.92.

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.