Ingrid Estrada Sells 2,000 Shares of Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) Stock

Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) SVP Ingrid Estrada sold 2,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, September 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $326.10, for a total transaction of $652,200.00. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president owned 101,861 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $33,216,872.10. The trade was a 1.93% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink.

Keysight Technologies Trading Up 1.6%

Shares of NYSE:KEYS opened at $332.38 on Wednesday. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $325.34 and a two-hundred day moving average of $323.67. The company has a quick ratio of 1.62, a current ratio of 2.02 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.28. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a 12-month low of $158.79 and a 12-month high of $374.96. The firm has a market capitalization of $56.58 billion, a P/E ratio of 45.66, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.63 and a beta of 1.21.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August 18th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $3.07 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.48 by $0.59. Keysight Technologies had a net margin of 19.08% and a return on equity of 24.34%. The business had revenue of $1.85 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.75 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $1.72 earnings per share. Keysight Technologies’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. On average, equities analysts expect that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 10.33 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

KEYS has been the subject of several recent research reports. Wall Street Zen cut Keysight Technologies from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, August 1st. Weiss Ratings raised shares of Keysight Technologies from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 20th. Robert W. Baird lifted their target price on shares of Keysight Technologies from $385.00 to $410.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 19th. Truist Financial increased their price target on shares of Keysight Technologies from $376.00 to $400.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 19th. Finally, Morgan Stanley lifted their price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies from $400.00 to $425.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 19th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have assigned a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Keysight Technologies presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $392.83.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. California State Teachers Retirement System lifted its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies by 34,044.8% in the second quarter. California State Teachers Retirement System now owns 92,234,343 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $32,288,476,000 after buying an additional 91,964,216 shares during the period. BlackRock Inc. acquired a new position in Keysight Technologies in the second quarter worth about $7,030,806,000. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD increased its position in shares of Keysight Technologies by 0.5% during the 4th quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 17,419,811 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $3,539,532,000 after purchasing an additional 85,693 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp lifted its holdings in Keysight Technologies by 2.5% during the 4th quarter. State Street Corp now owns 8,191,895 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $1,664,511,000 after purchasing an additional 200,279 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Boston Partners boosted its position in Keysight Technologies by 3.4% in the third quarter. Boston Partners now owns 4,870,268 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $851,525,000 after buying an additional 160,728 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 84.58% of the company’s stock.

About Keysight Technologies

Keysight Technologies, Inc is a technology company that provides electronic design and test solutions for engineers, manufacturers and service providers. Its products and services help customers design, validate, manufacture and optimize electronic and communications systems across the product life cycle.

The company offers electronic measurement instruments, software and related services for applications including radio-frequency and microwave testing, wireless communications, high-speed digital systems, semiconductor development and power electronics.