Keysight Technologies Inc. $KEYS Stake Lifted by Willis Investment Counsel

Willis Investment Counsel lifted its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) by 6.8% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 101,523 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after buying an additional 6,461 shares during the period. Keysight Technologies comprises 1.6% of Willis Investment Counsel’s holdings, making the stock its 14th largest position. Willis Investment Counsel owned approximately 0.06% of Keysight Technologies worth $36,958,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of KEYS. Railway Pension Investments Ltd bought a new stake in Keysight Technologies in the second quarter valued at approximately $36,099,000. Allworth Financial LP bought a new position in Keysight Technologies during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $2,316,000. Findlay Park Partners LLP bought a new position in Keysight Technologies during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $157,137,000. Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. bought a new position in Keysight Technologies during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $11,917,000. Finally, Envestnet Asset Management Inc. lifted its position in shares of Keysight Technologies by 3.4% in the 2nd quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 382,082 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $133,755,000 after purchasing an additional 12,508 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 84.58% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities research analysts have recently commented on the stock. UBS Group upped their price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies from $420.00 to $440.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 19th. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their target price on shares of Keysight Technologies from $390.00 to $405.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 19th. Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of Keysight Technologies from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a report on Thursday, August 20th. Robert W. Baird upped their price target on shares of Keysight Technologies from $385.00 to $410.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 19th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price target on shares of Keysight Technologies from $400.00 to $425.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 19th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have assigned a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Keysight Technologies presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $401.42.

Keysight Technologies Trading Down 0.4%

KEYS traded down $1.41 during trading on Tuesday, hitting $334.45. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 368,377 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,396,249. The firm has a market capitalization of $56.94 billion, a P/E ratio of 45.91, a PEG ratio of 1.04 and a beta of 1.17. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a twelve month low of $163.32 and a twelve month high of $389.93. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $343.64 and its 200-day moving average price is $337.75. 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 (NYSE:KEYS) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August 18th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $3.07 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.48 by $0.59. Keysight Technologies had a net margin of 19.08% and a return on equity of 24.34%. The company had revenue of $1.85 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.75 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $1.72 EPS. 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. Analysts anticipate that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 10.33 EPS for the current year.

Insider Transactions at Keysight Technologies

In other news, CEO Satish Dhanasekaran sold 3,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, September 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $364.13, for a total transaction of $1,092,390.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 118,391 shares in the company, valued at approximately $43,109,714.83. This represents a 2.47% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, VP Lisa Poole sold 200 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, September 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $348.01, for a total transaction of $69,602.00. Following the transaction, the vice president owned 6,134 shares in the company, valued at $2,134,693.34. This represents a 3.16% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last quarter, insiders sold 12,200 shares of company stock valued at $4,082,752. 0.40% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Keysight Technologies Profile

Keysight Technologies, Inc (NYSE: KEYS) provides electronic design and test solutions used to develop, validate, and optimize communications systems, electronic devices, and other technologies. Its customers include companies in the communications, aerospace and defense, automotive, semiconductor, electronics, energy, education, and government sectors.

The company’s product portfolio includes electronic test and measurement instruments, software, network test and visibility solutions, radio-frequency and microwave systems, oscilloscopes, signal analyzers, wireless and wireline test platforms, and cybersecurity testing tools.