Machina Capital S.A.S. Sells 6,423 Shares of Keysight Technologies Inc. $KEYS

Machina Capital S.A.S. reduced its stake in Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) by 69.4% during the third quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 2,833 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after selling 6,423 shares during the period. Machina Capital S.A.S.’s holdings in Keysight Technologies were worth $1,031,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Annis Gardner Whiting Capital Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies by 15.0% during the first quarter. Annis Gardner Whiting Capital Advisors LLC now owns 222 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $63,000 after acquiring an additional 29 shares in the last quarter. Kera Capital Partners Inc. grew its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies by 0.9% in the first quarter. Kera Capital Partners Inc. now owns 3,276 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $925,000 after acquiring an additional 30 shares during the last quarter. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC raised its holdings in Keysight Technologies by 36.1% in the 1st quarter. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC now owns 113 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $32,000 after acquiring an additional 30 shares during the last quarter. KCM Investment Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of Keysight Technologies by 1.3% during the first quarter. KCM Investment Advisors LLC now owns 2,333 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $659,000 after buying an additional 30 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Bell Investment Advisors Inc grew its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies by 1.4% in the third quarter. Bell Investment Advisors Inc now owns 2,104 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $766,000 after acquiring an additional 30 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 84.58% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research analysts recently weighed in on the stock. Morgan Stanley increased their price objective 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. The Goldman Sachs Group raised their price target on Keysight Technologies from $452.00 to $487.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 6th. Robert W. Baird lifted their price objective on Keysight Technologies from $385.00 to $410.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 19th. UBS Group upped their price objective on Keysight Technologies from $420.00 to $440.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 19th. Finally, Wall Street Zen downgraded Keysight Technologies from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, August 1st. Eleven analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $401.42.

Insider Transactions at Keysight Technologies

In related news, CEO Satish Dhanasekaran sold 3,000 shares of Keysight Technologies stock in a transaction on 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 transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 118,391 shares in the company, valued at approximately $43,109,714.83. The trade was a 2.47% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, VP Lisa M. Poole sold 200 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, September 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $348.01, for a total value of $69,602.00. Following the sale, the vice president directly owned 6,134 shares of the company’s stock, 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. Insiders sold a total of 12,200 shares of company stock worth $4,082,752 over the last three months. 0.40% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Keysight Technologies Stock Down 0.5%

Shares of KEYS stock opened at $303.99 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 2.02, a quick ratio of 1.62 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.28. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a 12 month low of $167.23 and a 12 month high of $389.93. The stock has a market cap of $51.75 billion, a P/E ratio of 41.76, a P/E/G ratio of 0.76 and a beta of 1.19. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $335.52 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $318.81.

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 for the quarter, topping 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 business had revenue of $1.85 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.75 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $1.72 EPS. The company’s revenue 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, research analysts expect that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 10.33 earnings per share for the current year.

Keysight Technologies Profile

Keysight Technologies, Inc. develops electronic design, test and measurement solutions used to design, validate and monitor electronic systems. Its offerings include instruments, software and services that help customers evaluate the performance and reliability of products and networks. The company serves industries including communications, aerospace and defense, automotive, semiconductor and general electronics. Its solutions support work ranging from chip and device development to testing wireless networks, data centers and connected systems.