UniSuper Management Pty Ltd Acquires 1,721 Shares of Keysight Technologies Inc. $KEYS

UniSuper Management Pty Ltd lifted its position in Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) by 0.7% during the 1st quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 255,995 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,721 shares during the period. UniSuper Management Pty Ltd’s holdings in Keysight Technologies were worth $38,340,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Praxis Investment Management Inc. lifted its position in Keysight Technologies by 45.8% during the first quarter. Praxis Investment Management Inc. now owns 6,371 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $954,000 after buying an additional 2,000 shares during the period. Foyston Gordon & Payne Inc grew its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies by 11.5% during the 1st quarter. Foyston Gordon & Payne Inc now owns 59,851 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $8,964,000 after purchasing an additional 6,186 shares during the period. GAMMA Investing LLC grew its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies by 142.8% during the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 5,012 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $751,000 after acquiring an additional 2,948 shares during the period. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC grew its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies by 3.2% during the 1st quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 52,174 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $7,828,000 after acquiring an additional 1,635 shares during the period. Finally, Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC grew its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies by 19.8% during the 1st quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 12,730 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $1,906,000 after acquiring an additional 2,106 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 84.58% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Keysight Technologies

In related news, CFO Neil Dougherty sold 12,215 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, June 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $164.60, for a total transaction of $2,010,589.00. Following the sale, the chief financial officer owned 115,228 shares in the company, valued at approximately $18,966,528.80. This represents a 9.58% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, SVP Ingrid A. Estrada sold 10,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, June 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $158.97, for a total value of $1,589,700.00. Following the sale, the senior vice president owned 108,590 shares in the company, valued at $17,262,552.30. The trade was a 8.43% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Corporate insiders own 0.61% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

KEYS has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. Barclays cut their price objective on Keysight Technologies from $200.00 to $195.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, August 20th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price target on Keysight Technologies from $177.00 to $200.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 17th. Morgan Stanley upped their price target on Keysight Technologies from $156.00 to $180.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 13th. Wall Street Zen upgraded Keysight Technologies from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Friday. Finally, Bank of America upped their price target on Keysight Technologies from $175.00 to $179.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 20th. Seven investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $187.38.

Keysight Technologies Stock Up 0.7%

Shares of KEYS opened at $168.11 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $28.89 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 53.54, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.35 and a beta of 1.16. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a 1 year low of $121.43 and a 1 year high of $186.20. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $163.92 and its 200-day simple moving average is $157.09. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.45, a current ratio of 3.59 and a quick ratio of 2.94.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August 19th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $1.72 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.67 by $0.05. The business had revenue of $1.35 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.32 billion. Keysight Technologies had a return on equity of 19.53% and a net margin of 10.36%.The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 11.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $1.57 EPS. Keysight Technologies has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 1.790-1.85 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at 7.090-7.090 EPS. As a group, equities analysts expect that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 6.32 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Keysight Technologies Company Profile

Keysight Technologies, Inc provides electronic design and test solutions to commercial communications, networking, aerospace, defense and government, automotive, energy, semiconductor, electronic, and education industries in the Americas, Europe, and the Asia Pacific. The company operates in two segments, Communications Solutions Group and Electronic Industrial Solutions Group.