Private Trust Co. NA Boosts Stock Holdings in Keysight Technologies Inc. $KEYS

Private Trust Co. NA increased its position in shares of Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) by 55.1% in the 2nd quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 408 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after purchasing an additional 145 shares during the period. Private Trust Co. NA’s holdings in Keysight Technologies were worth $67,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Foyston Gordon & Payne Inc increased its holdings in Keysight Technologies by 11.5% in the first 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 buying an additional 6,186 shares in the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC increased its holdings in Keysight Technologies by 142.8% in the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 5,012 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $751,000 after buying an additional 2,948 shares in the last quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC increased its holdings in Keysight Technologies by 3.2% in the first 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 buying an additional 1,635 shares in the last quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC increased its holdings in Keysight Technologies by 19.8% in the first 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 buying an additional 2,106 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Ground Swell Capital LLC purchased a new position in Keysight Technologies in the first quarter valued at about $361,000. 84.58% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Transactions at Keysight Technologies

In related news, SVP Ingrid A. Estrada sold 2,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, September 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $173.98, for a total transaction of $347,960.00. Following the sale, the senior vice president owned 106,590 shares in the company, valued at approximately $18,544,528.20. This trade represents a 1.84% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Company insiders own 0.61% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research analysts have issued reports on the stock. Bank of America increased their target price on shares of Keysight Technologies from $175.00 to $179.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 20th. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Keysight Technologies from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Saturday, October 18th. Morgan Stanley reaffirmed an “equal weight” rating and issued a $180.00 target price on shares of Keysight Technologies in a report on Friday, October 10th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Keysight Technologies in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies from $177.00 to $200.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 17th. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $187.38.

Keysight Technologies Trading Up 2.4%

Shares of KEYS opened at $168.58 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.45, a current ratio of 3.59 and a quick ratio of 2.94. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $168.59 and a 200-day simple moving average of $160.77. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a 1-year low of $121.43 and a 1-year high of $186.20. The stock has a market cap of $28.97 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 53.69, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.30 and a beta of 1.18.

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

About Keysight Technologies

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.