AG2R LA Mondiale Gestion D Actifs Purchases 240 Shares of Keysight Technologies Inc. $KEYS

AG2R LA Mondiale Gestion D Actifs boosted its holdings in Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) by 3.1% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 8,016 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after acquiring an additional 240 shares during the quarter. AG2R LA Mondiale Gestion D Actifs’ holdings in Keysight Technologies were worth $1,314,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. Accent Capital Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Keysight Technologies during the first quarter valued at $28,000. Manchester Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in Keysight Technologies by 85.0% in the 1st quarter. Manchester Capital Management LLC now owns 235 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $35,000 after buying an additional 108 shares in the last quarter. Zions Bancorporation National Association UT purchased a new position in Keysight Technologies in the 1st quarter worth about $36,000. Private Trust Co. NA lifted its stake in Keysight Technologies by 39.9% during the 1st quarter. Private Trust Co. NA now owns 263 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $39,000 after acquiring an additional 75 shares during the period. Finally, WPG Advisers LLC bought a new position in Keysight Technologies during the 1st quarter valued at about $39,000. Institutional investors own 84.58% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of analysts have recently commented on the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price target 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. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Keysight Technologies in a research report on Saturday. Morgan Stanley reissued an “equal weight” rating and set a $180.00 price target on shares of Keysight Technologies in a report on Friday, October 10th. Bank of America raised 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. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded Keysight Technologies from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, October 18th. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Keysight Technologies has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $187.38.

Insider Transactions at Keysight Technologies

In other Keysight Technologies 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 position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Corporate insiders own 0.61% of the company’s stock.

Keysight Technologies Trading Up 0.7%

NYSE:KEYS opened at $169.49 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $29.13 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 53.98, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.36 and a beta of 1.18. 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 business has a fifty day moving average price of $168.71 and a 200-day moving average price of $161.29. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a one year low of $121.43 and a one year high of $186.20.

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