Fjarde AP Fonden Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund Sells 10,606 Shares of Keysight Technologies Inc. $KEYS

Fjarde AP Fonden Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund lessened its stake in Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) by 27.3% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 28,209 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after selling 10,606 shares during the period. Fjarde AP Fonden Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund’s holdings in Keysight Technologies were worth $4,622,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Summit Financial LLC lifted its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies by 2.2% in the 1st quarter. Summit Financial LLC now owns 3,468 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $519,000 after acquiring an additional 73 shares during the last quarter. Private Trust Co. NA raised its holdings 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 buying an additional 75 shares during the last quarter. Principal Securities Inc. raised its holdings in Keysight Technologies by 9.1% during the 1st quarter. Principal Securities Inc. now owns 910 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $146,000 after buying an additional 76 shares during the last quarter. NorthCrest Asset Manangement LLC raised its holdings in Keysight Technologies by 2.4% during the 2nd quarter. NorthCrest Asset Manangement LLC now owns 3,466 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $579,000 after buying an additional 80 shares during the last quarter. Finally, IFP Advisors Inc raised its holdings in Keysight Technologies by 49.1% during the 2nd quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 246 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $40,000 after buying an additional 81 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 84.58% of the company’s stock.

Keysight Technologies Stock Up 2.8%

Shares of NYSE:KEYS opened at $175.31 on Friday. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a 52-week low of $121.43 and a 52-week high of $186.20. The firm has a market capitalization of $30.13 billion, a P/E ratio of 55.83, a P/E/G ratio of 2.38 and a beta of 1.18. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $169.44 and a 200-day moving average price of $162.21. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.45, a quick ratio of 2.94 and a current ratio of 3.59.

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 the consensus estimate of $1.67 by $0.05. Keysight Technologies had a return on equity of 19.53% and a net margin of 10.36%.The firm had revenue of $1.35 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.32 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $1.57 EPS. The business’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. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 6.32 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

KEYS has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price target on shares of Keysight Technologies from $177.00 to $200.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, July 17th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Keysight Technologies in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Morgan Stanley reiterated an “equal weight” rating and set a $180.00 price target on shares of Keysight Technologies in a report on Friday, October 10th. Jefferies Financial Group initiated coverage on shares of Keysight Technologies in a report on Monday. They set a “hold” rating and a $180.00 price target for the company. Finally, Bank of America upped their price target 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. Six analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $186.56.

Insider Activity

In related news, SVP Ingrid A. Estrada sold 2,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, September 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $173.98, for a total value of $347,960.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 106,590 shares in the company, valued at $18,544,528.20. This trade represents a 1.84% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. 0.61% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Keysight Technologies 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.