Keysight Technologies Inc. $KEYS Shares Sold by Machina Capital S.A.S.

Machina Capital S.A.S. cut its position in Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) by 91.9% in the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 1,330 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after selling 15,187 shares during the quarter. Machina Capital S.A.S.’s holdings in Keysight Technologies were worth $233,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of KEYS. Norges Bank acquired a new position in Keysight Technologies during the second quarter worth about $316,690,000. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC grew its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies by 2,290.3% in the 3rd quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 1,421,437 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $246,051,000 after buying an additional 1,361,969 shares in the last quarter. Man Group plc increased its position in Keysight Technologies by 164.3% during the second quarter. Man Group plc now owns 1,010,399 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $165,564,000 after buying an additional 628,082 shares during the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC raised its position in shares of Keysight Technologies by 2,004.8% in the second quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 572,836 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $93,865,000 after purchasing an additional 545,620 shares during the period. Finally, Boston Partners lifted its position in shares of Keysight Technologies by 10.5% during the 2nd quarter. Boston Partners now owns 4,709,540 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $771,359,000 after purchasing an additional 446,123 shares during the last quarter. 84.58% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Ratings Changes

KEYS has been the topic of several recent research reports. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their target price on shares of Keysight Technologies from $190.00 to $225.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 25th. Wall Street Zen cut shares of Keysight Technologies from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, January 31st. Barclays raised their price target on shares of Keysight Technologies from $195.00 to $232.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 25th. Citigroup raised their target price on shares of Keysight Technologies from $215.00 to $220.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 25th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group restated a “buy” rating and issued a $243.00 price target on shares of Keysight Technologies in a research note on Thursday, January 15th. Eight equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $221.64.

Keysight Technologies Trading Up 0.0%

Shares of NYSE KEYS opened at $221.67 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $38.02 billion, a P/E ratio of 45.33, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.32 and a beta of 1.20. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a 52-week low of $121.43 and a 52-week high of $232.92. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $210.09 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $184.40. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.43, a quick ratio of 1.78 and a current ratio of 2.35.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Monday, November 24th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $1.91 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.83 by $0.08. The company had revenue of $1.42 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.39 billion. Keysight Technologies had a net margin of 15.71% and a return on equity of 19.30%. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 10.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $1.65 EPS. Keysight Technologies has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.950-2.010 EPS. As a group, equities analysts forecast that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 6.32 EPS for the current year.

Keysight Technologies declared that its Board of Directors has initiated a share repurchase plan on Monday, November 24th that allows the company to repurchase $1.50 billion in shares. This repurchase authorization allows the scientific and technical instruments company to buy up to 4.9% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase plans are generally a sign that the company’s board of directors believes its shares are undervalued.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, SVP Sung Yoon sold 889 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, December 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $206.66, for a total transaction of $183,720.74. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president owned 16,953 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,503,506.98. This represents a 4.98% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, SVP John Page sold 15,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, December 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $213.48, for a total value of $3,202,200.00. Following the transaction, the senior vice president owned 21,393 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,566,977.64. This trade represents a 41.22% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold a total of 78,784 shares of company stock worth $15,841,737 in the last quarter. Insiders own 0.40% of the company’s stock.

About Keysight Technologies

Keysight Technologies is a global provider of electronic design, test, measurement and optimization solutions for communications, electronics and related industries. The company was formed as a corporate spin-off from Agilent Technologies in 2014; its origins trace back to the electronic measurement business that was part of Hewlett‑Packard before Agilent. Keysight develops hardware and software used throughout the product development lifecycle, from design and simulation to prototype validation and manufacturing test.

Keysight’s product portfolio includes electronic test and measurement instruments such as oscilloscopes, network and spectrum analyzers, signal generators, vector network analyzers and modular PXI-based systems, together with software platforms for simulation, automated test and data analysis.