Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank Trims Stock Position in Keysight Technologies Inc. $KEYS

Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank lowered its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) by 65.0% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 45,795 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after selling 85,110 shares during the quarter. Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank’s holdings in Keysight Technologies were worth $9,305,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Park Avenue Securities LLC increased its position in shares of Keysight Technologies by 1.0% during the 4th quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC now owns 6,332 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $1,287,000 after purchasing an additional 60 shares during the last quarter. Norden Group LLC grew its position in shares of Keysight Technologies by 5.4% during the 4th quarter. Norden Group LLC now owns 1,236 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $251,000 after acquiring an additional 63 shares during the period. Prospera Financial Services Inc grew its position in shares of Keysight Technologies by 3.7% during the 3rd quarter. Prospera Financial Services Inc now owns 1,889 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $330,000 after acquiring an additional 67 shares during the period. NorthCrest Asset Manangement LLC grew its position in shares of Keysight Technologies by 2.0% during the 4th quarter. NorthCrest Asset Manangement LLC now owns 3,634 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $759,000 after acquiring an additional 70 shares during the period. Finally, Advisors Capital Management LLC grew its position in shares of Keysight Technologies by 3.5% during the 3rd quarter. Advisors Capital Management LLC now owns 2,077 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $363,000 after acquiring an additional 71 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 84.58% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research firms have recently weighed in on KEYS. Zacks Research cut Keysight Technologies from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, March 31st. Truist Financial began coverage on Keysight Technologies in a research report on Tuesday, March 31st. They set a “hold” rating and a $310.00 price objective on the stock. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price objective on Keysight Technologies from $225.00 to $300.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 24th. Morgan Stanley raised their price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies from $227.00 to $268.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 24th. Finally, Robert W. Baird increased their target price on Keysight Technologies from $295.00 to $310.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, March 30th. Nine analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $314.33.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, CEO Satish Dhanasekaran sold 1,667 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, March 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $300.00, for a total value of $500,100.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 122,398 shares in the company, valued at approximately $36,719,400. The trade was a 1.34% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, Director Ronald S. Nersesian sold 30,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, March 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $285.96, for a total value of $8,578,800.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 163,377 shares in the company, valued at $46,719,286.92. This represents a 15.51% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold 40,334 shares of company stock valued at $11,533,230 in the last ninety days. Company insiders own 0.40% of the company’s stock.

Keysight Technologies Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:KEYS opened at $346.98 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.41, a quick ratio of 2.02 and a current ratio of 2.60. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $292.58 and a 200 day moving average price of $230.05. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $137.09 and a fifty-two week high of $348.43. The firm has a market cap of $59.51 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 62.52, a P/E/G ratio of 2.47 and a beta of 1.15.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) last issued its earnings results on Monday, February 23rd. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $2.17 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.00 by $0.17. Keysight Technologies had a net margin of 16.84% and a return on equity of 19.26%. The firm had revenue of $1.60 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.54 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $1.82 earnings per share. Keysight Technologies’s revenue for the quarter was up 23.3% on a year-over-year basis. Keysight Technologies has set its FY 2026 guidance at 8.590- EPS and its Q2 2026 guidance at 2.270-2.330 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 7.86 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

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.