Eurizon Capital SGR S.p.A. Acquires Shares of 28,422 Keysight Technologies Inc. $KEYS

Eurizon Capital SGR S.p.A. acquired a new stake in Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) during the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm acquired 28,422 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,783,000.

Other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. AQR Capital Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies by 92.6% during the first quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 27,216 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $3,965,000 after acquiring an additional 13,085 shares during the period. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC increased its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies by 5.0% during the first quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC now owns 2,581 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $387,000 after acquiring an additional 122 shares during the period. Empowered Funds LLC increased its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies by 30.0% during the first quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 10,652 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $1,595,000 after acquiring an additional 2,461 shares during the period. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. increased its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies by 66.5% during the first quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 393 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $59,000 after acquiring an additional 157 shares during the period. Finally, Sivia Capital Partners LLC acquired a new position in shares of Keysight Technologies during the second quarter worth about $254,000. 84.58% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Activity at Keysight Technologies

In other Keysight Technologies news, SVP Jeffrey K. Li sold 2,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, March 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $297.19, for a total value of $594,380.00. Following the sale, the senior vice president owned 34,499 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $10,252,757.81. This represents a 5.48% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, CFO Neil Dougherty sold 2,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, March 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $298.37, for a total transaction of $596,740.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 125,272 shares in the company, valued at $37,377,406.64. This trade represents a 1.57% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold a total of 37,334 shares of company stock worth $10,753,450 in the last ninety days. Corporate insiders own 0.40% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research analysts have recently issued reports on KEYS shares. Zacks Research upgraded shares of Keysight Technologies from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 29th. The Goldman Sachs Group reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Keysight Technologies in a research note on Wednesday, May 20th. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Keysight Technologies from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, February 28th. Truist Financial boosted their price target on shares of Keysight Technologies from $310.00 to $376.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 21st. Finally, UBS Group boosted their price target on shares of Keysight Technologies from $340.00 to $420.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 20th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have assigned a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Keysight Technologies currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $371.92.

Keysight Technologies Stock Down 2.5%

KEYS stock opened at $329.76 on Tuesday. The company has a market cap of $56.56 billion, a P/E ratio of 54.24, a P/E/G ratio of 2.11 and a beta of 1.26. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a 52 week low of $152.85 and a 52 week high of $370.17. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $328.41 and its 200 day moving average price is $261.88. The company has a current ratio of 1.90, a quick ratio of 1.51 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, May 19th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $2.87 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.32 by $0.55. The firm had revenue of $1.72 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.71 billion. Keysight Technologies had a net margin of 17.25% and a return on equity of 21.58%. The firm’s revenue was up 31.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $1.70 earnings per share. Keysight Technologies has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 2.430-2.490 EPS. On average, research analysts expect that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 8.26 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.