Keysight Technologies Inc. $KEYS Shares Sold by Swedbank AB

Swedbank AB trimmed its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) by 56.1% during the first quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 703,711 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after selling 899,580 shares during the period. Swedbank AB’s holdings in Keysight Technologies were worth $198,707,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in KEYS. Quarry LP bought a new position in Keysight Technologies during the 4th quarter worth $25,000. Entrust Financial LLC bought a new stake in Keysight Technologies in the fourth quarter valued at $45,000. DV Equities LLC acquired a new position in shares of Keysight Technologies during the fourth quarter valued at $49,000. Atlantic Edge Private Wealth Management LLC grew its position in shares of Keysight Technologies by 497.7% during the fourth quarter. Atlantic Edge Private Wealth Management LLC now owns 257 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $52,000 after acquiring an additional 214 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Atlas Capital Advisors Inc. bought a new position in shares of Keysight Technologies during the fourth quarter worth about $57,000. Institutional investors own 84.58% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities analysts recently weighed in on the company. Zacks Research upgraded Keysight Technologies from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 29th. The Goldman Sachs Group restated a “buy” rating on shares of Keysight Technologies in a report on Wednesday, May 20th. UBS Group upped their price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies from $340.00 to $420.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 20th. Wall Street Zen cut shares of Keysight Technologies from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Sunday. Finally, Susquehanna lifted their target price on shares of Keysight Technologies from $415.00 to $425.00 and gave the stock a “positive” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 20th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have given a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $371.92.

Insider Transactions at Keysight Technologies

In related news, Director James Cullen sold 3,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, June 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $346.58, for a total value of $1,039,740.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 21,821 shares in the company, valued at approximately $7,562,722.18. This represents a 12.09% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, CEO Satish Dhanasekaran sold 507 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, June 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $361.32, for a total transaction of $183,189.24. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 121,391 shares in the company, valued at $43,860,996.12. The trade was a 0.42% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders have sold a total of 5,507 shares of company stock worth $1,904,669 in the last 90 days. 0.40% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Keysight Technologies Stock Down 3.3%

Shares of NYSE KEYS traded down $10.69 during trading hours on Tuesday, hitting $309.04. The stock had a trading volume of 356,477 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,484,453. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $345.83 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $288.06. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a 52 week low of $152.85 and a 52 week high of $374.96. The company has a market capitalization of $52.81 billion, a P/E ratio of 50.90, a P/E/G ratio of 1.79 and a beta of 1.21. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29, a quick ratio of 1.51 and a current ratio of 1.90.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, May 19th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $2.87 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.32 by $0.55. The firm had revenue of $1.72 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.71 billion. Keysight Technologies had a net margin of 17.25% and a return on equity of 21.58%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 31.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $1.70 earnings per share. Keysight Technologies has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 2.430-2.490 EPS. Analysts anticipate that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 9.03 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Keysight Technologies Company Profile

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.