Cetera Investment Advisers Purchases 3,089 Shares of Keysight Technologies Inc. $KEYS

Cetera Investment Advisers raised its position in Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) by 11.0% during the first quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 31,074 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after purchasing an additional 3,089 shares during the period. Cetera Investment Advisers’ holdings in Keysight Technologies were worth $8,774,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Several other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in KEYS. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC boosted its holdings in Keysight Technologies by 36.1% in the 1st quarter. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC now owns 113 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $32,000 after purchasing an additional 30 shares during the period. Quarry LP acquired a new position in shares of Keysight Technologies during the 4th quarter worth approximately $25,000. Oslo Pensjonsforsikring AS bought a new position in shares of Keysight Technologies during the first quarter worth approximately $44,000. Meeder Asset Management Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Keysight Technologies in the first quarter valued at approximately $60,000. Finally, WPG Advisers LLC raised its position in shares of Keysight Technologies by 16.5% in the first quarter. WPG Advisers LLC now owns 219 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $62,000 after buying an additional 31 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 84.58% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at Keysight Technologies

In related news, SVP Ingrid A. Estrada sold 2,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, June 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $340.87, for a total transaction of $681,740.00. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 105,861 shares in the company, valued at $36,084,839.07. This represents a 1.85% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, Director James Cullen sold 3,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated 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 $7,562,722.18. This trade represents a 12.09% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last quarter, insiders sold 5,507 shares of company stock valued at $1,904,669. Corporate insiders own 0.40% of the company’s stock.

Keysight Technologies Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE:KEYS opened at $319.96 on Friday. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a 1 year low of $152.85 and a 1 year high of $374.96. The stock has a market capitalization of $54.68 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 52.63, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.78 and a beta of 1.21. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29, a current ratio of 1.90 and a quick ratio of 1.51. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $333.40 and its 200 day simple moving average is $302.34.

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

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities research analysts recently issued reports on KEYS shares. Barclays increased their price target on Keysight Technologies from $320.00 to $387.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 20th. Weiss Ratings cut Keysight Technologies from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a report on Tuesday. The Goldman Sachs Group reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Keysight Technologies in a research report on Wednesday, May 20th. Wells Fargo & Company increased their target price on Keysight Technologies from $300.00 to $390.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 20th. Finally, UBS Group boosted their price target on Keysight Technologies from $340.00 to $420.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 20th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have issued a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $371.92.

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.