National Pension Service Sells 22,406 Shares of Keysight Technologies Inc. $KEYS

National Pension Service decreased its position in shares of Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) by 7.3% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 282,888 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after selling 22,406 shares during the quarter. National Pension Service owned approximately 0.17% of Keysight Technologies worth $99,031,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. AQR Capital Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Keysight Technologies by 92.6% in the first quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 27,216 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $3,965,000 after acquiring an additional 13,085 shares in the last quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC grew its position 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 purchasing an additional 122 shares in the last quarter. Empowered Funds LLC lifted its holdings in Keysight Technologies by 30.0% in the 1st quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 10,652 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $1,595,000 after purchasing an additional 2,461 shares in the last quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. lifted its holdings in Keysight Technologies by 66.5% in the 1st quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 393 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $59,000 after purchasing an additional 157 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Sivia Capital Partners LLC bought a new position in Keysight Technologies in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $254,000. Institutional investors own 84.58% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities research analysts have issued reports on the stock. Wells Fargo & Company increased their price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies from $390.00 to $405.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 19th. Robert W. Baird boosted their target price on shares of Keysight Technologies from $385.00 to $410.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 19th. Barclays upped their target price on shares of Keysight Technologies from $387.00 to $429.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 19th. UBS Group raised their target price on shares of Keysight Technologies from $420.00 to $440.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 19th. Finally, Truist Financial boosted their price target on shares of Keysight Technologies from $376.00 to $400.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 19th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have assigned a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Keysight Technologies presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $392.83.

Insider Activity at Keysight Technologies

In other Keysight Technologies news, CEO Satish Dhanasekaran sold 507 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, June 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $361.32, for a total transaction of $183,189.24. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 121,391 shares in the company, valued at $43,860,996.12. This trade represents a 0.42% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed 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 Jean Mcclung Nye sold 3,000 shares of Keysight Technologies stock in a transaction on Friday, August 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $319.22, for a total transaction of $957,660.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 35,752 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $11,412,753.44. The trade was a 7.74% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold a total of 9,507 shares of company stock valued at $3,104,109 over the last 90 days. 0.40% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Keysight Technologies Stock Performance

NYSE:KEYS opened at $325.79 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.28, a current ratio of 2.02 and a quick ratio of 1.62. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a 1 year low of $158.79 and a 1 year high of $374.96. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $325.47 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $324.90. The company has a market cap of $55.46 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 44.75, a PEG ratio of 1.65 and a beta of 1.21.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, August 18th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $3.07 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.48 by $0.59. Keysight Technologies had a return on equity of 24.34% and a net margin of 19.08%.The firm had revenue of $1.85 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.75 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $1.72 EPS. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 36.5% compared to the same quarter last year. Keysight Technologies has set its Q4 2026 guidance at 3.340-3.400 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 11.460-11.460 EPS. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 10.33 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Keysight Technologies Company Profile

Keysight Technologies, Inc is a technology company that provides electronic design and test solutions for engineers, manufacturers and service providers. Its products and services help customers design, validate, manufacture and optimize electronic and communications systems across the product life cycle.

The company offers electronic measurement instruments, software and related services for applications including radio-frequency and microwave testing, wireless communications, high-speed digital systems, semiconductor development and power electronics.