Neil Dougherty Sells 2,000 Shares of Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) Stock

Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) CFO Neil Dougherty sold 2,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, September 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $340.79, for a total transaction of $681,580.00. Following the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 123,390 shares in the company, valued at $42,050,078.10. This represents a 1.60% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link.

Keysight Technologies Trading Up 1.5%

KEYS opened at $347.31 on Wednesday. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a 1-year low of $158.79 and a 1-year high of $374.96. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $327.39 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $326.79. The stock has a market capitalization of $59.13 billion, a PE ratio of 47.71, a PEG ratio of 1.08 and a beta of 1.21. The company has a current ratio of 2.02, a quick ratio of 1.62 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.28.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August 18th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $3.07 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.48 by $0.59. Keysight Technologies had a net margin of 19.08% and a return on equity of 24.34%. The business had revenue of $1.85 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.75 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $1.72 earnings per share. Keysight Technologies’s revenue for the quarter 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.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Keysight Technologies

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. State Street Corp grew its position in shares of Keysight Technologies by 3.4% in the 2nd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 8,270,708 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $2,895,327,000 after buying an additional 273,042 shares during the last quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies by 12.5% in the 2nd quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC now owns 44,732 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $15,659,000 after buying an additional 4,975 shares during the period. Tidal Investments LLC raised its position in shares of Keysight Technologies by 0.7% during the second quarter. Tidal Investments LLC now owns 58,004 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $20,305,000 after purchasing an additional 416 shares during the period. Gemmer Asset Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Keysight Technologies in the second quarter valued at $232,000. Finally, Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC boosted its stake in Keysight Technologies by 7.2% during the 2nd quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC now owns 6,052 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $2,119,000 after purchasing an additional 408 shares during the last quarter. 84.58% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research firms have issued reports on KEYS. Barclays upped their target price on shares of Keysight Technologies from $387.00 to $429.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 19th. Wall Street Zen cut shares of Keysight Technologies from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, August 1st. UBS Group upped their target price on shares of Keysight Technologies from $420.00 to $440.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 19th. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price objective on Keysight Technologies from $390.00 to $405.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 19th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies from $400.00 to $425.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 19th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have given a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $392.83.

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.