Vestmark Advisory Solutions Inc. Acquires New Position in Keysight Technologies Inc. $KEYS

Vestmark Advisory Solutions Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund acquired 6,269 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,027,000.

A number of other large investors have also recently modified their holdings of KEYS. NewSquare Capital LLC increased its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies by 155.2% in the 2nd quarter. NewSquare Capital LLC now owns 171 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $28,000 after purchasing an additional 104 shares during the last quarter. Accent Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in Keysight Technologies in the first quarter valued at about $28,000. Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp acquired a new stake in Keysight Technologies in the second quarter valued at about $34,000. Manchester Capital Management LLC grew its position in Keysight Technologies by 85.0% in the first quarter. Manchester Capital Management LLC now owns 235 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $35,000 after acquiring an additional 108 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Zions Bancorporation National Association UT acquired a new position in Keysight Technologies during the first quarter worth about $36,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 84.58% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Keysight Technologies

In other news, SVP Ingrid A. Estrada sold 2,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, September 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $173.98, for a total value of $347,960.00. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president owned 106,590 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $18,544,528.20. This represents a 1.84% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Insiders own 0.61% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research analysts have recently commented on KEYS shares. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their target price on shares of Keysight Technologies from $177.00 to $200.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, July 17th. Jefferies Financial Group began coverage on shares of Keysight Technologies in a research report on Monday, October 27th. They set a “hold” rating and a $180.00 price objective for the company. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Keysight Technologies from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, November 1st. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Keysight Technologies in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Finally, UBS Group assumed coverage on shares of Keysight Technologies in a report on Tuesday. They set a “buy” rating for the company. Seven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Keysight Technologies presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $186.56.

Keysight Technologies Price Performance

KEYS stock opened at $183.60 on Tuesday. The company has a market capitalization of $31.55 billion, a P/E ratio of 58.47, a PEG ratio of 2.38 and a beta of 1.22. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $172.01 and a 200-day moving average price of $164.89. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.45, a quick ratio of 2.94 and a current ratio of 3.59. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a 52-week low of $121.43 and a 52-week high of $187.67.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August 19th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $1.72 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.67 by $0.05. The business had revenue of $1.35 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.32 billion. Keysight Technologies had a return on equity of 19.53% and a net margin of 10.36%.Keysight Technologies’s quarterly revenue was up 11.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $1.57 earnings per share. Keysight Technologies has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 1.790-1.85 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at 7.090-7.090 EPS. As a group, equities analysts expect that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 6.32 EPS for the current year.

About Keysight Technologies

Keysight Technologies, Inc provides electronic design and test solutions to commercial communications, networking, aerospace, defense and government, automotive, energy, semiconductor, electronic, and education industries in the Americas, Europe, and the Asia Pacific. The company operates in two segments, Communications Solutions Group and Electronic Industrial Solutions Group.