Swedbank AB Sells 1,501,506 Shares of Keysight Technologies Inc. $KEYS

Swedbank AB trimmed its position in Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) by 48.4% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 1,603,291 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after selling 1,501,506 shares during the quarter. Swedbank AB owned approximately 0.93% of Keysight Technologies worth $325,773,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of KEYS. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its position in shares of Keysight Technologies by 0.5% in the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 21,525,694 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $4,373,806,000 after buying an additional 101,856 shares during the last quarter. Boston Partners increased its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies by 3.4% during the 3rd quarter. Boston Partners now owns 4,870,268 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $851,525,000 after acquiring an additional 160,728 shares during the last quarter. Capital World Investors raised its stake in Keysight Technologies by 1.6% in the 3rd quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 3,700,709 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $647,328,000 after acquiring an additional 58,039 shares during the period. Victory Capital Management Inc. lifted its holdings in Keysight Technologies by 8.5% during the 3rd quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 3,021,463 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $528,514,000 after purchasing an additional 237,563 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Northern Trust Corp lifted its holdings in Keysight Technologies by 1.7% during the 3rd quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 2,076,126 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $363,156,000 after purchasing an additional 34,098 shares during the last quarter. 84.58% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities analysts have commented on the stock. Citigroup upped their price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies from $282.00 to $320.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, March 23rd. The Goldman Sachs Group raised their target price on shares of Keysight Technologies from $322.00 to $384.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, April 14th. Barclays lifted their target price on shares of Keysight Technologies from $232.00 to $320.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, February 24th. UBS Group increased their price target on shares of Keysight Technologies from $230.00 to $340.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, February 24th. Finally, Susquehanna restated a “positive” rating and set a $300.00 price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies in a research report on Tuesday, February 24th. One investment 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. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Keysight Technologies has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $314.33.

Keysight Technologies Stock Up 1.3%

KEYS opened at $355.82 on Wednesday. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $145.51 and a fifty-two week high of $358.51. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.41, a quick ratio of 2.02 and a current ratio of 2.60. The company has a market capitalization of $61.02 billion, a P/E ratio of 64.11, a P/E/G ratio of 2.56 and a beta of 1.26. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $305.30 and a 200-day moving average of $238.36.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Monday, February 23rd. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $2.17 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.00 by $0.17. Keysight Technologies had a return on equity of 19.26% and a net margin of 16.84%.The business had revenue of $1.60 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.54 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $1.82 earnings per share. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 23.3% compared to the same quarter last year. Keysight Technologies has set its FY 2026 guidance at 8.590- EPS and its Q2 2026 guidance at 2.270-2.330 EPS. On average, equities analysts expect that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 7.86 EPS for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, Director Ronald S. Nersesian sold 30,000 shares of Keysight Technologies stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, March 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $285.96, for a total transaction of $8,578,800.00. Following the sale, the director directly owned 163,377 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $46,719,286.92. This trade represents a 15.51% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, CFO Neil Dougherty sold 2,000 shares of Keysight Technologies stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, March 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $298.37, for a total transaction of $596,740.00. Following the sale, the chief financial officer owned 125,272 shares in the company, valued at approximately $37,377,406.64. This represents a 1.57% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold 40,334 shares of company stock worth $11,533,230 in the last ninety days. Insiders own 0.40% of the company’s stock.

Keysight Technologies 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.