Firetrail Investments PTY Ltd. Sells 6,859 Shares of Keysight Technologies Inc. $KEYS

Firetrail Investments PTY Ltd. lowered its stake in Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) by 15.7% during the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 36,826 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after selling 6,859 shares during the period. Keysight Technologies accounts for approximately 2.5% of Firetrail Investments PTY Ltd.’s holdings, making the stock its 22nd largest holding. Firetrail Investments PTY Ltd.’s holdings in Keysight Technologies were worth $7,519,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the stock. Madison Asset Management LLC grew its stake in Keysight Technologies by 7.6% in the third quarter. Madison Asset Management LLC now owns 571,222 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $99,918,000 after purchasing an additional 40,153 shares in the last quarter. Belpointe Asset Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Keysight Technologies during the 4th quarter worth approximately $1,123,000. Willis Investment Counsel boosted its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies by 5.7% in the 4th quarter. Willis Investment Counsel now owns 80,609 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $16,379,000 after buying an additional 4,333 shares during the last quarter. National Pension Service grew its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies by 2.4% in the third quarter. National Pension Service now owns 291,237 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $50,943,000 after buying an additional 6,957 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Guyasuta Investment Advisors Inc. bought a new position in shares of Keysight Technologies in the fourth quarter valued at $1,137,000. Institutional investors own 84.58% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity at Keysight Technologies

In other news, SVP Jo Ann Juskie sold 1,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, February 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $304.42, for a total value of $304,420.00. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president owned 12,552 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,821,079.84. The trade was a 7.38% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, SVP Jeffrey K. Li sold 2,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, March 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $297.19, for a total transaction of $594,380.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president owned 34,499 shares in the company, valued at $10,252,757.81. This trade represents a 5.48% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last ninety days, insiders have sold 40,334 shares of company stock valued at $11,533,230. 0.40% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research firms have issued reports on KEYS. Morgan Stanley upped their price target on shares of Keysight Technologies from $227.00 to $268.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 24th. Bank of America raised shares of Keysight Technologies from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $340.00 price objective for the company in a research report on Tuesday, February 24th. UBS Group upped their target price 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. Truist Financial assumed coverage on Keysight Technologies in a report on Tuesday, March 31st. They set a “hold” rating and a $310.00 price target for the company. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group boosted their price target on Keysight Technologies from $322.00 to $384.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, April 14th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have assigned a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Keysight Technologies presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $314.33.

Keysight Technologies Price Performance

Keysight Technologies stock opened at $360.33 on Friday. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a 12 month low of $152.52 and a 12 month high of $367.12. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $308.79 and its 200-day moving average is $241.16. The company has a current ratio of 2.60, a quick ratio of 2.02 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.41. The company has a market capitalization of $61.80 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 64.92, a PEG ratio of 2.63 and a beta of 1.26.

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

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.