Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. Has $66.90 Million Stock Holdings in Keysight Technologies Inc. $KEYS

Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. boosted its stake in Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) by 29.3% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 191,109 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after purchasing an additional 43,346 shares during the period. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co.’s holdings in Keysight Technologies were worth $66,902,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in KEYS. Fiduciary Financial Advisors acquired a new position in shares of Keysight Technologies during the second quarter worth $28,000. IMG Wealth Management Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Keysight Technologies during the 2nd quarter valued at $29,000. Compass Financial Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Keysight Technologies during the 2nd quarter valued at $34,000. Virtus Advisers LLC bought a new stake in Keysight Technologies during the 2nd quarter worth $35,000. Finally, Cornerstone Planning Group LLC grew its position in Keysight Technologies by 36.1% during the 1st quarter. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC now owns 113 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $32,000 after acquiring an additional 30 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 84.58% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities analysts have commented on KEYS shares. Weiss Ratings upgraded Keysight Technologies from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 20th. Morgan Stanley boosted their price target on Keysight Technologies from $400.00 to $425.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 19th. The Goldman Sachs Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Keysight Technologies in a research note on Wednesday, May 20th. Robert W. Baird raised their price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies from $385.00 to $410.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 19th. Finally, Barclays lifted 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. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have issued a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $392.83.

Insider Transactions at Keysight Technologies

In related news, Director Jean Mcclung Nye sold 3,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred 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 sale, the director owned 35,752 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $11,412,753.44. This trade represents a 7.74% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, CEO Satish Dhanasekaran sold 507 shares of Keysight Technologies stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, June 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $361.32, for a total value of $183,189.24. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 121,391 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $43,860,996.12. The trade was a 0.42% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 7,507 shares of company stock valued at $2,451,909. Corporate insiders own 0.40% of the company’s stock.

Keysight Technologies Trading Down 1.0%

KEYS opened at $319.55 on Wednesday. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a twelve month low of $158.79 and a twelve month high of $374.96. The company has a fifty day moving average of $327.47 and a 200-day moving average of $320.44. The stock has a market cap of $54.61 billion, a PE ratio of 43.89, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.66 and a beta of 1.21. The company has a quick ratio of 1.62, a current ratio of 2.02 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.28.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, August 18th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $3.07 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.48 by $0.59. The business had revenue of $1.85 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.75 billion. Keysight Technologies had a net margin of 19.08% and a return on equity of 24.34%. Keysight Technologies’s revenue for the quarter was up 36.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $1.72 earnings per share. 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. On average, sell-side analysts predict that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 10.03 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.