Keysight Technologies Inc. $KEYS Stock Holdings Boosted by Hel Ved Capital Management Ltd

Hel Ved Capital Management Ltd lifted its position in Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) by 63.2% during the third quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 37,200 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after buying an additional 14,400 shares during the quarter. Keysight Technologies makes up approximately 1.4% of Hel Ved Capital Management Ltd’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 13th largest position. Hel Ved Capital Management Ltd’s holdings in Keysight Technologies were worth $6,507,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in Keysight Technologies in the 2nd quarter valued at about $316,690,000. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC lifted its position in shares of Keysight Technologies by 2,290.3% during the 3rd quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 1,421,437 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $246,051,000 after acquiring an additional 1,361,969 shares during the last quarter. Man Group plc boosted its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies by 164.3% during the 2nd quarter. Man Group plc now owns 1,010,399 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $165,564,000 after acquiring an additional 628,082 shares in the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC raised its position in shares of Keysight Technologies by 2,004.8% during the second quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 572,836 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $93,865,000 after purchasing an additional 545,620 shares during the period. Finally, Boston Partners lifted its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies by 10.5% during the second quarter. Boston Partners now owns 4,709,540 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $771,359,000 after purchasing an additional 446,123 shares during the last quarter. 84.58% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, SVP Ingrid A. Estrada sold 2,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, February 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $237.68, for a total value of $475,360.00. Following the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 107,861 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $25,636,402.48. This represents a 1.82% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, 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 transaction, the senior vice president owned 12,552 shares in the company, valued at $3,821,079.84. This trade represents a 7.38% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 24,119 shares of company stock worth $5,263,770. Insiders own 0.40% of the company’s stock.

Keysight Technologies Price Performance

Shares of KEYS opened at $271.87 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $46.63 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 48.99, a P/E/G ratio of 2.21 and a beta of 1.12. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $121.43 and a fifty-two week high of $317.00. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.41, a current ratio of 2.60 and a quick ratio of 2.02. The business’s 50-day moving average is $234.30 and its 200-day moving average is $198.80.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) last posted 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. The business had revenue of $1.60 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.54 billion. Keysight Technologies had a net margin of 16.84% and a return on equity of 19.26%. The firm’s revenue was up 23.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $1.82 earnings per share. 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 6.32 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Keysight Technologies announced that its Board of Directors has initiated a share buyback program on Monday, November 24th that allows the company to repurchase $1.50 billion in shares. This repurchase authorization allows the scientific and technical instruments company to repurchase up to 4.9% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase programs are usually a sign that the company’s management believes its stock is undervalued.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of brokerages recently weighed in on KEYS. The Goldman Sachs Group lifted their price target on Keysight Technologies from $243.00 to $322.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 24th. Citigroup raised their target price on shares of Keysight Technologies from $220.00 to $282.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 25th. UBS Group lifted their target price on shares of Keysight Technologies from $230.00 to $340.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 24th. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Keysight Technologies from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, February 28th. Finally, Susquehanna reaffirmed a “positive” rating and issued a $300.00 price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies in a research note on Tuesday, February 24th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have given a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $295.36.

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.