Natixis Advisors LLC Raises Stock Holdings in Keysight Technologies Inc. $KEYS

Natixis Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) by 11.8% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 273,819 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after purchasing an additional 28,805 shares during the quarter. Natixis Advisors LLC owned approximately 0.16% of Keysight Technologies worth $47,896,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Optiver Holding B.V. purchased a new stake in shares of Keysight Technologies during the third quarter worth about $35,000. Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp purchased a new stake in Keysight Technologies in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $34,000. Westfuller Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Keysight Technologies in the 3rd quarter valued at $45,000. True Wealth Design LLC lifted its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies by 68.5% during the 3rd quarter. True Wealth Design LLC now owns 278 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $49,000 after purchasing an additional 113 shares during the period. Finally, Root Financial Partners LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Keysight Technologies during the third quarter worth $51,000. 84.58% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities analysts recently weighed in on the company. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Keysight Technologies in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Robert W. Baird upped their price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies from $230.00 to $257.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, February 20th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their target price on shares of Keysight Technologies from $255.00 to $300.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 24th. Citigroup upped their price target on shares of Keysight Technologies from $220.00 to $282.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 25th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group lifted their price target on shares of Keysight Technologies from $243.00 to $322.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, February 24th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have issued a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $295.36.

Insider Activity at Keysight Technologies

In related news, SVP Sung Yoon sold 889 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, December 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $206.66, for a total transaction of $183,720.74. Following the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 16,953 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,503,506.98. This trade represents a 4.98% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a 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 that occurred on Friday, February 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $304.42, for a total value of $304,420.00. Following the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 12,552 shares in the company, valued at $3,821,079.84. This trade represents a 7.38% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold a total of 19,889 shares of company stock valued at $4,369,421 over the last 90 days. Corporate insiders own 0.40% of the company’s stock.

Keysight Technologies Price Performance

KEYS opened at $281.60 on Tuesday. The company has a 50 day moving average of $235.80 and a two-hundred day moving average of $200.18. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a 52-week low of $121.43 and a 52-week high of $317.00. The company has a quick ratio of 2.02, a current ratio of 2.60 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.41. The company has a market cap of $48.29 billion, a P/E ratio of 50.74, a P/E/G ratio of 2.12 and a beta of 1.12.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Monday, February 23rd. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $2.17 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.00 by $0.17. Keysight Technologies had a net margin of 16.84% and a return on equity of 19.26%. The firm had revenue of $1.60 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.54 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $1.82 EPS. The firm’s revenue was up 23.3% on a year-over-year basis. 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, analysts expect that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 6.32 earnings per share for the current year.

Keysight Technologies announced that its board has initiated a share repurchase plan on Monday, November 24th that permits the company to buyback $1.50 billion in outstanding shares. This buyback authorization permits the scientific and technical instruments company to reacquire up to 4.9% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are typically a sign that the company’s leadership believes its stock is undervalued.

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.