Fideuram Intesa Sanpaolo Private Banking S.P.A. Purchases Shares of 2,958 Keysight Technologies Inc. $KEYS

Fideuram Intesa Sanpaolo Private Banking S.P.A. acquired a new position in shares of Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) in the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor acquired 2,958 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock, valued at approximately $601,000.

Other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Optiver Holding B.V. acquired a new stake in shares of Keysight Technologies during the third quarter worth $35,000. Westfuller Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Keysight Technologies during the third quarter worth $45,000. Entrust Financial LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Keysight Technologies during the fourth quarter worth $45,000. Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp increased its position in shares of Keysight Technologies by 36.2% during the third quarter. Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp now owns 286 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $50,000 after buying an additional 76 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 institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Transactions at Keysight Technologies

In other Keysight Technologies news, SVP Jo Ann Juskie sold 1,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, February 27th. The shares were 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 of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,821,079.84. This trade represents a 7.38% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, Director Ronald S. Nersesian sold 30,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $285.96, for a total transaction of $8,578,800.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 163,377 shares in the company, valued at $46,719,286.92. This trade represents a 15.51% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last three months, insiders sold 38,334 shares of company stock valued at $11,057,870. Corporate insiders own 0.40% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities research analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. Zacks Research upgraded shares of Keysight Technologies from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 29th. Barclays increased their price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies from $320.00 to $387.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Keysight Technologies from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, February 28th. Morgan Stanley raised their price target on shares of Keysight Technologies from $305.00 to $350.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Wednesday. Finally, Susquehanna set a $425.00 price target on shares of Keysight Technologies in a report on Wednesday. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have issued a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Keysight Technologies has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $371.92.

Keysight Technologies Trading Up 2.7%

NYSE:KEYS opened at $346.53 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 1.90, a quick ratio of 2.02 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29. The stock has a market capitalization of $59.43 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 57.00, a PEG ratio of 2.25 and a beta of 1.26. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $321.47 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $254.64. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a 12 month low of $152.85 and a 12 month high of $370.17.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, May 19th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $2.87 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.32 by $0.55. Keysight Technologies had a net margin of 17.25% and a return on equity of 21.58%. The business had revenue of $1.72 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.71 billion. During the same period last year, the company posted $1.70 earnings per share. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 31.5% on a year-over-year basis. Keysight Technologies has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 2.430-2.490 EPS. Analysts expect that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 7.91 EPS for the current fiscal 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.