Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC Acquires 2,590 Shares of Keysight Technologies Inc. $KEYS

Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC lifted its holdings in Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) by 16.0% in the third quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 18,821 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after buying an additional 2,590 shares during the quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC’s holdings in Keysight Technologies were worth $3,201,000 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. Compass Ion Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies by 35.1% in the third quarter. Compass Ion Advisors LLC now owns 5,007 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $876,000 after acquiring an additional 1,300 shares during the last quarter. Lmcg Investments LLC lifted its holdings in Keysight Technologies by 0.3% during the 3rd quarter. Lmcg Investments LLC now owns 45,323 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $7,928,000 after buying an additional 129 shares in the last quarter. Maryland State Retirement & Pension System boosted its position in Keysight Technologies by 7.9% in the 3rd quarter. Maryland State Retirement & Pension System now owns 8,792 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $1,538,000 after buying an additional 647 shares during the last quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies by 5.0% in the 3rd quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC now owns 35,127 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $6,144,000 after buying an additional 1,672 shares during the period. Finally, Stephens Inc. AR raised its position in shares of Keysight Technologies by 20.1% during the third quarter. Stephens Inc. AR now owns 3,908 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $684,000 after acquiring an additional 655 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 84.58% of the company’s stock.

Keysight Technologies Trading Up 1.6%

NYSE:KEYS opened at $221.38 on Thursday. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $205.63 and its 200-day simple moving average is $182.05. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $121.43 and a fifty-two week high of $221.59. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.43, a current ratio of 2.35 and a quick ratio of 1.78. The stock has a market capitalization of $37.97 billion, a PE ratio of 45.27, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.28 and a beta of 1.18.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Monday, November 24th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $1.91 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.83 by $0.08. Keysight Technologies had a net margin of 15.71% and a return on equity of 19.30%. The firm had revenue of $1.42 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.39 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $1.65 earnings per share. The business’s revenue was up 10.1% on a year-over-year basis. Keysight Technologies has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.950-2.010 EPS. Sell-side analysts expect that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 6.32 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Keysight Technologies declared that its Board of Directors has authorized a stock buyback plan on Monday, November 24th that authorizes the company to repurchase $1.50 billion in shares. This repurchase authorization authorizes the scientific and technical instruments company to buy up to 4.9% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase plans are generally a sign that the company’s board of directors believes its shares are undervalued.

Analyst Ratings Changes

KEYS has been the subject of a number of research reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price objective on Keysight Technologies from $200.00 to $207.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 25th. UBS Group set a $230.00 price target on shares of Keysight Technologies in a research report on Tuesday, November 25th. Jefferies Financial Group raised their price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies from $195.00 to $220.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, December 10th. Robert W. Baird set a $210.00 target price on shares of Keysight Technologies in a research report on Wednesday, November 26th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company upped their price objective on Keysight Technologies from $190.00 to $225.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 25th. Eight research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Keysight Technologies has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $219.82.

Insider Transactions at Keysight Technologies

In other Keysight Technologies news, SVP Sung Yoon sold 889 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, December 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $206.66, for a total transaction of $183,720.74. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president owned 16,953 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,503,506.98. This represents a 4.98% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, SVP John Page sold 15,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, December 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $213.48, for a total transaction of $3,202,200.00. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 21,393 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,566,977.64. This represents a 41.22% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 78,784 shares of company stock worth $15,841,737. 0.61% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

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.