Keysight Technologies Inc. $KEYS Shares Sold by Resona Asset Management Co. Ltd.

Resona Asset Management Co. Ltd. trimmed its position in shares of Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYSFree Report) by 4.3% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 53,631 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after selling 2,393 shares during the period. Resona Asset Management Co. Ltd.’s holdings in Keysight Technologies were worth $10,933,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Park Avenue Securities LLC boosted its stake in Keysight Technologies by 1.0% during the 4th quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC now owns 6,332 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $1,287,000 after purchasing an additional 60 shares during the period. Norden Group LLC boosted its stake in Keysight Technologies by 5.4% during the 4th quarter. Norden Group LLC now owns 1,236 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $251,000 after purchasing an additional 63 shares during the period. Prospera Financial Services Inc boosted its stake in Keysight Technologies by 3.7% during the 3rd quarter. Prospera Financial Services Inc now owns 1,889 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $330,000 after purchasing an additional 67 shares during the period. NorthCrest Asset Manangement LLC boosted its stake in Keysight Technologies by 2.0% during the 4th quarter. NorthCrest Asset Manangement LLC now owns 3,634 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $759,000 after purchasing an additional 70 shares during the period. Finally, Advisors Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in Keysight Technologies by 3.5% during the 3rd quarter. Advisors Capital Management LLC now owns 2,077 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $363,000 after purchasing an additional 71 shares during the period. 84.58% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Keysight Technologies Stock Down 0.6%

KEYS stock opened at $342.13 on Thursday. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a 52 week low of $152.85 and a 52 week high of $370.17. The company has a market capitalization of $58.68 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 56.27, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.49 and a beta of 1.26. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $319.17 and its two-hundred day moving average is $252.90. The company has a current ratio of 2.60, a quick ratio of 2.02 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.41.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYSGet Free Report) last released 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 21.96%. The company had revenue of $1.72 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.71 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $1.70 EPS. Keysight Technologies’s 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. On average, analysts forecast that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 7.91 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Key Keysight Technologies News

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Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, CEO Satish Dhanasekaran sold 1,667 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, March 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $300.00, for a total value of $500,100.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 122,398 shares in the company, valued at $36,719,400. The trade was a 1.34% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, Director Ronald S. Nersesian sold 30,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, March 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $285.96, for a total transaction of $8,578,800.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 163,377 shares in the company, valued at $46,719,286.92. The trade was a 15.51% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last three months, insiders sold 40,334 shares of company stock worth $11,533,230. Company insiders own 0.40% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research analysts have issued reports on KEYS shares. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their target price on shares of Keysight Technologies from $300.00 to $390.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday. UBS Group boosted their price target on shares of Keysight Technologies from $340.00 to $420.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday. Robert W. Baird boosted their price target on shares of Keysight Technologies from $375.00 to $385.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday. Morgan Stanley boosted their price target on shares of Keysight Technologies from $305.00 to $350.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Wednesday. Finally, Zacks Research upgraded shares of Keysight Technologies from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 29th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have assigned a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $357.58.

Read Our Latest Research Report on KEYS

Keysight Technologies Profile

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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.

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