London Co. of Virginia Sells 84,845 Shares of Keysight Technologies Inc. $KEYS

London Co. of Virginia lessened its position in Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) by 9.2% during the 1st quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 833,037 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after selling 84,845 shares during the quarter. Keysight Technologies makes up about 1.4% of London Co. of Virginia’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 28th biggest position. London Co. of Virginia’s holdings in Keysight Technologies were worth $235,226,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other large investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Annis Gardner Whiting Capital Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies by 15.0% in the first quarter. Annis Gardner Whiting Capital Advisors LLC now owns 222 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $63,000 after acquiring an additional 29 shares during the last quarter. Kera Capital Partners Inc. grew its position in Keysight Technologies by 0.9% during the 1st quarter. Kera Capital Partners Inc. now owns 3,276 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $925,000 after acquiring an additional 30 shares during the last quarter. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC increased its holdings in Keysight Technologies by 36.1% during the 1st quarter. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC now owns 113 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $32,000 after purchasing an additional 30 shares in the last quarter. WPG Advisers LLC increased its holdings in Keysight Technologies by 16.5% during the 1st quarter. WPG Advisers LLC now owns 219 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $62,000 after purchasing an additional 31 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Drucker Wealth 3.0 LLC increased its holdings in Keysight Technologies by 2.8% during the 1st quarter. Drucker Wealth 3.0 LLC now owns 1,260 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $356,000 after purchasing an additional 34 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 84.58% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Keysight Technologies news, CEO Satish Dhanasekaran sold 507 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, June 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $361.32, for a total transaction of $183,189.24. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 121,391 shares in the company, valued at approximately $43,860,996.12. This represents a 0.42% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, Director James Cullen sold 3,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, June 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $346.58, for a total transaction of $1,039,740.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 21,821 shares in the company, valued at $7,562,722.18. This trade represents a 12.09% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold a total of 5,507 shares of company stock worth $1,904,669 over the last three months. 0.40% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research firms have commented on KEYS. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price objective on Keysight Technologies from $360.00 to $390.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 21st. Morgan Stanley raised their target price on Keysight Technologies from $305.00 to $350.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 20th. Robert W. Baird lifted their price target on Keysight Technologies from $375.00 to $385.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 20th. The Goldman Sachs Group reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Keysight Technologies in a research report on Wednesday, May 20th. Finally, Susquehanna increased their price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies from $415.00 to $425.00 and gave the stock a “positive” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 20th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have assigned a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $371.92.

Keysight Technologies Stock Down 1.8%

Shares of KEYS opened at $319.22 on Friday. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $336.66 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $298.85. The firm has a market capitalization of $54.55 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 52.50, a PEG ratio of 1.81 and a beta of 1.21. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a 52 week low of $152.85 and a 52 week high of $374.96. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29, a quick ratio of 1.51 and a current ratio of 1.90.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, May 19th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $2.87 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.32 by $0.55. Keysight Technologies had a return on equity of 21.58% and a net margin of 17.25%.The company had revenue of $1.72 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.71 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $1.70 earnings per share. The firm’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. On average, analysts predict that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 9.03 earnings per share for the current year.

Keysight Technologies Company 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.