Machina Capital S.A.S. Sells 6,423 Shares of Keysight Technologies Inc. $KEYS

Machina Capital S.A.S. reduced its position in Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) by 69.4% during the third quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 2,833 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after selling 6,423 shares during the period. Machina Capital S.A.S.’s holdings in Keysight Technologies were worth $1,031,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund raised its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies by 2.9% during the 3rd quarter. Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund now owns 59,885 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $21,801,000 after acquiring an additional 1,689 shares in the last quarter. Mesirow Financial Investment Management Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies by 8.8% in the third quarter. Mesirow Financial Investment Management Inc. now owns 1,452 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $529,000 after purchasing an additional 118 shares in the last quarter. Stolz & Associates PS bought a new stake in Keysight Technologies in the third quarter worth $598,000. Csenge Advisory Group increased its position in Keysight Technologies by 4.7% in the third quarter. Csenge Advisory Group now owns 2,031 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $739,000 after purchasing an additional 91 shares during the last quarter. Finally, New York Life Investment Management LLC increased its position in Keysight Technologies by 2.9% in the third quarter. New York Life Investment Management LLC now owns 28,878 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $10,513,000 after purchasing an additional 807 shares during the last quarter. 84.58% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research firms have commented on KEYS. Zacks Research lowered shares of Keysight Technologies from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, October 19th. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies from $390.00 to $405.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 19th. UBS Group boosted their target price on shares of Keysight Technologies from $420.00 to $440.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 19th. Barclays upped their target price on shares of Keysight Technologies from $387.00 to $429.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 19th. Finally, Morgan Stanley increased their price target on shares of Keysight Technologies from $400.00 to $425.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 19th. Eleven research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Keysight Technologies currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $401.42.

Insider Activity at Keysight Technologies

In other news, Director Jean Mcclung Nye sold 3,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, August 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $319.22, for a total value of $957,660.00. Following the sale, the director owned 35,752 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $11,412,753.44. This represents a 7.74% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, SVP Ingrid A. Estrada sold 2,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, September 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $326.10, for a total transaction of $652,200.00. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president owned 101,861 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $33,216,872.10. This trade represents a 1.93% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold 12,200 shares of company stock valued at $4,082,752 over the last three months. Corporate insiders own 0.40% of the company’s stock.

Keysight Technologies Price Performance

Shares of Keysight Technologies stock opened at $303.99 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $51.75 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 41.76, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.76 and a beta of 1.19. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.28, a quick ratio of 1.62 and a current ratio of 2.02. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $335.52 and a 200-day moving average price of $318.81. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a one year low of $167.23 and a one year high of $389.93.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August 18th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $3.07 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.48 by $0.59. Keysight Technologies had a return on equity of 24.34% and a net margin of 19.08%. The company had revenue of $1.85 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.75 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $1.72 EPS. Keysight Technologies’s quarterly revenue was up 36.5% compared to the same quarter last year. Keysight Technologies has set its Q4 2026 guidance at 3.340-3.400 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 11.460-11.460 EPS. Equities analysts expect that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 10.33 EPS for the current year.

Keysight Technologies Profile

Keysight Technologies, Inc. develops electronic design, test and measurement solutions used to design, validate and monitor electronic systems. Its offerings include instruments, software and services that help customers evaluate the performance and reliability of products and networks. The company serves industries including communications, aerospace and defense, automotive, semiconductor and general electronics. Its solutions support work ranging from chip and device development to testing wireless networks, data centers and connected systems.