1,529 Shares in Keysight Technologies Inc. $KEYS Purchased by Patton Fund Management Inc.

Key Points

• Patton Fund Management Inc. has acquired 1,529 shares of Keysight Technologies Inc. for approximately $251,000 as disclosed in their recent SEC filing.
• Institutional investors hold 84.58% of Keysight's stock, with significant increases in holdings reported by firms like Victory Capital Management and GAMMA Investing.
• Keysight Technologies reported a quarterly earnings beat with an EPS of $1.72, exceeding estimates by $0.05 and showing an 11.1% increase in revenue year-over-year.

Patton Fund Management Inc. acquired a new position in Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS - Free Report) in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor acquired 1,529 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock, valued at approximately $251,000.

Several other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of KEYS. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD lifted its holdings in Keysight Technologies by 16.6% in the 1st quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 18,790,100 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $2,814,195,000 after acquiring an additional 2,675,148 shares during the last quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. lifted its holdings in Keysight Technologies by 1,224.5% in the 1st quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 1,991,884 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $298,324,000 after acquiring an additional 1,841,494 shares during the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its holdings in Keysight Technologies by 36,268.6% in the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 750,647 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $112,424,000 after acquiring an additional 748,583 shares during the last quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. lifted its holdings in Keysight Technologies by 310.2% in the 2nd quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 415,782 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $68,130,000 after acquiring an additional 314,420 shares during the last quarter. Finally, ANTIPODES PARTNERS Ltd lifted its holdings in Keysight Technologies by 49.4% in the 1st quarter. ANTIPODES PARTNERS Ltd now owns 935,490 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $140,120,000 after acquiring an additional 309,345 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 84.58% of the company's stock.

Insider Transactions at Keysight Technologies

In other news, CFO Neil Dougherty sold 12,215 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Monday, June 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $164.60, for a total value of $2,010,589.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 115,228 shares in the company, valued at $18,966,528.80. This represents a 9.58% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, SVP Ingrid A. Estrada sold 2,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, September 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $173.98, for a total value of $347,960.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president owned 106,590 shares in the company, valued at $18,544,528.20. This represents a 1.84% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 14,357 shares of company stock worth $2,383,195 in the last quarter. 0.61% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

KEYS has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Keysight Technologies from a "strong-buy" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Saturday, September 20th. Barclays cut their price target on shares of Keysight Technologies from $200.00 to $195.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, August 20th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies from $177.00 to $200.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Thursday, July 17th. Finally, Bank of America upped their price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies from $175.00 to $179.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 20th. Seven research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Keysight Technologies currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $187.38.

Keysight Technologies Price Performance

Shares of KEYS opened at $173.28 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $29.78 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 55.18, a P/E/G ratio of 2.42 and a beta of 1.16. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $121.43 and a fifty-two week high of $186.20. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.45, a current ratio of 3.59 and a quick ratio of 2.94. The business's 50-day moving average is $167.11 and its 200-day moving average is $158.38.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, August 19th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $1.72 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.67 by $0.05. The company had revenue of $1.35 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.32 billion. Keysight Technologies had a return on equity of 19.53% and a net margin of 10.36%.The firm's quarterly revenue was up 11.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $1.57 EPS. Keysight Technologies has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 1.790-1.85 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at 7.090-7.090 EPS. Equities research analysts expect that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 6.32 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Keysight Technologies Company Profile

Keysight Technologies, Inc provides electronic design and test solutions to commercial communications, networking, aerospace, defense and government, automotive, energy, semiconductor, electronic, and education industries in the Americas, Europe, and the Asia Pacific. The company operates in two segments, Communications Solutions Group and Electronic Industrial Solutions Group.

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