Boston Family Office LLC Invests $268,000 in Keysight Technologies Inc. $KEYS

Key Points

• Boston Family Office LLC has acquired 1,790 shares of Keysight Technologies, valued at approximately $268,000, adding to a trend of institutional investment in the company.
• Recent insider selling includes SVP Ingrid A. Estrada, who sold 10,000 shares, and Director Richard P. Hamada, who sold 1,589 shares, indicating significant activity among corporate insiders.
• Analysts have upgraded their price targets for Keysight Technologies, with JPMorgan raising its target from $177 to $200 and Morgan Stanley raising it to $180, reflecting positive sentiment in the market.

Boston Family Office LLC purchased a new position in shares of Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS - Free Report) during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund purchased 1,790 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock, valued at approximately $268,000.

Several other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in KEYS. Central Pacific Bank Trust Division increased its position in Keysight Technologies by 97.8% in the first quarter. Central Pacific Bank Trust Division now owns 182 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $27,000 after buying an additional 90 shares during the period. Accent Capital Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Keysight Technologies during the first quarter worth about $28,000. Manchester Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies by 85.0% in the 1st quarter. Manchester Capital Management LLC now owns 235 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $35,000 after acquiring an additional 108 shares during the period. Zions Bancorporation National Association UT bought a new stake in Keysight Technologies in the 1st quarter valued at about $36,000. Finally, Private Trust Co. NA boosted its stake in Keysight Technologies by 39.9% during the 1st quarter. Private Trust Co. NA now owns 263 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $39,000 after purchasing an additional 75 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 84.58% of the company's stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

KEYS has been the topic of several analyst reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price target 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. Bank of America upgraded Keysight Technologies from an "underperform" rating to a "neutral" rating and raised their target price for the company from $170.00 to $175.00 in a research report on Monday, July 21st. Finally, Morgan Stanley lifted their target price on Keysight Technologies from $156.00 to $180.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 13th. Seven analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Keysight Technologies currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $187.50.

Insider Activity

In other Keysight Technologies news, Director Richard P. Hamada sold 1,589 shares of Keysight Technologies stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, May 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $162.00, for a total value of $257,418.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 42,160 shares in the company, valued at approximately $6,829,920. The trade was a 3.63% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, CFO Neil Dougherty sold 12,215 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, June 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $164.60, for a total value of $2,010,589.00. Following the sale, the chief financial officer owned 115,228 shares of the company's stock, valued at $18,966,528.80. This trade represents a 9.58% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 31,830 shares of company stock valued at $5,124,049 in the last ninety days. 0.61% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Keysight Technologies Price Performance

KEYS stock traded down $0.5210 during trading hours on Tuesday, hitting $163.9090. 1,537,608 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 851,924. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $163.23 and a 200 day simple moving average of $158.42. The company has a market cap of $28.21 billion, a P/E ratio of 38.48, a P/E/G ratio of 2.32 and a beta of 1.11. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a one year low of $121.43 and a one year high of $186.20. The company has a current ratio of 3.39, a quick ratio of 2.75 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.46.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly 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. Keysight Technologies had a net margin of 14.50% and a return on equity of 19.65%. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $1.57 earnings per share. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 11.1% compared to the same quarter last year. Keysight Technologies has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 1.790-1.85 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at 7.090-7.090 EPS. Equities analysts forecast that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 6.32 earnings per share for the current 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.