180 Wealth Advisors LLC Takes Position in Keysight Technologies Inc. $KEYS

Key Points

• 180 Wealth Advisors LLC initiated a position in Keysight Technologies during the second quarter, purchasing 3,316 shares valued at approximately $1.16 million. Institutional investors collectively own 84.58% of the company.
• Keysight reported quarterly revenue of $1.72 billion and earnings of $2.87 per share, surpassing analyst estimates while revenue increased 31.5% year over year. The company guided for third-quarter EPS of $2.43–$2.49.
• Analyst sentiment remains positive, with a consensus “Moderate Buy” rating and an average price target of $371.92; JPMorgan and Barclays recently raised their targets to $390 and $387, respectively. Meanwhile, company insiders sold 5,507 shares worth about $1.9 million over the past three months.

180 Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS - Free Report) during the second quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund purchased 3,316 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock, valued at approximately $1,161,000.

Several other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its position in Keysight Technologies by 0.5% during the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 21,525,694 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $4,373,806,000 after purchasing an additional 101,856 shares during the period. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD raised its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies by 0.5% during the 4th quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 17,419,811 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $3,539,532,000 after buying an additional 85,693 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp lifted its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies by 2.5% in the 4th quarter. State Street Corp now owns 8,191,895 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $1,664,511,000 after buying an additional 200,279 shares during the period. Boston Partners lifted its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies by 3.4% in the 3rd quarter. Boston Partners now owns 4,870,268 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $851,525,000 after buying an additional 160,728 shares during the period. Finally, Capital World Investors boosted its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies by 6.5% in the fourth quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 3,940,767 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $800,732,000 after buying an additional 240,058 shares in the last quarter. 84.58% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Keysight Technologies Stock Performance

NYSE KEYS opened at $337.28 on Friday. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $332.38 and a 200 day moving average price of $306.45. The company has a market capitalization of $57.64 billion, a P/E ratio of 55.47, a PEG ratio of 1.91 and a beta of 1.22. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a 1-year low of $152.85 and a 1-year high of $374.96. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29, a current ratio of 1.90 and a quick ratio of 1.51.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS - Get Free Report) last posted its 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. The company had revenue of $1.72 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.71 billion. Keysight Technologies had a return on equity of 21.58% and a net margin of 17.25%.Keysight Technologies's quarterly revenue was up 31.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $1.70 earnings per share. Keysight Technologies has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 2.430-2.490 EPS. Sell-side analysts expect that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 9.03 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research analysts recently weighed in on the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price objective on Keysight Technologies from $360.00 to $390.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Thursday, May 21st. Wall Street Zen downgraded Keysight Technologies from a "strong-buy" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Saturday, August 1st. Zacks Research upgraded shares of Keysight Technologies from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 29th. The Goldman Sachs Group reaffirmed a "buy" rating on shares of Keysight Technologies in a research note on Wednesday, May 20th. Finally, Barclays increased their price target on shares of Keysight Technologies from $320.00 to $387.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Wednesday, May 20th. One 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 company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $371.92.

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 value of $183,189.24. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 121,391 shares of the company's stock, valued at $43,860,996.12. This represents a 0.42% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, SVP Ingrid A. Estrada sold 2,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, June 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $340.87, for a total transaction of $681,740.00. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president owned 105,861 shares in the company, valued at $36,084,839.07. This represents a 1.85% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders have sold 5,507 shares of company stock worth $1,904,669 in the last three months. Corporate insiders own 0.40% of the company's stock.

Keysight Technologies 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.

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