75,152 Shares in Keysight Technologies Inc. $KEYS Bought by Nykredit A S

Key Points

• Nykredit A S acquired 75,152 Keysight Technologies shares in the second quarter, valued at approximately $26.3 million. Institutional investors and hedge funds collectively own 84.58% of the company.
• Keysight reported quarterly EPS of $3.07, beating estimates of $2.48, while revenue rose 36.5% year over year to $1.85 billion. The company issued fiscal 2026 EPS guidance of $11.46.
• Wall Street maintains a generally positive view, with an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $392.83, compared with shares opening at $335.62.

Nykredit A S bought a new position in shares of Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS - Free Report) during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor bought 75,152 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock, valued at approximately $26,308,000.

Other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust increased its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies by 3.6% in the 2nd quarter. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust now owns 1,036 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $363,000 after purchasing an additional 36 shares in the last quarter. Corient Private Wealth LP raised its holdings in Keysight Technologies by 9.2% in the 2nd quarter. Corient Private Wealth LP now owns 92,638 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $32,430,000 after purchasing an additional 7,770 shares during the period. VIRGINIA RETIREMENT SYSTEMS ET Al purchased a new position in Keysight Technologies during the second quarter worth approximately $9,235,000. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC purchased a new position in Keysight Technologies during the second quarter worth approximately $669,000. Finally, Wedmont Private Capital grew its holdings in Keysight Technologies by 4.5% in the second quarter. Wedmont Private Capital now owns 3,221 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $1,037,000 after purchasing an additional 139 shares during the period. 84.58% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Keysight Technologies Stock Performance

Shares of Keysight Technologies stock opened at $335.62 on Friday. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a one year low of $158.79 and a one year high of $374.96. The company has a market cap of $57.14 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 46.10, a PEG ratio of 1.05 and a beta of 1.21. 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 business's 50 day moving average price is $326.52 and its 200 day moving average price is $326.09.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August 18th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $3.07 EPS 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 business 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 company posted $1.72 EPS. The company's quarterly revenue was up 36.5% on a year-over-year basis. 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. On average, research analysts predict that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 10.33 EPS for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Keysight Technologies news, Director Jean Mcclung Nye sold 3,000 shares of Keysight Technologies stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $319.22, for a total transaction of $957,660.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 35,752 shares of the company's stock, valued at $11,412,753.44. The trade was a 7.74% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, CEO Satish Dhanasekaran sold 507 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, June 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $361.32, for a total transaction 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 position. 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 sold 9,507 shares of company stock worth $3,104,109 over the last 90 days. 0.40% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities research analysts recently issued reports on the stock. Citigroup reissued a "buy" rating on shares of Keysight Technologies in a research note on Wednesday, August 19th. Truist Financial increased their price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies from $376.00 to $400.00 and gave the company a "hold" rating in a report on Wednesday, August 19th. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their target price on shares of Keysight Technologies from $390.00 to $405.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 19th. Wall Street Zen cut shares of Keysight Technologies from a "strong-buy" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Saturday, August 1st. Finally, Susquehanna upped their price target on shares of Keysight Technologies from $425.00 to $440.00 and gave the stock a "positive" rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 19th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have assigned a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Keysight Technologies presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $392.83.

About Keysight Technologies

Keysight Technologies, Inc is a technology company that provides electronic design and test solutions for engineers, manufacturers and service providers. Its products and services help customers design, validate, manufacture and optimize electronic and communications systems across the product life cycle.

The company offers electronic measurement instruments, software and related services for applications including radio-frequency and microwave testing, wireless communications, high-speed digital systems, semiconductor development and power electronics.

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