Advisors Capital Management LLC Purchases Shares of 2,171 Keysight Technologies Inc. $KEYS

Key Points

• Advisors Capital Management LLC has invested $325,000 in Keysight Technologies, acquiring 2,171 shares in the 1st quarter of this year.
• Keysight Technologies reported earnings of $1.72 per share, exceeding analysts' expectations, and has provided guidance for Q4 2025 at 1.790-1.85 EPS.
• Several hedge funds significantly increased their stakes in Keysight Technologies, with Praxis Investment Management increasing its position by 45.8%.

Advisors Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS - Free Report) in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund purchased 2,171 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock, valued at approximately $325,000.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in KEYS. Acadian Asset Management LLC bought a new position in Keysight Technologies in the 1st quarter worth about $1,297,000. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies by 66.5% in the first quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 393 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $59,000 after buying an additional 157 shares in the last quarter. Plato Investment Management Ltd boosted its position in shares of Keysight Technologies by 8.8% in the first quarter. Plato Investment Management Ltd now owns 3,743 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $567,000 after acquiring an additional 303 shares during the period. Bayforest Capital Ltd grew its stake in Keysight Technologies by 340.1% during the first quarter. Bayforest Capital Ltd now owns 3,274 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $490,000 after acquiring an additional 2,530 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Empowered Funds LLC grew its stake in Keysight Technologies by 30.0% during the first quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 10,652 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $1,595,000 after acquiring an additional 2,461 shares in the last quarter. 84.58% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

KEYS has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. Bank of America increased their price objective on Keysight Technologies from $175.00 to $179.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 20th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price target on Keysight Technologies from $177.00 to $200.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Thursday, July 17th. Barclays cut their price objective on Keysight Technologies from $200.00 to $195.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, August 20th. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Keysight Technologies from a "buy" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Friday, September 5th. Seven analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Keysight Technologies has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $187.38.

Insider Activity

In other news, CFO Neil Dougherty sold 12,215 shares of the business'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 completion of the sale, the chief financial officer owned 115,228 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $18,966,528.80. The trade was a 9.58% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, SVP Ingrid A. Estrada sold 10,000 shares of Keysight Technologies stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, June 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $158.97, for a total value of $1,589,700.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 108,590 shares in the company, valued at $17,262,552.30. This trade represents a 8.43% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Corporate insiders own 0.61% of the company's stock.

Keysight Technologies Price Performance

Shares of NYSE KEYS traded up $1.13 during trading hours on Monday, reaching $171.67. 598,498 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,043,938. The company's 50-day simple moving average is $164.92 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $157.06. The company has a market capitalization of $29.50 billion, a P/E ratio of 54.67, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.38 and a beta of 1.16. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a 52-week low of $121.43 and a 52-week high of $186.20. The company has a quick ratio of 2.94, a current ratio of 3.59 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.45.

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 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.67 by $0.05. The business had revenue of $1.35 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.32 billion. Keysight Technologies had a net margin of 10.36% and a return on equity of 19.53%. The business's quarterly revenue was up 11.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business earned $1.57 earnings per share. 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 forecast that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 6.32 EPS for the current year.

About Keysight Technologies

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.