APG Asset Management N.V. Has $14.32 Million Holdings in Keysight Technologies Inc. $KEYS

Key Points

• APG Asset Management N.V. increased its holdings in Keysight Technologies by 1.6%, owning approximately 103,259 shares worth $14.32 million as of the latest filing.
• Recently, Keysight Technologies reported earnings of $1.72 per share, exceeding analysts' expectations and demonstrating an 11.1% revenue growth year-over-year.
• The stock has seen various analysts adjust their target prices, with a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target of $187.38.

APG Asset Management N.V. increased its stake in Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS - Free Report) by 1.6% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 103,259 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock after purchasing an additional 1,617 shares during the period. APG Asset Management N.V. owned approximately 0.06% of Keysight Technologies worth $14,317,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. First Trust Advisors LP boosted its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies by 49.3% during the 4th quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 96,964 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $15,575,000 after buying an additional 32,021 shares during the last quarter. Stifel Financial Corp boosted its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies by 2.1% during the 4th quarter. Stifel Financial Corp now owns 38,823 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $6,236,000 after buying an additional 814 shares during the last quarter. MGO One Seven LLC acquired a new position in shares of Keysight Technologies during the 4th quarter worth about $263,000. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC boosted its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies by 5.2% during the 4th quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC now owns 2,459 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $395,000 after buying an additional 121 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Coldstream Capital Management Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies by 9.0% during the 4th quarter. Coldstream Capital Management Inc. now owns 3,735 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $600,000 after buying an additional 309 shares during the last quarter. 84.58% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Activity at Keysight Technologies

In other Keysight Technologies news, CFO Neil Dougherty sold 12,215 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred 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 in the company, valued at $18,966,528.80. This trade represents a 9.58% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, SVP Ingrid A. Estrada sold 10,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Friday, June 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $158.97, for a total transaction of $1,589,700.00. Following the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 108,590 shares of the company's stock, valued at $17,262,552.30. The trade was a 8.43% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 30,241 shares of company stock worth $4,866,631. Corporate insiders own 0.61% of the company's stock.

Keysight Technologies Stock Up 3.9%

Keysight Technologies stock opened at $166.7960 on Monday. The company's 50-day moving average price is $163.30 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $157.97. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a twelve month low of $121.43 and a twelve month high of $186.20. The stock has a market cap of $28.71 billion, a P/E ratio of 53.12, a P/E/G ratio of 2.35 and a beta of 1.11. 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 announced its earnings results on Tuesday, August 19th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $1.72 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.67 by $0.05. The firm had revenue of $1.35 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.32 billion. Keysight Technologies had a net margin of 10.36% and a return on equity of 19.53%. The business's revenue was up 11.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $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. As a group, analysts expect that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 6.32 EPS for the current year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities research analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. Barclays dropped their target price on shares of Keysight Technologies from $200.00 to $195.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, August 20th. Morgan Stanley upped their target price on shares of Keysight Technologies from $156.00 to $180.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Tuesday, May 13th. Bank of America upped their target price on shares of Keysight Technologies from $175.00 to $179.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a report on Wednesday, August 20th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their target price on shares of Keysight Technologies from $177.00 to $200.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Thursday, July 17th. Seven analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $187.38.

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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