B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. AG Has $1.66 Million Stock Position in Keysight Technologies Inc. $KEYS

Key Points

• B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. AG reduced its stake in Keysight Technologies Inc. by 13.9%, owning 11,072 shares valued at approximately $1.66 million after selling 1,791 shares.
• In the first quarter, several other hedge funds increased their holdings in Keysight Technologies, with Praxis Investment Management growing its stake by 45.8% and GAMMA Investing increasing it by 142.8%.
• Shares of Keysight Technologies recently opened at $163.42, showing a year-over-year revenue increase of 11.1% to $1.35 billion in its latest quarter.

B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. AG trimmed its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS - Free Report) by 13.9% during the first quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 11,072 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock after selling 1,791 shares during the period. B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. AG's holdings in Keysight Technologies were worth $1,658,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Summit Financial LLC lifted its position in shares of Keysight Technologies by 2.2% during the first quarter. Summit Financial LLC now owns 3,468 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $519,000 after purchasing an additional 73 shares in the last quarter. Private Trust Co. NA lifted its position in shares of Keysight Technologies by 39.9% during the first quarter. Private Trust Co. NA now owns 263 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $39,000 after purchasing an additional 75 shares in the last quarter. Principal Securities Inc. lifted its position in shares of Keysight Technologies by 9.1% during the first quarter. Principal Securities Inc. now owns 910 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $146,000 after purchasing an additional 76 shares in the last quarter. Haven Private LLC lifted its position in shares of Keysight Technologies by 2.1% during the first quarter. Haven Private LLC now owns 3,974 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $595,000 after purchasing an additional 82 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Pinnacle Bancorp Inc. lifted its position in shares of Keysight Technologies by 14.2% during the first quarter. Pinnacle Bancorp Inc. now owns 669 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $100,000 after purchasing an additional 83 shares in the last quarter. 84.58% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, SVP Ingrid A. Estrada sold 10,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, June 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $158.97, for a total transaction of $1,589,700.00. Following the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 108,590 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $17,262,552.30. This represents a 8.43% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, CFO Neil Dougherty sold 12,215 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on 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 sale, the chief financial officer owned 115,228 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $18,966,528.80. This represents a 9.58% 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 Trading Up 1.0%

NYSE:KEYS traded up $1.57 during trading hours on Wednesday, hitting $165.36. The stock had a trading volume of 438,691 shares, compared to its average volume of 987,456. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a one year low of $121.43 and a one year high of $186.20. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.45, a quick ratio of 2.94 and a current ratio of 3.59. The business's 50 day moving average is $163.79 and its 200-day moving average is $157.46. The company has a market cap of $28.46 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 52.66, a P/E/G ratio of 2.29 and a beta of 1.16.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data 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. Keysight Technologies had a return on equity of 19.53% and a net margin of 10.36%.The company had revenue of $1.35 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.32 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $1.57 EPS. The business's 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. Sell-side analysts anticipate that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 6.32 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities analysts recently weighed in on KEYS shares. Barclays cut their price objective 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. Bank of America increased their price objective 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. Morgan Stanley increased their price objective 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. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price objective 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 issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $187.38.

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.