Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A. Has $6.60 Million Holdings in Keysight Technologies Inc. $KEYS

Key Points

• Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A. has significantly increased its stake in Keysight Technologies by 70.2%, owning $6.60 million worth of shares as of the most recent reporting period.
• Wall Street analysts have raised their price targets for Keysight Technologies, with an average target of $187.38 and a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy".
• Keysight Technologies reported strong quarterly earnings, with an EPS of $1.72, exceeding analyst expectations and showing an 11.1% increase in revenue year-over-year.

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A. grew its stake in Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS - Free Report) by 70.2% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 44,197 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock after buying an additional 18,232 shares during the quarter. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A.'s holdings in Keysight Technologies were worth $6,601,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in KEYS. First Trust Advisors LP boosted its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies by 49.3% in the fourth quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 96,964 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $15,575,000 after buying an additional 32,021 shares during the period. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP boosted its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies by 17.1% in the fourth quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 1,393,093 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $223,786,000 after buying an additional 203,746 shares during the period. MetLife Investment Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies by 1.2% in the fourth quarter. MetLife Investment Management LLC now owns 45,943 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $7,380,000 after buying an additional 565 shares during the period. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC boosted its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies by 80.8% in the fourth quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 14,096 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $2,264,000 after buying an additional 6,301 shares during the period. Finally, State of Tennessee Department of Treasury boosted its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies by 59.6% in the fourth quarter. State of Tennessee Department of Treasury now owns 106,456 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $17,100,000 after buying an additional 39,769 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 84.58% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research analysts have recently weighed in on KEYS shares. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price target 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. Morgan Stanley increased their target price on shares of Keysight Technologies from $156.00 to $180.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Tuesday, May 13th. Bank of America increased their target price on shares of Keysight Technologies from $175.00 to $179.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a report on Wednesday. Finally, Barclays reduced their target price on shares of Keysight Technologies from $200.00 to $195.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a report on Wednesday. Seven analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Keysight Technologies has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $187.38.

Insider Activity

In other Keysight Technologies news, SVP Ingrid A. Estrada sold 10,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, June 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $158.97, for a total value of $1,589,700.00. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president 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 sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, CEO Satish Dhanasekaran sold 658 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, May 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $157.78, for a total transaction of $103,819.24. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 115,576 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $18,235,581.28. This represents a 0.57% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last ninety days, insiders have sold 30,241 shares of company stock worth $4,866,631. 0.61% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Keysight Technologies Stock Performance

Shares of KEYS stock opened at $158.5390 on Thursday. The stock has a market cap of $27.29 billion, a P/E ratio of 50.49, a P/E/G ratio of 2.31 and a beta of 1.11. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.46, a current ratio of 3.39 and a quick ratio of 2.75. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $163.15 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $158.42. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a one year low of $121.43 and a one year high of $186.20.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS - Get Free Report) last announced 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 firm had revenue of $1.35 billion during 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 19.91%. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 11.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $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. As a group, equities analysts predict that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 6.32 EPS for the current year.

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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