Bayforest Capital Ltd Buys 3,515 Shares of Keysight Technologies Inc. $KEYS

Key Points

• Bayforest Capital Ltd increased its stake in Keysight Technologies by 107.4% in Q2, purchasing an additional 3,515 shares, bringing its total holdings to approximately $1.11 million.
• Several hedge funds, including Price T Rowe Associates Inc. and Victory Capital Management Inc., have significantly raised their stakes in Keysight Technologies, indicating strong institutional interest.
• Keysight Technologies recently reported earnings of $1.72 per share, exceeding estimates, and has set future EPS guidance for Q4 2025 between $1.790 and $1.85.

Bayforest Capital Ltd boosted its stake in Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS - Free Report) by 107.4% in the second quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 6,789 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock after purchasing an additional 3,515 shares during the quarter. Keysight Technologies comprises about 0.5% of Bayforest Capital Ltd's investment portfolio, making the stock its 22nd largest holding. Bayforest Capital Ltd's holdings in Keysight Technologies were worth $1,112,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in KEYS. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD boosted its stake in Keysight Technologies by 16.6% during the 1st quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 18,790,100 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $2,814,195,000 after acquiring an additional 2,675,148 shares during the last quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies by 1,224.5% in the first quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 1,991,884 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $298,324,000 after acquiring an additional 1,841,494 shares in the last quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. raised its position in shares of Keysight Technologies by 310.2% during the second quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 415,782 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $68,130,000 after purchasing an additional 314,420 shares during the period. ANTIPODES PARTNERS Ltd lifted its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies by 49.4% during the 1st quarter. ANTIPODES PARTNERS Ltd now owns 935,490 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $140,120,000 after purchasing an additional 309,345 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Boston Partners lifted its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies by 7.7% during the 1st quarter. Boston Partners now owns 4,263,417 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $636,854,000 after purchasing an additional 305,143 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 84.58% of the company's stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of analysts recently issued reports on the company. Bank of America increased their target price on Keysight Technologies from $175.00 to $179.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 20th. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Keysight Technologies from a "strong-buy" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Saturday, September 20th. 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 research note on Wednesday, August 20th. Weiss Ratings reissued a "hold (c)" rating on shares of Keysight Technologies in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Finally, Morgan Stanley reiterated an "equal weight" rating and set a $180.00 price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies in a report on Friday. Six analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Keysight Technologies has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $187.38.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Keysight Technologies news, SVP Ingrid A. Estrada sold 2,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, September 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $173.98, for a total value of $347,960.00. Following the sale, the senior vice president owned 106,590 shares in the company, valued at $18,544,528.20. This represents a 1.84% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. 0.61% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Keysight Technologies Trading Up 2.6%

NYSE KEYS opened at $163.64 on Tuesday. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a 12 month low of $121.43 and a 12 month high of $186.20. The company has a current ratio of 3.59, a quick ratio of 2.94 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.45. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $168.43 and a 200-day moving average of $159.69. The company has a market cap of $28.12 billion, a PE ratio of 52.12, a PEG ratio of 2.22 and a beta of 1.18.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August 19th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $1.72 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate 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 company's quarterly revenue was up 11.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm 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. On average, equities research analysts anticipate that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 6.32 EPS for the current fiscal 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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