Capital Fund Management S.A. Has $10.07 Million Stock Position in Keysight Technologies Inc. $KEYS

Key Points

• Capital Fund Management S.A. has reduced its stake in Keysight Technologies Inc. by 52.5%, now holding 67,206 shares worth approximately $10 million.
• The company has reported a quarterly revenue increase of 11.1% year-over-year, with $1.35 billion in revenue and earnings per share of $1.72, exceeding analysts' expectations.
• Analysts have set a new consensus price target for Keysight Technologies at $187.38, with seven analysts rating the stock as a Buy and one as Hold.

Capital Fund Management S.A. reduced its holdings in Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS - Free Report) by 52.5% in the first quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 67,206 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock after selling 74,204 shares during the period. Capital Fund Management S.A.'s holdings in Keysight Technologies were worth $10,065,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other large investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Private Trust Co. NA increased its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies by 39.9% in the 1st quarter. Private Trust Co. NA now owns 263 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $39,000 after purchasing an additional 75 shares in the last quarter. Principal Securities Inc. grew its stake in Keysight Technologies by 9.1% during the 1st quarter. Principal Securities Inc. now owns 910 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $146,000 after acquiring an additional 76 shares in the last quarter. Haven Private LLC lifted its holdings 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 buying an additional 82 shares during the last quarter. Pinnacle Bancorp Inc. raised its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies by 14.2% in the first quarter. Pinnacle Bancorp Inc. now owns 669 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $100,000 after purchasing an additional 83 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Integrated Advisors Network LLC lifted its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies by 4.8% during the first quarter. Integrated Advisors Network LLC now owns 1,847 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $277,000 after acquiring an additional 85 shares during the period. 84.58% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, SVP Ingrid A. Estrada sold 10,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated 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 sale, the senior vice president directly owned 108,590 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $17,262,552.30. The trade was a 8.43% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, CEO Satish Dhanasekaran sold 658 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Friday, May 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $157.78, for a total value of $103,819.24. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 115,576 shares in the company, valued at $18,235,581.28. This trade represents a 0.57% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 30,241 shares of company stock worth $4,866,631 in the last 90 days. Company insiders own 0.61% of the company's stock.

Keysight Technologies Price Performance

KEYS traded up $0.67 on Wednesday, hitting $165.06. 178,292 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 987,367. The firm has a market capitalization of $28.41 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 52.58, a PEG ratio of 2.33 and a beta of 1.11. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.45, a current ratio of 3.59 and a quick ratio of 2.94. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a 12 month low of $121.43 and a 12 month high of $186.20. The business has a 50-day moving average of $163.45 and a two-hundred day moving average of $157.96.

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 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.67 by $0.05. The company had revenue of $1.35 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate 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% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm 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. Sell-side analysts forecast that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 6.32 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several brokerages have recently issued reports on KEYS. Morgan Stanley lifted their price target on Keysight Technologies from $156.00 to $180.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 13th. Barclays cut their price objective on Keysight Technologies from $200.00 to $195.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, August 20th. Bank of America boosted their target price on shares of Keysight Technologies from $175.00 to $179.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research note 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 research report on Thursday, July 17th. Seven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus 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.