Carmignac Gestion Buys 22,400 Shares of Keysight Technologies Inc. $KEYS

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Carmignac Gestion boosted its holdings in Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS - Free Report) by 24.7% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 113,000 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock after acquiring an additional 22,400 shares during the quarter. Carmignac Gestion owned about 0.07% of Keysight Technologies worth $16,924,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Forum Financial Management LP lifted its stake in Keysight Technologies by 24.5% during the fourth quarter. Forum Financial Management LP now owns 1,735 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $279,000 after purchasing an additional 341 shares during the last quarter. First Trust Advisors LP increased 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 in the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP lifted its position in shares of Keysight Technologies by 17.1% during the 4th 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 acquiring an additional 203,746 shares during the last quarter. Capital International Inc. CA boosted its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies by 16.0% during the 4th quarter. Capital International Inc. CA now owns 17,869 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $2,870,000 after acquiring an additional 2,460 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Ossiam grew its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies by 21.2% in the 4th quarter. Ossiam now owns 9,354 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $1,503,000 after acquiring an additional 1,638 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 84.58% of the company's stock.

Keysight Technologies Stock Up 3.9%

Shares of KEYS traded up $6.2060 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $166.7960. The company's stock had a trading volume of 1,035,068 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,022,761. The company has a 50 day moving average of $163.30 and a two-hundred day moving average of $157.97. The company has a quick ratio of 2.94, a current ratio of 3.59 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.45. The firm has a market cap of $28.71 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 53.12, a P/E/G ratio of 2.35 and a beta of 1.11. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a 1-year low of $121.43 and a 1-year high of $186.20.

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, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.67 by $0.05. Keysight Technologies had a net margin of 10.36% and a return on equity of 19.53%. The firm had revenue of $1.35 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.32 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $1.57 earnings per share. The firm's revenue was up 11.1% on a year-over-year basis. 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, research analysts predict that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 6.32 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

KEYS has been the subject of several analyst reports. Morgan Stanley increased their price target on Keysight Technologies from $156.00 to $180.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 13th. Barclays reduced their price objective 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. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted 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. Finally, Bank of America upped their price target on shares of Keysight Technologies from $175.00 to $179.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research report on Wednesday. Seven investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $187.38.

Insider Transactions at Keysight Technologies

In other Keysight Technologies 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 transaction, the senior vice president owned 108,590 shares in the company, valued at $17,262,552.30. The trade was a 8.43% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, CEO Satish Dhanasekaran sold 658 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Friday, May 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $157.78, for a total value of $103,819.24. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 115,576 shares in the company, valued at approximately $18,235,581.28. The trade was a 0.57% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 30,241 shares of company stock valued at $4,866,631 in the last three months. 0.61% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

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.