Choreo LLC Acquires 3,063 Shares of Keysight Technologies Inc. $KEYS

Key Points

• Choreo LLC increased its stake in Keysight by 44.5%, buying 3,063 shares to hold 9,948 shares worth about $2.05 million at quarter-end.
• Company insiders have been sellers—SVP Jeffrey Li sold 2,000 shares at $297.19 and CEO Satish Dhanasekaran sold 1,667 shares at $300, with insiders selling 40,334 shares totaling $11.53 million over the past three months and now owning 0.40% of the stock.
• Keysight beat quarterly expectations (EPS $2.17 vs $2.00; revenue $1.60B, +23.3% YoY) and carries a consensus analyst rating of Moderate Buy with an average target of $309.33.

Choreo LLC boosted its holdings in Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS - Free Report) by 44.5% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 9,948 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock after purchasing an additional 3,063 shares during the quarter. Choreo LLC's holdings in Keysight Technologies were worth $2,049,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Optiver Holding B.V. acquired a new stake in Keysight Technologies in the third quarter valued at approximately $35,000. Westfuller Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Keysight Technologies in the third quarter worth $45,000. True Wealth Design LLC boosted its position in Keysight Technologies by 68.5% in the third quarter. True Wealth Design LLC now owns 278 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $49,000 after purchasing an additional 113 shares during the last quarter. Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp boosted its position in Keysight Technologies by 36.2% in the third quarter. Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp now owns 286 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $50,000 after purchasing an additional 76 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Root Financial Partners LLC purchased a new position in Keysight Technologies in the third quarter worth $51,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 84.58% of the company's stock.

Insider Activity

In related news, SVP Jeffrey K. Li sold 2,000 shares of Keysight Technologies stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $297.19, for a total transaction of $594,380.00. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president owned 34,499 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $10,252,757.81. This trade represents a 5.48% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, CEO Satish Dhanasekaran sold 1,667 shares of Keysight Technologies stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $300.00, for a total value of $500,100.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 122,398 shares of the company's stock, valued at $36,719,400. This represents a 1.34% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last three months, insiders sold 40,334 shares of company stock worth $11,533,230. Company insiders own 0.40% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research analysts have weighed in on the company. Susquehanna reissued a "positive" rating and issued a $300.00 price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies in a research report on Tuesday, February 24th. The Goldman Sachs Group boosted their price objective on Keysight Technologies from $322.00 to $384.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Tuesday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price objective on Keysight Technologies from $255.00 to $300.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 24th. Bank of America raised Keysight Technologies from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and set a $340.00 price objective on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, February 24th. Finally, Truist Financial assumed coverage on Keysight Technologies in a research report on Tuesday, March 31st. They issued a "hold" rating and a $310.00 price objective on the stock. Nine equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have issued a Hold rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $309.33.

Keysight Technologies Trading Down 0.2%

Shares of KEYS opened at $330.40 on Wednesday. The business's 50-day moving average price is $277.86 and its 200-day moving average price is $222.87. The company has a quick ratio of 2.02, a current ratio of 2.60 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.41. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a twelve month low of $129.88 and a twelve month high of $334.99. The stock has a market cap of $56.66 billion, a PE ratio of 59.53, a P/E/G ratio of 2.43 and a beta of 1.15.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Monday, February 23rd. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $2.17 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.00 by $0.17. The company had revenue of $1.60 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.54 billion. Keysight Technologies had a net margin of 16.84% and a return on equity of 19.26%. Keysight Technologies's revenue for the quarter was up 23.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $1.82 earnings per share. Keysight Technologies has set its FY 2026 guidance at 8.590- EPS and its Q2 2026 guidance at 2.270-2.330 EPS. On average, equities analysts forecast that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 6.32 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Keysight Technologies Profile

Keysight Technologies is a global provider of electronic design, test, measurement and optimization solutions for communications, electronics and related industries. The company was formed as a corporate spin-off from Agilent Technologies in 2014; its origins trace back to the electronic measurement business that was part of Hewlett‑Packard before Agilent. Keysight develops hardware and software used throughout the product development lifecycle, from design and simulation to prototype validation and manufacturing test.

Keysight's product portfolio includes electronic test and measurement instruments such as oscilloscopes, network and spectrum analyzers, signal generators, vector network analyzers and modular PXI-based systems, together with software platforms for simulation, automated test and data analysis.

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