Community Trust & Investment Co. Has $17.57 Million Holdings in Keysight Technologies Inc. $KEYS

Key Points

• Community Trust & Investment Co. reduced its stake in Keysight Technologies Inc. by 5.6% during the second quarter, now holding approximately 0.06% of the company valued at $17.57 million.
• Despite the reduction by Community Trust, other institutional investors have increased their positions, with Central Pacific Bank Trust Division raising its stake by 97.8% in the first quarter.
• Keysight Technologies reported a $1.72 EPS for the last quarter, surpassing analysts' expectations, and projected Q4 2025 guidance ranging from $1.790 to $1.85 EPS.

Community Trust & Investment Co. lowered its holdings in Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS - Free Report) by 5.6% during the second quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 107,228 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock after selling 6,343 shares during the quarter. Community Trust & Investment Co. owned 0.06% of Keysight Technologies worth $17,570,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Central Pacific Bank Trust Division lifted its position in shares of Keysight Technologies by 97.8% in the 1st quarter. Central Pacific Bank Trust Division now owns 182 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $27,000 after acquiring an additional 90 shares during the period. Accent Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Keysight Technologies in the 1st quarter worth approximately $28,000. Manchester Capital Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Keysight Technologies by 85.0% in the 1st quarter. Manchester Capital Management LLC now owns 235 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $35,000 after acquiring an additional 108 shares during the period. Zions Bancorporation National Association UT bought a new stake in shares of Keysight Technologies in the 1st quarter worth approximately $36,000. Finally, WPG Advisers LLC bought a new stake in shares of Keysight Technologies in the 1st quarter worth approximately $39,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 84.58% of the company's stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages have commented on KEYS. Bank of America raised their price objective on Keysight Technologies from $175.00 to $179.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 20th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price objective on Keysight Technologies from $177.00 to $200.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Thursday, July 17th. Barclays reduced their price objective on Keysight Technologies from $200.00 to $195.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, August 20th. Finally, Wall Street Zen downgraded Keysight Technologies from a "strong-buy" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Saturday. Seven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $187.38.

Insider Buying and Selling at Keysight Technologies

In other news, CFO Neil Dougherty sold 12,215 shares of Keysight Technologies stock in a transaction on Monday, June 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $164.60, for a total value of $2,010,589.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 115,228 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $18,966,528.80. This trade represents a 9.58% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, SVP Ingrid A. Estrada sold 2,000 shares of Keysight Technologies stock in a transaction on Wednesday, September 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $173.98, for a total value of $347,960.00. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 106,590 shares of the company's stock, valued at $18,544,528.20. This trade represents a 1.84% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 14,357 shares of company stock valued at $2,383,195 over the last three months. Insiders own 0.61% of the company's stock.

Keysight Technologies Price Performance

KEYS stock traded down $0.38 during midday trading on Monday, reaching $177.77. 1,121,443 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 924,305. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $166.10 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $157.77. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a 1-year low of $121.43 and a 1-year high of $186.20. The company has a market cap of $30.55 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 56.61, a PEG ratio of 2.48 and a beta of 1.16. The company has a quick ratio of 2.94, a current ratio of 3.59 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.45.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August 19th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $1.72 earnings per share 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 return on equity of 19.53% and a net margin of 10.36%.The business's revenue was up 11.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period 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. On average, analysts anticipate that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 6.32 earnings per share for the current year.

Keysight Technologies 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.