Keysight Technologies Inc. $KEYS Stake Raised by Dimensional Fund Advisors LP

Key Points

• Dimensional Fund Advisors LP increased its holdings in Keysight Technologies by 1.5%, acquiring an additional 20,518 shares to reach a total of 1,413,611 shares, valued at approximately $211.7 million.
• Insider transactions included SVP Ingrid A. Estrada selling 10,000 shares and CEO Satish Dhanasekaran selling 658 shares, indicating potential confidence shifts within the company's leadership regarding stock holdings.
• Analysts have raised their price targets for Keysight Technologies, with JPMorgan Chase & Co. increasing their target from $177.00 to $200.00, reflecting a positive outlook for the company's stock performance.

Dimensional Fund Advisors LP grew its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS - Free Report) by 1.5% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 1,413,611 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock after acquiring an additional 20,518 shares during the period. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP owned about 0.82% of Keysight Technologies worth $211,703,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors also recently modified their holdings of KEYS. Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC grew its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies by 364.6% during the fourth quarter. Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC now owns 4,652,311 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $747,301,000 after acquiring an additional 3,650,953 shares in the last quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD grew its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies by 29.0% during the fourth quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 16,114,952 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $2,588,546,000 after acquiring an additional 3,621,349 shares in the last quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. grew its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies by 1,224.5% during the first quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 1,991,884 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $298,324,000 after acquiring an additional 1,841,494 shares in the last quarter. Point72 Asset Management L.P. grew its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies by 343.6% during the fourth quarter. Point72 Asset Management L.P. now owns 1,008,192 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $161,946,000 after acquiring an additional 780,893 shares in the last quarter. Finally, GAMMA Investing LLC grew its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies by 36,268.6% during the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 750,647 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $112,424,000 after acquiring an additional 748,583 shares in the last quarter. 84.58% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Keysight Technologies Stock Performance

NYSE 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 current ratio of 3.59, a quick ratio of 2.94 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.45. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $163.30 and a 200 day simple moving average of $157.97. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a 52 week low of $121.43 and a 52 week high of $186.20. The stock has a market cap of $28.71 billion, a PE ratio of 53.12, a PEG ratio of 2.35 and a beta of 1.11.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, August 19th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $1.72 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping 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 analysts' expectations of $1.32 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $1.57 earnings per share. Keysight Technologies'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. Equities research analysts predict that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 6.32 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling at Keysight Technologies

In other Keysight Technologies news, SVP Ingrid A. Estrada sold 10,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Friday, June 20th. The shares were 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 of the company's stock, valued at $17,262,552.30. This trade represents a 8.43% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, CEO Satish Dhanasekaran sold 658 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Friday, May 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $157.78, for a total transaction of $103,819.24. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 115,576 shares in the company, valued at $18,235,581.28. This represents a 0.57% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last three months, insiders sold 30,241 shares of company stock worth $4,866,631. Insiders own 0.61% of the company's stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several analysts have recently weighed in on the company. Barclays lowered their target price on 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. increased their price target on shares of Keysight Technologies from $177.00 to $200.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Thursday, July 17th. Bank of America increased their price target on shares of Keysight Technologies from $175.00 to $179.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research report on Wednesday. Finally, Morgan Stanley increased their price target on shares of Keysight Technologies from $156.00 to $180.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 13th. Seven investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $187.38.

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.