Keysight Technologies Inc. $KEYS Shares Sold by EP Wealth Advisors LLC

Key Points

• EP Wealth Advisors LLC reduced its holdings in Keysight Technologies by 1.5%, selling 2,489 shares, and now owns approximately 0.09% of the company.
• Insider sales included SVP Ingrid A. Estrada selling 10,000 shares and CFO Neil Dougherty selling 12,215 shares, both transactions representing significant decreases in their ownership.
• Keysight Technologies reported a $1.72 EPS for the latest quarter, exceeding estimates, with revenues of $1.35 billion, reflecting an 11.1% year-over-year growth.

EP Wealth Advisors LLC reduced its stake in Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS - Free Report) by 1.5% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 161,649 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock after selling 2,489 shares during the quarter. EP Wealth Advisors LLC owned 0.09% of Keysight Technologies worth $24,210,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Central Pacific Bank Trust Division boosted its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies by 97.8% in the first quarter. Central Pacific Bank Trust Division now owns 182 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $27,000 after purchasing an additional 90 shares during the period. Accent Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in Keysight Technologies during the 1st quarter worth approximately $28,000. Manchester Capital Management LLC boosted its position in 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 valued at $35,000 after buying an additional 108 shares during the period. Zions Bancorporation National Association UT acquired a new position in shares of Keysight Technologies in the first quarter worth $36,000. Finally, Private Trust Co. NA increased its position in shares of Keysight Technologies by 39.9% during the first quarter. Private Trust Co. NA now owns 263 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $39,000 after acquiring an additional 75 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 84.58% of the company's stock.

Keysight Technologies Stock Performance

Shares of Keysight Technologies stock traded up $1.16 on Friday, hitting $168.11. The stock had a trading volume of 957,194 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,040,006. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a 52-week low of $121.43 and a 52-week high of $186.20. 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 stock has a market cap of $28.89 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 53.54, a P/E/G ratio of 2.34 and a beta of 1.16. The company's 50 day moving average price is $163.92 and its 200 day moving average price is $157.28.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, August 19th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $1.72 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.67 by $0.05. Keysight Technologies had a return on equity of 19.53% and a net margin of 10.36%.The business had revenue of $1.35 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.32 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $1.57 EPS. The business's quarterly 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. On average, research analysts anticipate that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 6.32 EPS for the current year.

Insider Activity

In related news, CFO Neil Dougherty sold 12,215 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated 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 transaction, the chief financial officer owned 115,228 shares in the company, valued at $18,966,528.80. The trade was a 9.58% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, SVP Ingrid A. Estrada sold 10,000 shares of the business'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 completion of the transaction, the senior vice president owned 108,590 shares in the company, valued at $17,262,552.30. This trade represents a 8.43% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders own 0.61% of the company's stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities analysts have recently commented on KEYS shares. Bank of America boosted 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. Barclays decreased their price target 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, August 20th. Morgan Stanley raised their price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies from $156.00 to $180.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Tuesday, May 13th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their target price on shares of Keysight Technologies from $177.00 to $200.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research note on Thursday, July 17th. Finally, Wall Street Zen raised Keysight Technologies from a "buy" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Friday. Seven analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $187.38.

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.