Findlay Park Partners LLP Has $107.35 Million Position in Keysight Technologies Inc. $KEYS

Key Points

• Findlay Park Partners LLP increased its stake in Keysight Technologies by 1.4%, owning approximately $107.35 million in shares as of its latest SEC filing.
• Keysight Technologies reported earnings per share of $1.72, exceeding analysts' expectations and indicating an 11.1% revenue growth year-over-year.
• Institutional investors own 84.58% of Keysight Technologies' stock, highlighting significant interest and investment from large financial entities.

Findlay Park Partners LLP lifted its holdings in Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS - Free Report) by 1.4% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 716,752 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock after purchasing an additional 9,600 shares during the period. Findlay Park Partners LLP owned 0.41% of Keysight Technologies worth $107,348,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Freedom Investment Management Inc. lifted its position in Keysight Technologies by 21.4% during the 1st quarter. Freedom Investment Management Inc. now owns 1,599 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $239,000 after acquiring an additional 282 shares during the last quarter. APG Asset Management N.V. increased its stake in Keysight Technologies by 1.6% in the first quarter. APG Asset Management N.V. now owns 103,259 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $14,317,000 after acquiring an additional 1,617 shares during the period. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC increased its stake in Keysight Technologies by 21.3% in the first quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 1,163 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $175,000 after acquiring an additional 204 shares during the period. RBO & Co. LLC bought a new stake in Keysight Technologies in the first quarter valued at about $10,214,000. Finally, Groupe la Francaise increased its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies by 15.1% during the first quarter. Groupe la Francaise now owns 31,486 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $4,880,000 after buying an additional 4,137 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 84.58% of the company's stock.

Keysight Technologies Price Performance

Keysight Technologies stock traded down $3.12 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $163.42. 703,374 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 989,101. The company has a market cap of $28.13 billion, a P/E ratio of 52.04, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.33 and a beta of 1.11. The company has a current ratio of 3.59, a quick ratio of 2.94 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.45. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a twelve month low of $121.43 and a twelve month high of $186.20. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $163.68 and a two-hundred day moving average of $157.93.

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 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 the consensus estimate of $1.32 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $1.57 earnings per share. The business's revenue for the quarter 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 analysts expect that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 6.32 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity at Keysight Technologies

In related news, SVP Ingrid A. Estrada sold 10,000 shares of Keysight Technologies stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, June 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $158.97, for a total transaction of $1,589,700.00. Following the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 108,590 shares in the company, valued at $17,262,552.30. This trade represents a 8.43% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, CFO Neil Dougherty sold 12,215 shares of Keysight Technologies stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, June 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $164.60, for a total transaction of $2,010,589.00. Following the sale, the chief financial officer owned 115,228 shares in the company, valued at approximately $18,966,528.80. This represents a 9.58% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 0.61% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. Bank of America raised their price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies from $175.00 to $179.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a report on Wednesday, August 20th. Morgan Stanley boosted 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. Barclays reduced their price target on shares of Keysight Technologies from $200.00 to $195.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, August 20th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their target price on shares of Keysight Technologies from $177.00 to $200.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Thursday, July 17th. Seven research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, Keysight Technologies has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus 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.