Fruth Investment Management Has $3.29 Million Stake in Keysight Technologies Inc. $KEYS

Key Points

• Fruth Investment Management cut its Keysight Technologies stake by 56.8% in the second quarter, selling 12,352 shares and retaining 9,403 shares valued at approximately $3.29 million.
• Institutional investors and hedge funds hold 84.58% of Keysight’s outstanding stock, with several major firms—including Norges Bank and Focus Partners Wealth—building substantial positions.
• Keysight reported quarterly EPS of $2.87, exceeding estimates of $2.32, while revenue rose 31.5% year over year to $1.72 billion. Analysts maintain a “Moderate Buy” consensus with an average price target of $371.92.

Fruth Investment Management lowered its position in shares of Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS - Free Report) by 56.8% during the second quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 9,403 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock after selling 12,352 shares during the period. Fruth Investment Management's holdings in Keysight Technologies were worth $3,291,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. Norges Bank bought a new stake in shares of Keysight Technologies during the fourth quarter worth about $435,542,000. Focus Partners Wealth boosted its position in Keysight Technologies by 3,941.3% during the 4th quarter. Focus Partners Wealth now owns 1,406,286 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $285,743,000 after buying an additional 1,371,488 shares during the period. Woodline Partners LP acquired a new stake in Keysight Technologies during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $208,891,000. M&T Bank Corp grew its holdings in Keysight Technologies by 9,349.0% during the 4th quarter. M&T Bank Corp now owns 1,048,176 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $212,979,000 after acquiring an additional 1,037,083 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Man Group plc increased its position in Keysight Technologies by 164.3% in the 2nd quarter. Man Group plc now owns 1,010,399 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $165,564,000 after acquiring an additional 628,082 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 84.58% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

KEYS has been the subject of several analyst reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price target on shares of Keysight Technologies from $360.00 to $390.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Thursday, May 21st. Zacks Research upgraded Keysight Technologies from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, April 29th. Morgan Stanley raised their target price on Keysight Technologies from $305.00 to $350.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 20th. Susquehanna lifted their target price on Keysight Technologies from $415.00 to $425.00 and gave the stock a "positive" rating in a report on Wednesday, May 20th. Finally, Truist Financial upped their price target on Keysight Technologies from $310.00 to $376.00 and gave the company a "hold" rating in a research report on Thursday, May 21st. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have assigned a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Keysight Technologies currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $371.92.

Keysight Technologies Trading Up 2.6%

NYSE:KEYS opened at $344.01 on Wednesday. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a 52 week low of $152.85 and a 52 week high of $374.96. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29, a quick ratio of 1.51 and a current ratio of 1.90. The firm's fifty day moving average is $332.51 and its 200-day moving average is $309.11. The firm has a market cap of $58.79 billion, a P/E ratio of 56.58, a P/E/G ratio of 1.91 and a beta of 1.22.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, May 19th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $2.87 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $2.32 by $0.55. The business had revenue of $1.72 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.71 billion. Keysight Technologies had a net margin of 17.25% and a return on equity of 21.58%. Keysight Technologies's quarterly revenue was up 31.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $1.70 earnings per share. Keysight Technologies has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 2.430-2.490 EPS. Equities analysts expect that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 9.03 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Transactions at Keysight Technologies

In other news, CEO Satish Dhanasekaran sold 507 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Thursday, June 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $361.32, for a total value of $183,189.24. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 121,391 shares of the company's stock, valued at $43,860,996.12. The trade was a 0.42% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, Director James Cullen sold 3,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, June 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $346.58, for a total value of $1,039,740.00. Following the sale, the director owned 21,821 shares in the company, valued at approximately $7,562,722.18. The trade was a 12.09% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 5,507 shares of company stock valued at $1,904,669. Corporate insiders own 0.40% of the company's stock.

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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