GC Wealth Management RIA LLC Takes Position in Keysight Technologies Inc. $KEYS

Key Points

• GC Wealth Management RIA LLC acquired 2,140 shares of Keysight Technologies in the 2nd quarter, valued at approximately $351,000.
• Keysight Technologies reported $1.72 earnings per share for the last quarter, exceeding analysts' expectations, with a revenue increase of 11.1% compared to the same quarter last year.
• Wall Street analysts have mixed ratings on Keysight’s stock, with a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $187.38.

GC Wealth Management RIA LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS - Free Report) in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm acquired 2,140 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock, valued at approximately $351,000.

Other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Accent Capital Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Keysight Technologies during the 1st quarter valued at about $28,000. Manchester Capital Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Keysight Technologies by 85.0% during 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 purchasing an additional 108 shares in the last quarter. Zions Bancorporation National Association UT bought a new position in shares of Keysight Technologies during the 1st quarter valued at about $36,000. Private Trust Co. NA boosted its position in shares of Keysight Technologies by 39.9% during the 1st quarter. Private Trust Co. NA now owns 263 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $39,000 after purchasing an additional 75 shares in the last quarter. Finally, WPG Advisers LLC bought a new position in shares of Keysight Technologies during the 1st quarter valued at about $39,000. Institutional investors own 84.58% of the company's stock.

Keysight Technologies Price Performance

NYSE KEYS opened at $173.32 on Thursday. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $167.61 and a 200-day simple moving average of $158.82. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.45, a current ratio of 3.59 and a quick ratio of 2.94. The firm has a market capitalization of $29.79 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 55.20, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.44 and a beta of 1.18. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a 52-week low of $121.43 and a 52-week high of $186.20.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly 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. The business had revenue of $1.35 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.32 billion. Keysight Technologies had a net margin of 10.36% and a return on equity of 19.53%. The firm's revenue was up 11.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $1.57 earnings per share. 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.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities 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 company a "neutral" rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 20th. Barclays decreased their target price 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. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised 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. Finally, Wall Street Zen cut shares of Keysight Technologies from a "strong-buy" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Saturday, September 20th. Seven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $187.38.

Insider Activity

In other news, SVP Ingrid A. Estrada sold 2,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred 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 represents a 1.84% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. 0.61% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

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.

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