Guyasuta Investment Advisors Inc. Makes New Investment in Keysight Technologies Inc. $KEYS

Key Points

• Guyasuta Investment Advisors bought a new stake of 5,597 shares in Keysight Technologies in Q4, valued at about $1.137 million, and 84.58% of the stock is held by institutional investors.
• Insiders have been net sellers recently: SVP Jeffrey K. Li sold 2,000 shares at $297.19 and CEO Satish Dhanasekaran sold 1,667 shares at $300 on March 24, and insiders sold 40,334 shares worth ~$11.53 million in the last quarter (insiders own 0.40%).
• Keysight beat quarterly estimates with $2.17 EPS (vs. $2.00) and $1.60B revenue (up 23.3% YoY); analysts give a consensus "Moderate Buy" rating with an average target of $304.17 while the stock trades near its 52‑week high (~$324).

Guyasuta Investment Advisors Inc. bought a new stake in Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS - Free Report) during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor bought 5,597 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock, valued at approximately $1,137,000.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Optiver Holding B.V. purchased a new position in shares of Keysight Technologies during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $35,000. Westfuller Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of Keysight Technologies during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $45,000. True Wealth Design LLC boosted its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies by 68.5% during the 3rd quarter. True Wealth Design LLC now owns 278 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $49,000 after buying an additional 113 shares during the last quarter. Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp boosted its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies by 36.2% during the 3rd quarter. Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp now owns 286 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $50,000 after buying an additional 76 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Root Financial Partners LLC purchased a new position in shares of Keysight Technologies during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $51,000. 84.58% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, SVP Jeffrey K. Li sold 2,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, March 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $297.19, for a total transaction of $594,380.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president owned 34,499 shares in the company, valued at $10,252,757.81. The trade was a 5.48% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Satish Dhanasekaran sold 1,667 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, March 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $300.00, for a total value of $500,100.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 122,398 shares of the company's stock, valued at $36,719,400. This represents a 1.34% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 40,334 shares of company stock worth $11,533,230. 0.40% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities analysts have recently commented on the company. Weiss Ratings reiterated a "hold (c)" rating on shares of Keysight Technologies in a research note on Monday, December 29th. Zacks Research cut Keysight Technologies from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Tuesday, March 31st. Wells Fargo & Company increased their target price on Keysight Technologies from $225.00 to $300.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 24th. The Goldman Sachs Group lifted their target price on Keysight Technologies from $243.00 to $322.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 24th. Finally, Robert W. Baird lifted their target price on Keysight Technologies from $295.00 to $310.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Monday, March 30th. Nine research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have given a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $304.17.

Keysight Technologies Price Performance

Shares of KEYS opened at $324.18 on Monday. The firm has a market cap of $55.60 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 58.41, a PEG ratio of 2.38 and a beta of 1.15. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $273.66 and a 200-day moving average of $220.65. The company has a current ratio of 2.60, a quick ratio of 2.02 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.41. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a 52 week low of $129.29 and a 52 week high of $325.55.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Monday, February 23rd. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $2.17 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.00 by $0.17. The company had revenue of $1.60 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.54 billion. Keysight Technologies had a return on equity of 19.26% and a net margin of 16.84%.The business's revenue was up 23.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $1.82 EPS. Keysight Technologies has set its FY 2026 guidance at 8.590- EPS and its Q2 2026 guidance at 2.270-2.330 EPS. As a group, analysts forecast that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 6.32 EPS for the current year.

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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