HB Wealth Management LLC Reduces Holdings in Keysight Technologies Inc. $KEYS

Key Points

• HB Wealth Management LLC reduced its holdings in Keysight Technologies by 9.7%, now owning 15,014 shares valued at approximately $2.46 million.
• Insider selling was noted, with Keysight's Senior Vice President Ingrid A. Estrada selling 2,000 shares for nearly $348,000, decreasing her ownership by 1.84%.
• Keysight Technologies reported a quarterly EPS of $1.72, exceeding estimates, with analysts maintaining a favorable outlook and an average target price of $187.38.

HB Wealth Management LLC decreased its position in Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS - Free Report) by 9.7% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 15,014 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock after selling 1,615 shares during the period. HB Wealth Management LLC's holdings in Keysight Technologies were worth $2,460,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in KEYS. Summit Financial LLC raised its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies by 2.2% in the 1st quarter. Summit Financial LLC now owns 3,468 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $519,000 after purchasing an additional 73 shares in the last quarter. Private Trust Co. NA raised its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies by 39.9% in 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. Principal Securities Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies by 9.1% in the 1st quarter. Principal Securities Inc. now owns 910 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $146,000 after purchasing an additional 76 shares in the last quarter. NorthCrest Asset Manangement LLC raised its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies by 2.4% in the 2nd quarter. NorthCrest Asset Manangement LLC now owns 3,466 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $579,000 after purchasing an additional 80 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Haven Private LLC raised its stake in Keysight Technologies by 2.1% during the 1st quarter. Haven Private LLC now owns 3,974 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $595,000 after acquiring an additional 82 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 84.58% of the company's stock.

Insider Transactions at Keysight Technologies

In other news, SVP Ingrid A. Estrada sold 2,000 shares of Keysight Technologies stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, September 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $173.98, for a total value of $347,960.00. Following the sale, the senior vice president owned 106,590 shares of the company's stock, valued at $18,544,528.20. The trade was a 1.84% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Insiders own 0.61% of the company's stock.

Keysight Technologies Trading Down 0.9%

Shares of Keysight Technologies stock opened at $173.32 on Thursday. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a 1 year low of $121.43 and a 1 year high of $186.20. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.45, a quick ratio of 2.94 and a current ratio of 3.59. The company has a market capitalization of $29.79 billion, a P/E ratio of 55.20, a PEG ratio of 2.44 and a beta of 1.18. The company's fifty day moving average is $167.61 and its two-hundred day moving average is $158.82.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS - Get Free Report) last issued 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 the consensus estimate of $1.67 by $0.05. Keysight Technologies had a net margin of 10.36% and a return on equity of 19.53%. The company had revenue of $1.35 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.32 billion. During the same period last year, the firm posted $1.57 EPS. Keysight Technologies'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. Analysts forecast that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 6.32 earnings per share for the current year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities research analysts recently commented on KEYS shares. Bank of America lifted their price target on shares of Keysight Technologies from $175.00 to $179.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 20th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price target 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. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Keysight Technologies from a "strong-buy" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Saturday, September 20th. Finally, Barclays cut their price target on shares of Keysight Technologies from $200.00 to $195.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, August 20th. Seven investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $187.38.

Keysight Technologies Company 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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