Jefferies Financial Group Inc. Purchases 17,071 Shares of Keysight Technologies Inc. $KEYS

Key Points

• Jefferies Financial Group increased its Keysight Technologies stake by 172.4% in the second quarter, purchasing 17,071 additional shares and bringing its holdings to 26,972 shares valued at approximately $9.44 million. Institutional investors own 84.58% of the company.
• Analyst sentiment remains positive, with JPMorgan, UBS, Susquehanna and Morgan Stanley raising their price targets to $425–$440. Keysight has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $392.83.
• Keysight reported quarterly earnings of $3.07 per share, beating estimates of $2.48, while revenue rose 36.5% year over year to $1.85 billion. The stock opened at $326.39, up 1.4%.

Jefferies Financial Group Inc. grew its position in Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS - Free Report) by 172.4% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 26,972 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock after purchasing an additional 17,071 shares during the period. Jefferies Financial Group Inc.'s holdings in Keysight Technologies were worth $9,442,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in KEYS. BlackRock Inc. acquired a new position in Keysight Technologies in the second quarter valued at about $7,030,806,000. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD raised its position in shares of Keysight Technologies by 0.5% during the fourth quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 17,419,811 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $3,539,532,000 after purchasing an additional 85,693 shares during the period. State Street Corp lifted its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies by 2.5% during the 4th quarter. State Street Corp now owns 8,191,895 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $1,664,511,000 after purchasing an additional 200,279 shares in the last quarter. Boston Partners lifted its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies by 3.4% during the 3rd quarter. Boston Partners now owns 4,870,268 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $851,525,000 after purchasing an additional 160,728 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Capital World Investors grew its position in shares of Keysight Technologies by 6.5% in the 4th quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 3,940,767 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $800,732,000 after purchasing an additional 240,058 shares during the period. 84.58% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling at Keysight Technologies

In other news, SVP Ingrid A. Estrada sold 2,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, August 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $314.66, for a total transaction of $629,320.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 103,861 shares in the company, valued at $32,680,902.26. This represents a 1.89% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, Director James Cullen sold 3,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, June 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $346.58, for a total transaction of $1,039,740.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 21,821 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $7,562,722.18. This represents a 12.09% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold a total of 10,507 shares of company stock worth $3,491,649 in the last three months. 0.40% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research firms recently issued reports on KEYS. Wall Street Zen cut Keysight Technologies from a "strong-buy" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Saturday, August 1st. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price target on shares of Keysight Technologies from $400.00 to $425.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 19th. UBS Group upped their price target on shares of Keysight Technologies from $420.00 to $440.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, August 19th. Susquehanna raised their price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies from $425.00 to $440.00 and gave the stock a "positive" rating in a report on Wednesday, August 19th. Finally, Morgan Stanley boosted their price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies from $400.00 to $425.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 19th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have given a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $392.83.

Keysight Technologies Trading Up 1.4%

NYSE KEYS opened at $326.39 on Friday. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a 52 week low of $158.79 and a 52 week high of $374.96. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.28, a quick ratio of 1.62 and a current ratio of 2.02. The stock's 50 day moving average price is $330.03 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $318.65. The stock has a market capitalization of $55.78 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 44.83, a PEG ratio of 1.65 and a beta of 1.22.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August 18th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $3.07 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.48 by $0.59. The company had revenue of $1.85 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.75 billion. Keysight Technologies had a net margin of 19.08% and a return on equity of 24.34%. The business's quarterly revenue was up 36.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business earned $1.72 EPS. Keysight Technologies has set its Q4 2026 guidance at 3.340-3.400 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 11.460-11.460 EPS. As a group, analysts anticipate that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 10.03 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

About Keysight Technologies

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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