Keysight Technologies Inc. $KEYS Shares Purchased by Paralel Advisors LLC

Key Points

• Paralel Advisors LLC increased its stake in Keysight Technologies by 11.1% during Q2, now holding 17,839 shares worth approximately $2.923 million.
• Keysight Technologies reported $1.72 earnings per share for its last quarter, surpassing estimates, with revenues growing 11.1% year-over-year.
• Currently, 84.58% of Keysight's stock is held by institutional investors, reflecting strong interest from the financial market.

Paralel Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS - Free Report) by 11.1% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 17,839 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock after acquiring an additional 1,786 shares during the period. Paralel Advisors LLC's holdings in Keysight Technologies were worth $2,923,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the business. Forum Financial Management LP boosted its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies by 14.6% during the 2nd quarter. Forum Financial Management LP now owns 2,165 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $355,000 after purchasing an additional 276 shares during the last quarter. Ethic Inc. lifted its position in Keysight Technologies by 50.6% during the second quarter. Ethic Inc. now owns 13,492 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $2,217,000 after buying an additional 4,532 shares in the last quarter. Rehmann Capital Advisory Group acquired a new position in Keysight Technologies during the second quarter worth $254,000. Legacy Wealth Asset Management LLC grew its holdings in Keysight Technologies by 23.4% in the 2nd quarter. Legacy Wealth Asset Management LLC now owns 3,204 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $525,000 after buying an additional 608 shares in the last quarter. Finally, DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale grew its holdings in Keysight Technologies by 0.5% in the 2nd quarter. DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale now owns 86,618 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $14,312,000 after buying an additional 425 shares in the last quarter. 84.58% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Keysight Technologies Price Performance

Keysight Technologies stock opened at $164.56 on Thursday. The company's 50 day simple moving average is $168.51 and its 200-day simple moving average is $160.50. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.45, a quick ratio of 2.94 and a current ratio of 3.59. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a 1 year low of $121.43 and a 1 year high of $186.20. The company has a market capitalization of $28.28 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 52.41, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.33 and a beta of 1.18.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, August 19th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $1.72 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.67 by $0.05. The firm had revenue of $1.35 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate 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 for the quarter was up 11.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $1.57 EPS. Keysight Technologies has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 1.790-1.85 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at 7.090-7.090 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts expect that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 6.32 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Keysight Technologies news, SVP Ingrid A. Estrada sold 2,000 shares of Keysight Technologies stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, September 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $173.98, for a total value of $347,960.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 106,590 shares of the company's stock, valued at $18,544,528.20. The trade was a 1.84% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. 0.61% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research firms have recently commented on KEYS. Morgan Stanley reiterated an "equal weight" rating and set a $180.00 price target on shares of Keysight Technologies in a report on Friday, October 10th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their target price 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. Weiss Ratings reissued a "hold (c)" rating on shares of Keysight Technologies in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Bank of America raised their price target on shares of Keysight Technologies from $175.00 to $179.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a report on Wednesday, August 20th. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded Keysight Technologies from a "buy" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Saturday, October 18th. Six analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus 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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