Keysight Technologies Inc. $KEYS Shares Sold by Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V.

Key Points

• Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. reduced its stake in Keysight Technologies by 24.1%, currently holding 177,580 shares valued at approximately $29.1 million.
• Keysight Technologies reported a quarterly earnings per share of $1.72, exceeding the consensus estimate and showing a revenue increase of 11.1% year-over-year.
• 7 analysts have rated Keysight Technologies with a Buy rating, resulting in a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $187.38.

Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. lessened its position in Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS - Free Report) by 24.1% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 177,580 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock after selling 56,396 shares during the period. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. owned about 0.10% of Keysight Technologies worth $29,098,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of KEYS. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC increased its position in Keysight Technologies by 9.1% during the fourth quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 10,624 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $1,707,000 after purchasing an additional 888 shares during the last quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP increased its position in Keysight Technologies by 35.8% during the fourth quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 16,039 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $2,576,000 after purchasing an additional 4,228 shares during the last quarter. NBC Securities Inc. increased its position in Keysight Technologies by 87,100.0% during the first quarter. NBC Securities Inc. now owns 872 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $130,000 after purchasing an additional 871 shares during the last quarter. Merit Financial Group LLC increased its position in Keysight Technologies by 10.9% during the first quarter. Merit Financial Group LLC now owns 3,792 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $568,000 after purchasing an additional 373 shares during the last quarter. Finally, UMB Bank n.a. increased its position in Keysight Technologies by 25.9% during the first quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 1,225 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $183,000 after purchasing an additional 252 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 84.58% of the company's stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Keysight Technologies

In other news, SVP Ingrid A. Estrada sold 2,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction 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 transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 106,590 shares in the company, valued at approximately $18,544,528.20. This represents a 1.84% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Company insiders own 0.61% of the company's stock.

Keysight Technologies Price Performance

Shares of KEYS stock opened at $173.35 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $29.79 billion, a PE ratio of 55.21, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.44 and a beta of 1.18. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $167.93 and a 200-day simple moving average of $159.10. The company has a current ratio of 3.59, a quick ratio of 2.94 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.45. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a twelve month low of $121.43 and a twelve month high of $186.20.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS - Get Free Report) last announced 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 business 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 business's quarterly 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 anticipate that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 6.32 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

KEYS has been the subject of several research analyst reports. Bank of America upped their price target on shares of Keysight Technologies from $175.00 to $179.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 20th. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Keysight Technologies from a "strong-buy" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Saturday, September 20th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a "hold (c)" rating on shares of Keysight Technologies in a research note on Saturday, September 27th. Barclays decreased their price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies from $200.00 to $195.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, August 20th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price objective 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. Seven analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Keysight Technologies has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $187.38.

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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