Keysight Technologies Inc. $KEYS Shares Sold by Stephens Investment Management Group LLC

Stephens Investment Management Group LLC trimmed its position in Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS - Free Report) by 16.0% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 61,970 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock after selling 11,784 shares during the period. Stephens Investment Management Group LLC's holdings in Keysight Technologies were worth $10,154,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of KEYS. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD boosted its holdings in Keysight Technologies by 16.6% in the 1st quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 18,790,100 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $2,814,195,000 after buying an additional 2,675,148 shares during the last quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. boosted its holdings in Keysight Technologies by 1,224.5% in the 1st quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 1,991,884 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $298,324,000 after buying an additional 1,841,494 shares during the last quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. lifted its stake in Keysight Technologies by 310.2% in the 2nd quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 415,782 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $68,130,000 after purchasing an additional 314,420 shares in the last quarter. ANTIPODES PARTNERS Ltd lifted its stake in Keysight Technologies by 49.4% in the 1st quarter. ANTIPODES PARTNERS Ltd now owns 935,490 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $140,120,000 after purchasing an additional 309,345 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Boston Partners lifted its stake in Keysight Technologies by 7.7% in the 1st quarter. Boston Partners now owns 4,263,417 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $636,854,000 after purchasing an additional 305,143 shares in the last quarter. 84.58% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, SVP Ingrid A. Estrada sold 2,000 shares of Keysight Technologies stock in a transaction that occurred 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 sale, the senior vice president owned 106,590 shares in the company, valued at approximately $18,544,528.20. This trade represents a 1.84% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Company insiders own 0.61% of the company's stock.

Keysight Technologies Stock Down 1.7%

Keysight Technologies stock opened at $164.56 on Thursday. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $121.43 and a fifty-two week 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 firm has a 50 day moving average price of $168.51 and a 200 day moving average price of $160.50. The company has a market capitalization of $28.28 billion, a PE 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. Keysight Technologies had a net margin of 10.36% and a return on equity of 19.53%. The firm had revenue of $1.35 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.32 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $1.57 EPS. The firm'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. Research analysts expect that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 6.32 earnings per share for the current year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research firms have weighed in on KEYS. Barclays decreased their target price 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. Bank of America raised their target price 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. Morgan Stanley reissued an "equal weight" rating and issued a $180.00 target price on shares of Keysight Technologies in a research note on Friday, October 10th. Weiss Ratings reissued a "hold (c)" rating on shares of Keysight Technologies in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Finally, Wall Street Zen raised shares of Keysight Technologies from a "buy" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Saturday, October 18th. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock 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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