Keysight Technologies Inc. $KEYS Shares Acquired by Foyston Gordon & Payne Inc

Key Points

• Foyston Gordon & Payne Inc increased its stake in Keysight Technologies by 11.5%, owning 59,851 shares worth approximately $8.96 million.
• Insider transactions included CEO Satish Dhanasekaran and SVP Ingrid A. Estrada selling shares, with insiders offloading a total of 31,830 shares valued at $5.12 million in the last quarter.
• Wall Street analysts have upgraded their ratings on Keysight Technologies, with an average target price of $187.50, suggesting a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy."

Foyston Gordon & Payne Inc boosted its position in Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS - Free Report) by 11.5% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 59,851 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock after acquiring an additional 6,186 shares during the period. Keysight Technologies comprises approximately 2.2% of Foyston Gordon & Payne Inc's holdings, making the stock its 17th biggest holding. Foyston Gordon & Payne Inc's holdings in Keysight Technologies were worth $8,964,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Private Trust Co. NA grew its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies by 39.9% during 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 buying an additional 75 shares during the period. Principal Securities Inc. grew its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies by 9.1% during the 1st quarter. Principal Securities Inc. now owns 910 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $146,000 after buying an additional 76 shares during the period. Haven Private LLC grew its stake in shares of 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 valued at $595,000 after buying an additional 82 shares during the period. Pinnacle Bancorp Inc. grew its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies by 14.2% during the 1st quarter. Pinnacle Bancorp Inc. now owns 669 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $100,000 after buying an additional 83 shares during the period. Finally, Integrated Advisors Network LLC grew its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies by 4.8% during the 1st quarter. Integrated Advisors Network LLC now owns 1,847 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $277,000 after buying an additional 85 shares during the period. 84.58% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies from $177.00 to $200.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Thursday, July 17th. Bank of America upgraded shares of Keysight Technologies from an "underperform" rating to a "neutral" rating and lifted their target price for the company from $170.00 to $175.00 in a report on Monday, July 21st. Finally, Morgan Stanley lifted their target price on shares of Keysight Technologies from $156.00 to $180.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Tuesday, May 13th. Seven investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Keysight Technologies currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $187.50.

Keysight Technologies Stock Down 0.3%

Shares of NYSE:KEYS traded down $0.5210 during midday trading on Tuesday, hitting $163.9090. 1,537,608 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 851,924. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.46, a quick ratio of 2.75 and a current ratio of 3.39. The company has a market cap of $28.21 billion, a PE ratio of 38.48, a P/E/G ratio of 2.32 and a beta of 1.11. The firm's fifty day moving average price is $163.23 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $158.42. 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 issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August 19th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $1.72 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.67 by $0.05. Keysight Technologies had a net margin of 14.50% and a return on equity of 19.65%. During the same period last year, the company 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. On average, equities research analysts anticipate that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 6.32 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Transactions at Keysight Technologies

In other Keysight Technologies news, CEO Satish Dhanasekaran sold 658 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Friday, May 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $157.78, for a total value of $103,819.24. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 115,576 shares in the company, valued at $18,235,581.28. The trade was a 0.57% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, CFO Neil Dougherty sold 12,215 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Monday, June 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $164.60, for a total transaction of $2,010,589.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 115,228 shares in the company, valued at $18,966,528.80. This represents a 9.58% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 31,830 shares of company stock worth $5,124,049 over the last three months. Insiders own 0.61% of the company's stock.

About Keysight Technologies

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.