MBB Public Markets I LLC Invests $295,000 in Keysight Technologies Inc. $KEYS

Key Points

• MBB Public Markets I LLC recently acquired 1,967 shares of Keysight Technologies Inc. valued at approximately $295,000 in the first quarter.
• Analyst ratings for Keysight Technologies show a consensus of "Moderate Buy" with several firms increasing their price targets, with JPMorgan raising theirs to $200.00.
• The company reported $1.72 earnings per share for the last quarter, exceeding estimates, and predicts future earnings for Q4 2025 between $1.790 and $1.85 EPS.

MBB Public Markets I LLC bought a new position in Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS - Free Report) in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm bought 1,967 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock, valued at approximately $295,000.

Other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Praxis Investment Management Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies by 45.8% in the 1st quarter. Praxis Investment Management Inc. now owns 6,371 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $954,000 after acquiring an additional 2,000 shares during the period. Foyston Gordon & Payne Inc lifted its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies by 11.5% in the 1st quarter. Foyston Gordon & Payne Inc now owns 59,851 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $8,964,000 after acquiring an additional 6,186 shares during the period. GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies by 142.8% in the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 5,012 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $751,000 after acquiring an additional 2,948 shares during the period. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC lifted its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies by 3.2% in the 1st quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 52,174 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $7,828,000 after acquiring an additional 1,635 shares during the period. Finally, Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC lifted its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies by 19.8% in the 1st quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 12,730 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $1,906,000 after acquiring an additional 2,106 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 84.58% of the company's stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several brokerages recently commented on KEYS. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Keysight Technologies from a "buy" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Friday, September 5th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised 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 raised their price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies from $175.00 to $179.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 20th. Finally, Barclays reduced 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. Seven investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $187.38.

Insider Activity

In other Keysight Technologies news, SVP Ingrid A. Estrada sold 10,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Friday, June 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $158.97, for a total transaction of $1,589,700.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 108,590 shares in the company, valued at approximately $17,262,552.30. This trade represents a 8.43% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, CFO Neil Dougherty sold 12,215 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Monday, June 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $164.60, for a total transaction of $2,010,589.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 115,228 shares of the company's stock, valued at $18,966,528.80. This trade represents a 9.58% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Company insiders own 0.61% of the company's stock.

Keysight Technologies Price Performance

NYSE:KEYS traded up $1.13 during mid-day trading on Monday, hitting $171.67. 598,498 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 984,851. 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's 50 day simple moving average is $164.74 and its 200 day simple moving average is $156.98. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a 1 year low of $121.43 and a 1 year high of $186.20. The company has a market cap of $29.50 billion, a PE ratio of 54.67, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.38 and a beta of 1.16.

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 period last year, the firm posted $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. Sell-side analysts expect that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 6.32 EPS for the current year.

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.