Osterweis Capital Management Inc. Sells 32,075 Shares of Keysight Technologies Inc. $KEYS

Key Points

• Osterweis Capital Management Inc. reduced its stake in Keysight Technologies by 13.5% after selling 32,075 shares, leaving it with approximately 0.12% ownership valued at $30.65 million.
• Several institutional investors have significantly increased their holdings in Keysight Technologies, with Kovitz Investment Group Partners increasing its stake by 364.6% and Victory Capital Management boosting theirs by 1,224.5%.
• Keysight Technologies reported earnings of $1.72 per share for its most recent quarter, exceeding analysts' expectations, and projects a guidance range of $1.790 - $1.85 EPS for Q4 2025.

Osterweis Capital Management Inc. trimmed its position in shares of Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS - Free Report) by 13.5% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 204,661 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock after selling 32,075 shares during the quarter. Osterweis Capital Management Inc. owned approximately 0.12% of Keysight Technologies worth $30,652,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the stock. Private Trust Co. NA raised its stake in 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 acquiring an additional 75 shares in the last quarter. Principal Securities Inc. raised its stake in 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 acquiring an additional 76 shares in the last quarter. Haven Private LLC raised its stake in 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 acquiring an additional 82 shares in the last quarter. Pinnacle Bancorp Inc. raised its stake in 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 acquiring an additional 83 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Integrated Advisors Network LLC raised its stake in 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 acquiring an additional 85 shares in the last quarter. 84.58% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Keysight Technologies news, CFO Neil Dougherty sold 12,215 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Monday, June 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $164.60, for a total value of $2,010,589.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer owned 115,228 shares of the company's stock, valued at $18,966,528.80. The trade was a 9.58% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, SVP John Page sold 7,368 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Friday, May 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $157.78, for a total value of $1,162,523.04. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 36,986 shares of the company's stock, valued at $5,835,651.08. This represents a 16.61% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 30,241 shares of company stock worth $4,866,631 over the last ninety days. 0.61% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research firms have recently commented on KEYS. Bank of America boosted their price objective on Keysight Technologies from $175.00 to $179.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research note on Wednesday. Barclays dropped their price objective on Keysight Technologies from $200.00 to $195.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price objective on Keysight Technologies from $177.00 to $200.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research note on Thursday, July 17th. Finally, Morgan Stanley boosted their price objective on Keysight Technologies from $156.00 to $180.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 13th. Seven research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Keysight Technologies currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $187.38.

Keysight Technologies Price Performance

Shares of NYSE KEYS traded up $6.2060 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $166.7960. The company had a trading volume of 1,035,068 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,009,340. The company has a current ratio of 3.59, a quick ratio of 2.75 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.45. The stock has a market cap of $28.71 billion, a PE ratio of 53.12, a P/E/G ratio of 2.26 and a beta of 1.11. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $163.30 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $158.24. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a 1-year low of $121.43 and a 1-year high of $186.20.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August 19th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $1.72 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.67 by $0.05. Keysight Technologies had a return on equity of 19.53% and a net margin of 10.36%.The business had revenue of $1.35 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.32 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $1.57 earnings per share. Keysight Technologies's revenue for the quarter was up 11.1% compared to the same quarter last year. 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 analysts anticipate that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 6.32 earnings per share 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.