Park Avenue Securities LLC Takes $1.07 Million Position in Keysight Technologies Inc. $KEYS

Key Points

• Park Avenue Securities LLC acquired a new position in Keysight Technologies worth approximately $1.07 million by purchasing 6,555 shares in the 2nd quarter of the year.
• Analysts have a mostly positive outlook on Keysight Technologies, with a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $187.38, indicating potential upside in the stock's value.
• Keysight Technologies reported an earnings per share (EPS) of $1.72 for the last quarter, exceeding expectations and forecasting a Q4 2025 EPS of between $1.790 and $1.850.

Park Avenue Securities LLC purchased a new stake in Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS - Free Report) in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund purchased 6,555 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock, valued at approximately $1,074,000.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of KEYS. Squarepoint Ops LLC lifted its position in Keysight Technologies by 366.9% in the 4th quarter. Squarepoint Ops LLC now owns 4,664 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $749,000 after purchasing an additional 3,665 shares during the last quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC lifted its position in Keysight Technologies by 9.1% in the 4th quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 10,624 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $1,707,000 after purchasing an additional 888 shares during the last quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP lifted its position in Keysight Technologies by 35.8% in the 4th quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 16,039 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $2,576,000 after purchasing an additional 4,228 shares during the last quarter. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB lifted its position in Keysight Technologies by 28.9% in the 1st quarter. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB now owns 856 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $128,000 after purchasing an additional 192 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Central Pacific Bank Trust Division lifted its position in Keysight Technologies by 97.8% in the 1st quarter. Central Pacific Bank Trust Division now owns 182 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $27,000 after purchasing an additional 90 shares during the last quarter. 84.58% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several analysts recently weighed in on KEYS shares. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies from $177.00 to $200.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research report on Thursday, July 17th. Bank of America boosted 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 report on Saturday, September 20th. Finally, Barclays dropped their price target on shares of Keysight Technologies from $200.00 to $195.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, August 20th. Seven research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Keysight Technologies presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $187.38.

Keysight Technologies Stock Up 0.5%

NYSE KEYS opened at $173.28 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.45, a current ratio of 3.59 and a quick ratio of 2.94. The company's 50 day simple moving average is $167.11 and its 200 day simple moving average is $158.32. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a 12 month low of $121.43 and a 12 month high of $186.20. The company has a market capitalization of $29.78 billion, a P/E ratio of 55.18, a PEG ratio of 2.40 and a beta of 1.16.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results 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 10.36% and a return on equity of 19.53%. The business had revenue of $1.35 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.32 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $1.57 EPS. The business'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. Equities research analysts expect that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 6.32 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, CFO Neil Dougherty sold 12,215 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, June 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $164.60, for a total value of $2,010,589.00. Following the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 115,228 shares in the company, valued at $18,966,528.80. The trade was a 9.58% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, SVP Ingrid A. Estrada sold 2,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, September 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $173.98, for a total transaction of $347,960.00. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president owned 106,590 shares in the company, valued at $18,544,528.20. The trade was a 1.84% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 14,357 shares of company stock worth $2,383,195 over the last quarter. Insiders own 0.61% of the company's stock.

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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