Public Sector Pension Investment Board Has $4.02 Million Stake in Keysight Technologies Inc. $KEYS

Public Sector Pension Investment Board boosted its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS - Free Report) by 6.7% in the first quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 26,807 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock after purchasing an additional 1,693 shares during the period. Public Sector Pension Investment Board's holdings in Keysight Technologies were worth $4,015,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of KEYS. Townsquare Capital LLC increased its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies by 15.7% in the 4th quarter. Townsquare Capital LLC now owns 3,983 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $640,000 after buying an additional 539 shares during the period. Mariner LLC increased its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies by 18.9% in the 4th quarter. Mariner LLC now owns 34,662 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $5,568,000 after buying an additional 5,508 shares during the period. Jump Financial LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Keysight Technologies in the 4th quarter valued at $1,565,000. Forum Financial Management LP increased its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies by 24.5% in the 4th quarter. Forum Financial Management LP now owns 1,735 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $279,000 after buying an additional 341 shares during the period. Finally, First Trust Advisors LP increased its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies by 49.3% in the 4th quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 96,964 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $15,575,000 after buying an additional 32,021 shares during the period. 84.58% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Keysight Technologies Stock Down 0.3%

Shares of Keysight Technologies stock traded down $0.5210 during trading on Tuesday, reaching $163.9090. The stock had a trading volume of 1,537,608 shares, compared to its average volume of 851,924. The company has a market capitalization of $28.21 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 38.48, a P/E/G ratio of 2.32 and a beta of 1.11. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $163.23 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $158.42. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a 52 week low of $121.43 and a 52 week high of $186.20. The company has a current ratio of 3.39, a quick ratio of 2.75 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.46.

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 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.67 by $0.05. Keysight Technologies had a return on equity of 19.65% and a net margin of 14.50%.The company's quarterly revenue was up 11.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business earned $1.57 EPS. 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 predict that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 6.32 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity

In other news, SVP John Page sold 7,368 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, May 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $157.78, for a total transaction of $1,162,523.04. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president owned 36,986 shares in the company, valued at $5,835,651.08. The trade was a 16.61% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, Director Richard P. Hamada sold 1,589 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, May 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $162.00, for a total value of $257,418.00. Following the sale, the director owned 42,160 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $6,829,920. This represents a 3.63% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 31,830 shares of company stock valued at $5,124,049. 0.61% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research firms have recently commented on KEYS. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their target price on 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 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 research note on Monday, July 21st. Finally, Morgan Stanley lifted their target price on Keysight Technologies from $156.00 to $180.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 13th. Seven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Keysight Technologies currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $187.50.

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.