1,551 Shares in Keysight Technologies Inc. $KEYS Purchased by Sivia Capital Partners LLC

Key Points

• Sivia Capital Partners LLC made a new investment of $254,000 in Keysight Technologies, acquiring 1,551 shares during the second quarter.
• Research analysts have recently raised their price targets for Keysight, with JPMorgan increasing theirs to $200.00 and Bank of America adjusting it to $179.00.
• The company reported a quarterly earnings per share (EPS) of $1.72, exceeding analysts' expectations, and anticipates a Q4 2025 EPS guidance of 1.790-1.85.

Sivia Capital Partners LLC bought a new position in Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS - Free Report) in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor bought 1,551 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock, valued at approximately $254,000.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Central Pacific Bank Trust Division boosted its stake in shares of 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 in the last quarter. Accent Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Keysight Technologies in the 1st quarter valued at $28,000. Manchester Capital Management LLC boosted its position in Keysight Technologies by 85.0% during the first quarter. Manchester Capital Management LLC now owns 235 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $35,000 after buying an additional 108 shares during the period. Zions Bancorporation National Association UT purchased a new stake in Keysight Technologies during the first quarter valued at about $36,000. Finally, WPG Advisers LLC purchased a new stake in Keysight Technologies during the first quarter valued at about $39,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 84.58% of the company's stock.

Keysight Technologies Stock Up 0.6%

NYSE KEYS traded up $1.15 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $178.36. 2,324,472 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 859,835. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $165.82 and a 200 day simple moving average of $157.60. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a 52-week low of $121.43 and a 52-week high of $186.20. The firm has a market cap of $30.65 billion, a PE ratio of 56.80, a PEG ratio of 2.48 and a beta of 1.16. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.45, a current ratio of 3.59 and a quick ratio of 2.94.

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 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.67 by $0.05. The firm had revenue of $1.35 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.32 billion. Keysight Technologies had a net margin of 10.36% and a return on equity of 19.53%. The business's revenue was up 11.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business earned $1.57 earnings per share. 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 anticipate that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 6.32 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their target price on shares of Keysight Technologies from $177.00 to $200.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Thursday, July 17th. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Keysight Technologies from a "strong-buy" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Saturday. Bank of America raised their price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies from $175.00 to $179.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a report on Wednesday, August 20th. Finally, Barclays lowered their price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies from $200.00 to $195.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a report 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. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $187.38.

Insider Buying and Selling at Keysight Technologies

In other news, 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 value 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. The trade was a 9.58% decrease in their ownership of the stock. 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 company's stock in a transaction on Wednesday, September 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $173.98, for a total value of $347,960.00. Following the sale, the senior vice president owned 106,590 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $18,544,528.20. This trade represents a 1.84% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 14,357 shares of company stock valued at $2,383,195 in the last 90 days. Company 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.