Sowell Financial Services LLC Reduces Stock Position in Keysight Technologies Inc. $KEYS

Key Points

• Sowell Financial Services cut its stake in Keysight by 76.8% in Q4, selling 4,504 shares and leaving 1,364 shares valued at $277,000.
• Keysight beat Q4 expectations with EPS of $2.17 (vs. $2.00) and revenue of $1.60B (up 23.3% YoY), and issued FY2026 guidance of roughly 8.59 EPS with Q2 guidance of 2.27–2.33.
• Insiders have been selling (CEO sold 1,667 shares; a director sold 30,000), institutional investors own about 84.6% of the stock, and analysts' consensus is a "Moderate Buy" with a $304.17 target.

Sowell Financial Services LLC cut its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS - Free Report) by 76.8% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 1,364 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock after selling 4,504 shares during the quarter. Sowell Financial Services LLC's holdings in Keysight Technologies were worth $277,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Paradiem LLC acquired a new position in shares of Keysight Technologies in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $979,000. Madison Asset Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies by 7.6% in the 3rd quarter. Madison Asset Management LLC now owns 571,222 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $99,918,000 after acquiring an additional 40,153 shares during the last quarter. National Pension Service increased its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies by 2.4% in the 3rd quarter. National Pension Service now owns 291,237 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $50,943,000 after acquiring an additional 6,957 shares during the last quarter. Fenimore Asset Management Inc increased its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies by 1.1% in the 3rd quarter. Fenimore Asset Management Inc now owns 632,432 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $110,625,000 after acquiring an additional 6,629 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC increased its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies by 2,290.3% in the 3rd quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 1,421,437 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $246,051,000 after acquiring an additional 1,361,969 shares during the last quarter. 84.58% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Keysight Technologies Trading Up 0.4%

NYSE:KEYS opened at $324.18 on Friday. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a 12-month low of $129.29 and a 12-month high of $325.55. The firm has a market capitalization of $55.60 billion, a P/E ratio of 58.41, a P/E/G ratio of 2.38 and a beta of 1.15. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.41, a current ratio of 2.60 and a quick ratio of 2.02. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $273.66 and a 200 day simple moving average of $220.33.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Monday, February 23rd. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $2.17 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $2.00 by $0.17. Keysight Technologies had a return on equity of 19.26% and a net margin of 16.84%.The business had revenue of $1.60 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.54 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $1.82 EPS. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 23.3% compared to the same quarter last year. Keysight Technologies has set its FY 2026 guidance at 8.590- EPS and its Q2 2026 guidance at 2.270-2.330 EPS. Equities research analysts predict that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 6.32 EPS for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling at Keysight Technologies

In related news, CEO Satish Dhanasekaran sold 1,667 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, March 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $300.00, for a total transaction of $500,100.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 122,398 shares in the company, valued at $36,719,400. The trade was a 1.34% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, Director Ronald S. Nersesian sold 30,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, March 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $285.96, for a total value of $8,578,800.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 163,377 shares of the company's stock, valued at $46,719,286.92. This represents a 15.51% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last ninety days, insiders have sold 40,334 shares of company stock worth $11,533,230. 0.40% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities research analysts have recently weighed in on KEYS shares. Morgan Stanley boosted their price target on Keysight Technologies from $227.00 to $268.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a report on Tuesday, February 24th. UBS Group boosted their price target on Keysight Technologies from $230.00 to $340.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Tuesday, February 24th. Robert W. Baird boosted their price target on Keysight Technologies from $295.00 to $310.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Monday, March 30th. Zacks Research downgraded Keysight Technologies from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Tuesday, March 31st. Finally, Truist Financial started coverage on Keysight Technologies in a report on Tuesday, March 31st. They issued a "hold" rating and a $310.00 price target for the company. Nine research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $304.17.

Keysight Technologies Profile

Keysight Technologies is a global provider of electronic design, test, measurement and optimization solutions for communications, electronics and related industries. The company was formed as a corporate spin-off from Agilent Technologies in 2014; its origins trace back to the electronic measurement business that was part of Hewlett‑Packard before Agilent. Keysight develops hardware and software used throughout the product development lifecycle, from design and simulation to prototype validation and manufacturing test.

Keysight's product portfolio includes electronic test and measurement instruments such as oscilloscopes, network and spectrum analyzers, signal generators, vector network analyzers and modular PXI-based systems, together with software platforms for simulation, automated test and data analysis.

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