Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Co Takes Position in Keysight Technologies Inc. $KEYS

Key Points

• Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Co bought a new stake of 57,900 shares in Keysight Technologies in Q4, valued at about $11.8 million.
• Keysight beat Q4 estimates with EPS of $2.17 vs. $2.00 and revenue of $1.60B (up 23.3% YoY), and issued FY2026 EPS guidance of 8.59 and Q2 guidance of 2.27–2.33.
• Insiders have sold 40,334 shares (~$11.53M) in the last three months while institutional investors hold 84.58% of the stock, and several analysts have lifted targets and ratings (e.g., Goldman Sachs to $384; average price target ~$314).

Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Co bought a new stake in Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS - Free Report) in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm bought 57,900 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock, valued at approximately $11,765,000.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in KEYS. Optiver Holding B.V. acquired a new stake in shares of Keysight Technologies during the third quarter worth approximately $35,000. Westfuller Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Keysight Technologies in the third quarter valued at approximately $45,000. Atlantic Edge Private Wealth Management LLC grew its holdings in Keysight Technologies by 497.7% during the 4th quarter. Atlantic Edge Private Wealth Management LLC now owns 257 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $52,000 after acquiring an additional 214 shares during the period. Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp grew its holdings in Keysight Technologies by 36.2% during the 3rd quarter. Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp now owns 286 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $50,000 after acquiring an additional 76 shares during the period. Finally, Root Financial Partners LLC acquired a new stake in Keysight Technologies during the 3rd quarter worth $51,000. Institutional investors own 84.58% of the company's stock.

Insider Activity

In other news, SVP Ingrid A. Estrada sold 2,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Friday, February 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $237.68, for a total transaction of $475,360.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president owned 107,861 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $25,636,402.48. This trade represents a 1.82% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, SVP Jeffrey K. Li sold 2,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $297.19, for a total transaction of $594,380.00. Following the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 34,499 shares of the company's stock, valued at $10,252,757.81. The trade was a 5.48% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last three months, insiders have sold 40,334 shares of company stock valued at $11,533,230. 0.40% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Keysight Technologies Price Performance

KEYS stock opened at $355.82 on Wednesday. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $305.30 and a 200-day moving average price of $238.36. The company has a market capitalization of $61.02 billion, a P/E ratio of 64.11, a PEG ratio of 2.56 and a beta of 1.26. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a 52-week low of $145.51 and a 52-week high of $358.51. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.41, a quick ratio of 2.02 and a current ratio of 2.60.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Monday, February 23rd. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $2.17 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.00 by $0.17. The firm had revenue of $1.60 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.54 billion. Keysight Technologies had a net margin of 16.84% and a return on equity of 19.26%. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 23.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $1.82 earnings per share. Keysight Technologies has set its FY 2026 guidance at 8.590- EPS and its Q2 2026 guidance at 2.270-2.330 EPS. As a group, equities analysts expect that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 7.86 EPS for the current year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

KEYS has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. The Goldman Sachs Group lifted their price target on shares of Keysight Technologies from $322.00 to $384.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Tuesday, April 14th. Bank of America raised shares of Keysight Technologies from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and set a $340.00 price objective on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, February 24th. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price target on shares of Keysight Technologies from $225.00 to $300.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 24th. Morgan Stanley boosted their price target on shares of Keysight Technologies from $227.00 to $268.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 24th. Finally, UBS Group boosted their price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies from $230.00 to $340.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 24th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have assigned a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $314.33.

About Keysight Technologies

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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