Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC Raises Stock Position in Keysight Technologies Inc. $KEYS

Key Points

• Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC increased its holdings in Keysight Technologies by 27.5% in Q2, now owning 16,231 shares valued at approximately $2.71 million.
• Several analysts have raised their price targets for Keysight Technologies, with JPMorgan increasing its target from $177 to $200 and Bank of America from $175 to $179.
• Keysight Technologies reported $1.72 EPS for the last quarter, exceeding expectations, and has set guidance for Q4 2025 at 1.790-1.85 EPS.

Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC grew its holdings in Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS - Free Report) by 27.5% in the second quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 16,231 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock after buying an additional 3,501 shares during the period. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC's holdings in Keysight Technologies were worth $2,711,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other large investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Praxis Investment Management Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies by 45.8% in the first quarter. Praxis Investment Management Inc. now owns 6,371 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $954,000 after purchasing an additional 2,000 shares in the last quarter. Foyston Gordon & Payne Inc lifted its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies by 11.5% during the first quarter. Foyston Gordon & Payne Inc now owns 59,851 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $8,964,000 after buying an additional 6,186 shares during the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its holdings in Keysight Technologies by 142.8% during the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 5,012 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $751,000 after buying an additional 2,948 shares during the last quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC grew its stake in Keysight Technologies by 3.2% in the first quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 52,174 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $7,828,000 after purchasing an additional 1,635 shares in the last quarter. Finally, True Link Financial Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Keysight Technologies in the 1st quarter valued at $351,000. 84.58% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

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

Keysight Technologies Stock Up 0.5%

KEYS stock opened at $173.28 on Friday. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $121.43 and a fifty-two week high of $186.20. 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 stock has a market capitalization of $29.78 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 55.18, a PEG ratio of 2.42 and a beta of 1.16. The business's fifty day moving average price is $167.11 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $158.38.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August 19th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $1.72 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.67 by $0.05. The firm had revenue of $1.35 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.32 billion. Keysight Technologies had a return on equity of 19.53% and a net margin of 10.36%.The company's revenue was up 11.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company 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. On average, equities analysts anticipate that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 6.32 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Activity

In related news, CFO Neil Dougherty sold 12,215 shares of the firm'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 transaction of $2,010,589.00. Following the sale, the chief financial officer owned 115,228 shares in the company, valued at approximately $18,966,528.80. This trade represents a 9.58% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, SVP Ingrid A. Estrada sold 2,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated 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 transaction, 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 have sold 14,357 shares of company stock valued at $2,383,195 over the last three months. 0.61% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

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.

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