Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) SVP Ingrid A. Estrada Sells 2,000 Shares

Key Points

• Ingrid Estrada, SVP of Keysight Technologies, sold 2,000 shares at an average price of $173.98, totaling $347,960, which now brings her total ownership to 106,590 shares.
• Keysight Technologies reported a 12-month revenue increase of 11.1% in their last earnings announcement, exceeding analyst expectations with an EPS of $1.72.
• Several analysts have recently revised their price targets for Keysight Technologies, with a consensus price target now set at $187.38 and a "Moderate Buy" rating from market analysts.

Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS - Get Free Report) SVP Ingrid A. Estrada sold 2,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, September 17th. The stock was 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 $18,544,528.20. The trade was a 1.84% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website.

Keysight Technologies Price Performance

Shares of KEYS traded up $1.00 during trading hours on Tuesday, hitting $178.82. 188,541 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 985,945. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.45, a quick ratio of 2.94 and a current ratio of 3.59. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a 12-month low of $121.43 and a 12-month high of $186.20. The company has a market cap of $30.73 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 57.01, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.48 and a beta of 1.16. The stock's 50-day moving average price is $166.10 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $157.77.

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, topping the consensus estimate of $1.67 by $0.05. Keysight Technologies had a return on equity of 19.53% and a net margin of 10.36%.The firm had revenue of $1.35 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.32 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $1.57 earnings per share. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 11.1% on a year-over-year basis. Keysight Technologies has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 1.790-1.85 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at 7.090-7.090 EPS. Research analysts expect that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 6.32 earnings per share for the current year.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Keysight Technologies

A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. Haven Private LLC grew its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies by 1.7% during the 2nd quarter. Haven Private LLC now owns 4,041 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $662,000 after purchasing an additional 67 shares during the period. BlackDiamond Wealth Management LLC boosted its holdings in Keysight Technologies by 3.9% during the 2nd quarter. BlackDiamond Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,796 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $295,000 after acquiring an additional 68 shares during the period. Summit Financial LLC boosted its holdings in Keysight Technologies by 2.2% during the 1st quarter. Summit Financial LLC now owns 3,468 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $519,000 after acquiring an additional 73 shares during the period. Private Trust Co. NA boosted its holdings in Keysight Technologies by 39.9% during the 1st quarter. Private Trust Co. NA now owns 263 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $39,000 after acquiring an additional 75 shares during the period. Finally, Principal Securities Inc. boosted its holdings in Keysight Technologies by 9.1% during the 1st quarter. Principal Securities Inc. now owns 910 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $146,000 after acquiring an additional 76 shares during the period. 84.58% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several brokerages recently commented on KEYS. Wall Street Zen cut Keysight Technologies from a "strong-buy" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Saturday. Barclays dropped their target price on Keysight Technologies from $200.00 to $195.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, August 20th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their target price on Keysight Technologies from $177.00 to $200.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Thursday, July 17th. Finally, Bank of America upped their target price on Keysight Technologies from $175.00 to $179.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a report on Wednesday, August 20th. Seven research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Keysight Technologies presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $187.38.

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.