Insider Selling: Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) SVP Sells 3,934 Shares of Stock

Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) SVP Jeffrey Li sold 3,934 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, December 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $200.84, for a total transaction of $790,104.56. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president owned 36,699 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $7,370,627.16. This trade represents a 9.68% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink.

Keysight Technologies Price Performance

Shares of NYSE KEYS opened at $208.78 on Friday. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $121.43 and a fifty-two week high of $209.87. The company has a market cap of $35.88 billion, a PE ratio of 42.70, a P/E/G ratio of 2.20 and a beta of 1.19. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.43, a quick ratio of 1.78 and a current ratio of 2.35. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $177.57 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $169.02.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Monday, November 24th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $1.91 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.83 by $0.08. The firm had revenue of $1.42 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.39 billion. Keysight Technologies had a net margin of 15.71% and a return on equity of 19.30%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 10.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $1.65 earnings per share. Keysight Technologies has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.950-2.010 EPS. As a group, equities analysts expect that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 6.32 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Keysight Technologies declared that its Board of Directors has initiated a stock repurchase program on Monday, November 24th that permits the company to repurchase $1.50 billion in shares. This repurchase authorization permits the scientific and technical instruments company to repurchase up to 4.9% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase programs are typically an indication that the company’s leadership believes its stock is undervalued.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities research analysts recently commented on KEYS shares. UBS Group set a $230.00 target price on Keysight Technologies in a research report on Tuesday, November 25th. Jefferies Financial Group lifted their price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies from $180.00 to $195.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 25th. Morgan Stanley increased their price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies from $180.00 to $208.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 25th. The Goldman Sachs Group restated a “buy” rating and set a $232.00 target price on shares of Keysight Technologies in a research report on Tuesday, November 25th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price target on shares of Keysight Technologies from $200.00 to $207.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 25th. Eight equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $214.82.

Institutional Trading of Keysight Technologies

A number of hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in KEYS. Allworth Financial LP grew its position in Keysight Technologies by 9.3% during the third quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 2,965 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $519,000 after buying an additional 252 shares during the period. Trust Investment Advisors boosted its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies by 7.8% during the 3rd quarter. Trust Investment Advisors now owns 4,337 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $759,000 after acquiring an additional 312 shares in the last quarter. CIBC Bancorp USA Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Keysight Technologies during the 3rd quarter valued at about $4,153,000. Captrust Financial Advisors grew its position in shares of Keysight Technologies by 2.5% during the 3rd quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 17,563 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $3,072,000 after acquiring an additional 425 shares during the period. Finally, Danica Pension Livsforsikringsaktieselskab purchased a new position in shares of Keysight Technologies in the 3rd quarter valued at about $18,990,000. 84.58% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.