Stephens Investment Management Group LLC Cuts Stake in Keysight Technologies Inc. $KEYS

Stephens Investment Management Group LLC lessened its position in Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) by 6.4% in the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 57,980 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after selling 3,990 shares during the period. Stephens Investment Management Group LLC’s holdings in Keysight Technologies were worth $10,142,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in KEYS. Haven Private LLC boosted its holdings in Keysight Technologies by 1.7% in the 2nd quarter. Haven Private LLC now owns 4,041 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $662,000 after purchasing an additional 67 shares in the last quarter. BlackDiamond Wealth Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies by 3.9% in 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 buying an additional 68 shares during the period. NorthCrest Asset Manangement LLC boosted its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies by 2.4% in the second quarter. NorthCrest Asset Manangement LLC now owns 3,466 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $579,000 after buying an additional 80 shares in the last quarter. IFP Advisors Inc grew its holdings in Keysight Technologies by 49.1% during the second quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 246 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $40,000 after acquiring an additional 81 shares during the period. Finally, Wedmont Private Capital raised its position in Keysight Technologies by 3.5% in the third quarter. Wedmont Private Capital now owns 2,512 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $427,000 after acquiring an additional 86 shares in the last quarter. 84.58% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities research analysts have commented on the stock. Susquehanna boosted their target price on shares of Keysight Technologies from $215.00 to $225.00 and gave the stock a “positive” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 25th. Barclays boosted their price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies from $195.00 to $232.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 25th. Wells Fargo & Company increased their target price on shares of Keysight Technologies from $190.00 to $225.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 25th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price target on shares of Keysight Technologies from $200.00 to $207.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 25th. Finally, Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Keysight Technologies in a report on Monday, December 29th. Eight equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Keysight Technologies currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $219.82.

Insider Transactions at Keysight Technologies

In related news, Director Ronald S. Nersesian sold 30,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, November 28th. The shares were sold at an average price of $196.88, for a total transaction of $5,906,400.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 198,389 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $39,058,826.32. This represents a 13.14% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, CEO Satish Dhanasekaran sold 12,528 shares of Keysight Technologies stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, December 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $196.42, for a total transaction of $2,460,749.76. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 132,361 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $25,998,347.62. The trade was a 8.65% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold a total of 78,784 shares of company stock worth $15,841,737 in the last ninety days. Company insiders own 0.61% of the company’s stock.

Keysight Technologies Price Performance

KEYS stock opened at $214.37 on Friday. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $199.77 and its 200 day moving average price is $179.08. The firm has a market cap of $36.83 billion, a P/E ratio of 43.84, a PEG ratio of 2.27 and a beta of 1.18. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.43, a quick ratio of 1.78 and a current ratio of 2.35. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a 1 year low of $121.43 and a 1 year high of $218.15.

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

Keysight Technologies declared that its board has approved a stock buyback plan on Monday, November 24th that allows the company to repurchase $1.50 billion in shares. This repurchase authorization allows the scientific and technical instruments company to purchase up to 4.9% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase plans are typically a sign that the company’s management believes its stock is undervalued.

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.