Capital International Sarl Boosts Holdings in Keysight Technologies Inc. $KEYS

Capital International Sarl increased its position in Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) by 6.5% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 60,708 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after purchasing an additional 3,716 shares during the quarter. Capital International Sarl’s holdings in Keysight Technologies were worth $10,619,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in KEYS. Capital International Inc. CA boosted its position in Keysight Technologies by 4.1% in the 3rd quarter. Capital International Inc. CA now owns 20,112 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $3,518,000 after buying an additional 790 shares during the last quarter. Capital Group Investment Management PTE. LTD. increased its position in shares of Keysight Technologies by 4.3% during the third quarter. Capital Group Investment Management PTE. LTD. now owns 8,009 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $1,401,000 after acquiring an additional 328 shares during the last quarter. Bank of Montreal Can lifted its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies by 13.4% in the third quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 138,487 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $24,224,000 after acquiring an additional 16,315 shares in the last quarter. WINTON GROUP Ltd purchased a new position in Keysight Technologies in the third quarter valued at about $895,000. Finally, Russell Investments Group Ltd. grew its stake in Keysight Technologies by 40.2% during the 3rd quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 253,025 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $44,224,000 after purchasing an additional 72,560 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 84.58% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

KEYS has been the subject of several research analyst reports. Zacks Research upgraded Keysight Technologies from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Monday, March 2nd. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Keysight Technologies from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, February 28th. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Keysight Technologies in a research note on Monday, December 29th. The Goldman Sachs Group increased their price target on shares of Keysight Technologies from $243.00 to $322.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 24th. Finally, Susquehanna reissued a “positive” rating and issued a $300.00 price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies in a report on Tuesday, February 24th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have given a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $295.36.

Insider Activity

In other Keysight Technologies news, SVP Jo Ann Juskie sold 1,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, February 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $304.42, for a total transaction of $304,420.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 12,552 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,821,079.84. This trade represents a 7.38% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, CFO Neil Dougherty sold 1,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $203.72, for a total value of $203,720.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 127,833 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $26,042,138.76. This represents a 0.78% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold 19,889 shares of company stock valued at $4,369,421 over the last 90 days. Corporate insiders own 0.40% of the company’s stock.

Keysight Technologies Price Performance

Shares of KEYS opened at $281.60 on Tuesday. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $235.80 and a 200 day moving average price of $200.18. The company has a market cap of $48.29 billion, a P/E ratio of 50.74, a PEG ratio of 2.12 and a beta of 1.12. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.41, a current ratio of 2.60 and a quick ratio of 2.02. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a 12 month low of $121.43 and a 12 month high of $317.00.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Monday, February 23rd. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $2.17 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.00 by $0.17. The company had revenue of $1.60 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.54 billion. Keysight Technologies had a net margin of 16.84% and a return on equity of 19.26%. Keysight Technologies’s revenue was up 23.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the business 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. On average, research analysts forecast that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 6.32 earnings per share for the current year.

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

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.