NewEdge Wealth LLC Takes $815,000 Position in Keysight Technologies Inc. $KEYS

NewEdge Wealth LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) during the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor purchased 4,010 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock, valued at approximately $815,000.

A number of other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the business. Park Avenue Securities LLC increased its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies by 1.0% during the fourth quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC now owns 6,332 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $1,287,000 after purchasing an additional 60 shares during the period. Norden Group LLC increased its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies by 5.4% during the fourth quarter. Norden Group LLC now owns 1,236 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $251,000 after purchasing an additional 63 shares during the period. Prospera Financial Services Inc increased its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies by 3.7% during the third quarter. Prospera Financial Services Inc now owns 1,889 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $330,000 after purchasing an additional 67 shares during the period. NorthCrest Asset Manangement LLC increased its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies by 2.0% during the fourth quarter. NorthCrest Asset Manangement LLC now owns 3,634 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $759,000 after purchasing an additional 70 shares during the period. Finally, Advisors Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies by 3.5% during the third quarter. Advisors Capital Management LLC now owns 2,077 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $363,000 after purchasing an additional 71 shares during the period. 84.58% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Keysight Technologies Trading Down 3.3%

Shares of KEYS stock opened at $349.52 on Friday. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $315.39 and a 200 day simple moving average of $248.74. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $152.85 and a fifty-two week high of $370.17. The stock has a market capitalization of $59.94 billion, a P/E ratio of 62.98, a P/E/G ratio of 2.64 and a beta of 1.26. The company has a quick ratio of 2.02, a current ratio of 2.60 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.41.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) last announced its earnings results on Monday, February 23rd. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $2.17 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.00 by $0.17. Keysight Technologies had a return on equity of 19.26% and a net margin of 16.84%.The business had revenue of $1.60 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.54 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $1.82 earnings per share. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 23.3% on a year-over-year basis. 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, sell-side analysts expect that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 7.86 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling at Keysight Technologies

In related news, Director Ronald S. Nersesian sold 30,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $285.96, for a total value of $8,578,800.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 163,377 shares in the company, valued at $46,719,286.92. This trade represents a 15.51% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, SVP Ingrid A. Estrada sold 2,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, February 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $237.68, for a total value of $475,360.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president owned 107,861 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $25,636,402.48. This trade represents a 1.82% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 40,334 shares of company stock valued at $11,533,230. Corporate insiders own 0.40% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research analysts have recently commented on KEYS shares. UBS Group raised their price target on Keysight Technologies from $230.00 to $340.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, February 24th. Wall Street Zen raised Keysight Technologies from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, February 28th. Zacks Research raised Keysight Technologies from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, April 29th. Citigroup raised their price target on Keysight Technologies from $282.00 to $320.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, March 23rd. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company raised their target price on Keysight Technologies from $225.00 to $300.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 24th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have assigned a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Keysight Technologies has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $322.83.

Keysight Technologies Company 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.