Fulton Bank N.A. Sells 1,683 Shares of Keysight Technologies Inc. $KEYS

Fulton Bank N.A. trimmed its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) by 50.8% during the 2nd quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 1,633 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after selling 1,683 shares during the quarter. Fulton Bank N.A.’s holdings in Keysight Technologies were worth $572,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Quarry LP bought a new stake in Keysight Technologies during the fourth quarter worth approximately $25,000. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC lifted its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies by 36.1% in the 1st quarter. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC now owns 113 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $32,000 after purchasing an additional 30 shares during the last quarter. Oslo Pensjonsforsikring AS bought a new stake in shares of Keysight Technologies in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $44,000. Entrust Financial LLC purchased a new position in shares of Keysight Technologies in the 4th quarter worth approximately $45,000. Finally, DV Equities LLC purchased a new position in shares of Keysight Technologies in the 4th quarter worth approximately $49,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 84.58% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several analysts recently weighed in on KEYS shares. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price target on Keysight Technologies from $360.00 to $390.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, May 21st. Barclays boosted their price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies from $320.00 to $387.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 20th. The Goldman Sachs Group reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Keysight Technologies in a research note on Wednesday, May 20th. Citigroup raised their target price on shares of Keysight Technologies from $320.00 to $396.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, May 21st. Finally, Truist Financial lifted their price target on shares of Keysight Technologies from $310.00 to $376.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 21st. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have issued a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Keysight Technologies currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $371.92.

Insider Activity

In related news, CEO Satish Dhanasekaran sold 507 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, June 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $361.32, for a total value of $183,189.24. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 121,391 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $43,860,996.12. This trade represents a 0.42% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, SVP Ingrid A. Estrada sold 2,000 shares of Keysight Technologies stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, June 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $340.87, for a total transaction of $681,740.00. Following the sale, the senior vice president owned 105,861 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $36,084,839.07. The trade was a 1.85% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 5,507 shares of company stock valued at $1,904,669. 0.40% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Keysight Technologies Price Performance

Shares of KEYS stock opened at $354.16 on Thursday. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $332.57 and a 200 day moving average price of $310.09. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a 52-week low of $152.85 and a 52-week high of $374.96. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29, a quick ratio of 1.51 and a current ratio of 1.90. The firm has a market capitalization of $60.53 billion, a P/E ratio of 58.25, a P/E/G ratio of 1.96 and a beta of 1.22.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, May 19th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $2.87 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.32 by $0.55. Keysight Technologies had a return on equity of 21.58% and a net margin of 17.25%.The company had revenue of $1.72 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.71 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $1.70 EPS. Keysight Technologies’s quarterly revenue was up 31.5% on a year-over-year basis. Keysight Technologies has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 2.430-2.490 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 9.03 earnings per share for the current year.

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.