Focus Partners Advisor Solutions LLC Takes Position in Keysight Technologies Inc. $KEYS

Focus Partners Advisor Solutions LLC bought a new position in Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) in the second quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor bought 3,508 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,228,000.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Quarry LP bought a new stake in Keysight Technologies in the fourth quarter valued at $25,000. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC raised its stake in Keysight Technologies by 36.1% during the first quarter. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC now owns 113 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $32,000 after acquiring an additional 30 shares in the last quarter. Oslo Pensjonsforsikring AS bought a new position in shares of Keysight Technologies during the first quarter valued at $44,000. Entrust Financial LLC bought a new position in shares of Keysight Technologies during the fourth quarter valued at $45,000. Finally, DV Equities LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Keysight Technologies in the 4th quarter valued at $49,000. Institutional investors own 84.58% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity at Keysight Technologies

In other news, CEO Satish Dhanasekaran sold 507 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, June 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $361.32, for a total value of $183,189.24. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 121,391 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $43,860,996.12. This represents a 0.42% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, Director James Cullen sold 3,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, June 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $346.58, for a total transaction of $1,039,740.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 21,821 shares in the company, valued at $7,562,722.18. This represents a 12.09% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 5,507 shares of company stock worth $1,904,669. 0.40% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Keysight Technologies Trading Up 0.1%

KEYS opened at $358.15 on Monday. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a 1-year low of $152.85 and a 1-year high of $374.96. The stock has a market capitalization of $61.21 billion, a PE ratio of 58.91, a PEG ratio of 2.04 and a beta of 1.22. The company has a current ratio of 1.90, a quick ratio of 1.51 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $333.35 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $312.09.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, May 19th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $2.87 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping 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 firm 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 business earned $1.70 EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 31.5% compared to the same quarter last year. Keysight Technologies has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 2.430-2.490 EPS. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 9.03 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities research analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their target price on shares of Keysight Technologies from $360.00 to $390.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, May 21st. Zacks Research raised shares of Keysight Technologies from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, April 29th. Morgan Stanley boosted their price target on shares of Keysight Technologies from $305.00 to $350.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 20th. Barclays upped their price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies from $320.00 to $387.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 20th. Finally, Susquehanna lifted their target price on shares of Keysight Technologies from $415.00 to $425.00 and gave the company a “positive” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 20th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have assigned a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Keysight Technologies presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $371.92.

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.