Keysight Technologies Inc. $KEYS Stock Purchased by Candriam S.C.A.

Candriam S.C.A. boosted its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) by 1.4% in the third quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 231,655 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after buying an additional 3,229 shares during the period. Candriam S.C.A.’s holdings in Keysight Technologies were worth $84,640,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. BlackRock Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Keysight Technologies in the second quarter worth about $7,030,806,000. Legal & General Group Plc purchased a new stake in Keysight Technologies in the 2nd quarter worth $464,017,000. Deutsche Bank AG purchased a new stake in shares of Keysight Technologies during the second quarter worth about $361,977,000. Man Group plc acquired a new position in shares of Keysight Technologies during the second quarter valued at approximately $338,117,000. Finally, Jupiter Topco LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Keysight Technologies during the second quarter worth approximately $324,535,000. 84.58% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling at Keysight Technologies

In other news, Director Jean Mcclung Nye sold 3,000 shares of Keysight Technologies stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $319.22, for a total transaction of $957,660.00. Following the sale, the director owned 35,752 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $11,412,753.44. The trade was a 7.74% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, CFO Neil Dougherty sold 2,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, September 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $340.79, for a total value of $681,580.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 123,390 shares in the company, valued at $42,050,078.10. This represents a 1.60% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 12,200 shares of company stock worth $4,082,752. Insiders own 0.40% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research analysts have weighed in on the company. Weiss Ratings upgraded Keysight Technologies from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a report on Thursday, August 20th. Truist Financial upped their target price on shares of Keysight Technologies from $376.00 to $400.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 19th. UBS Group increased their target price on shares of Keysight Technologies from $420.00 to $440.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 19th. Barclays raised their price target on shares of Keysight Technologies from $387.00 to $429.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 19th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price target on shares of Keysight Technologies from $400.00 to $425.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 19th. Eleven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $401.42.

Keysight Technologies Price Performance

Keysight Technologies stock opened at $271.22 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 2.02, a quick ratio of 1.62 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.28. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $337.41 and a 200 day moving average price of $317.15. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a 12-month low of $167.23 and a 12-month high of $389.93. The stock has a market cap of $46.17 billion, a P/E ratio of 37.26, a PEG ratio of 0.68 and a beta of 1.19.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, August 18th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $3.07 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.48 by $0.59. Keysight Technologies had a net margin of 19.08% and a return on equity of 24.34%. The company had revenue of $1.85 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.75 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $1.72 EPS. Keysight Technologies’s revenue was up 36.5% on a year-over-year basis. Keysight Technologies has set its Q4 2026 guidance at 3.340-3.400 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 11.460-11.460 EPS. Sell-side analysts anticipate that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 10.33 earnings per share for the current year.

Keysight Technologies Company Profile

Keysight Technologies, Inc develops electronic design, test and measurement solutions used to design, validate and monitor electronic systems. Its offerings include instruments, software and services that help customers evaluate the performance and reliability of products and networks.

The company serves industries including communications, aerospace and defense, automotive, semiconductor and general electronics. Its solutions support work ranging from chip and device development to testing wireless networks, data centers and connected systems.

Keysight became an independent public company in 2014 after separating from Agilent Technologies, which had previously been part of Hewlett-Packard.