Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. Has $32.20 Million Stock Position in Keysight Technologies Inc. $KEYS

Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. grew its position in Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) by 3.7% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 184,084 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after purchasing an additional 6,504 shares during the quarter. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V.’s holdings in Keysight Technologies were worth $32,200,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in KEYS. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its holdings in Keysight Technologies by 1.7% in the second quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 21,326,774 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $3,494,605,000 after purchasing an additional 357,263 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp increased its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies by 0.7% in the 2nd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 7,973,742 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $1,306,577,000 after acquiring an additional 55,358 shares in the last quarter. Boston Partners lifted its position in shares of Keysight Technologies by 10.5% during the 2nd quarter. Boston Partners now owns 4,709,540 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $771,359,000 after acquiring an additional 446,123 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in Keysight Technologies by 0.9% during the second quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 4,575,953 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $747,437,000 after acquiring an additional 40,560 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Norges Bank acquired a new stake in Keysight Technologies in the second quarter worth $316,690,000. 84.58% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Keysight Technologies from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, December 20th. Susquehanna increased their price target on Keysight Technologies from $215.00 to $225.00 and gave the stock a “positive” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 25th. Morgan Stanley boosted their price objective on Keysight Technologies from $208.00 to $227.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Wednesday, December 17th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their target price on Keysight Technologies from $200.00 to $207.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 25th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Keysight Technologies in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Eight investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Keysight Technologies currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $218.82.

Insider Activity at Keysight Technologies

In related news, SVP Sung Yoon sold 889 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, December 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $206.66, for a total value of $183,720.74. Following the transaction, the senior vice president owned 16,953 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,503,506.98. This represents a 4.98% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, SVP Jeffrey K. Li sold 3,934 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, December 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $200.84, for a total transaction of $790,104.56. Following the transaction, the senior vice president owned 36,699 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $7,370,627.16. This represents a 9.68% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 78,784 shares of company stock worth $15,841,737. 0.61% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Keysight Technologies Stock Performance

NYSE KEYS opened at $212.43 on Thursday. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $195.87 and a 200-day moving average price of $176.83. The firm has a market cap of $36.50 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 43.44, a PEG ratio of 2.26 and a beta of 1.18. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.43, a current ratio of 2.35 and a quick ratio of 1.78. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a 1 year low of $121.43 and a 1 year high of $214.58.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) last released its quarterly earnings results on Monday, November 24th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $1.91 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.83 by $0.08. The business had revenue of $1.42 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.39 billion. Keysight Technologies had a net margin of 15.71% and a return on equity of 19.30%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 10.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $1.65 earnings per share. Keysight Technologies has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.950-2.010 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts predict that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 6.32 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Keysight Technologies declared that its board has approved a share buyback program on Monday, November 24th that authorizes the company to repurchase $1.50 billion in shares. This repurchase authorization authorizes the scientific and technical instruments company to repurchase up to 4.9% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase programs are usually a sign that the company’s board of directors believes its shares are undervalued.

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.