Keysight Technologies Inc. $KEYS Shares Sold by Envestnet Asset Management Inc.

Envestnet Asset Management Inc. lowered its stake in Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) by 0.6% during the third quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 409,224 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after selling 2,352 shares during the quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc.’s holdings in Keysight Technologies were worth $71,581,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in KEYS. Haven Private LLC raised its holdings in Keysight Technologies by 1.7% in the second quarter. Haven Private LLC now owns 4,041 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $662,000 after acquiring an additional 67 shares in the last quarter. BlackDiamond Wealth Management LLC increased its position in shares of Keysight Technologies by 3.9% in the 2nd quarter. BlackDiamond Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,796 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $295,000 after purchasing an additional 68 shares during the last quarter. Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp raised its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies by 36.2% in the 3rd quarter. Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp now owns 286 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $50,000 after purchasing an additional 76 shares in the last quarter. IFP Advisors Inc lifted its position in shares of Keysight Technologies by 49.1% during the 2nd quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 246 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $40,000 after purchasing an additional 81 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Wedmont Private Capital lifted its position in shares of Keysight Technologies by 3.5% during the 3rd quarter. Wedmont Private Capital now owns 2,512 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $427,000 after purchasing an additional 86 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 84.58% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, SVP Jeffrey K. Li sold 3,934 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, December 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $200.84, for a total value of $790,104.56. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president owned 36,699 shares in the company, valued at $7,370,627.16. This represents a 9.68% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, CEO Satish Dhanasekaran sold 4,230 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, December 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $211.43, for a total transaction of $894,348.90. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 128,131 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $27,090,737.33. This represents a 3.20% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last three months, insiders sold 78,784 shares of company stock valued at $15,841,737. 0.40% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities analysts recently commented on the company. Wells Fargo & Company increased their target price on Keysight Technologies from $190.00 to $225.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 25th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price objective on Keysight Technologies from $200.00 to $207.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 25th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Keysight Technologies in a report on Monday, December 29th. The Goldman Sachs Group restated a “buy” rating and set a $243.00 target price on shares of Keysight Technologies in a research note on Thursday, January 15th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group upped their price target on Keysight Technologies from $195.00 to $220.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, December 10th. Eight equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Keysight Technologies has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $221.64.

Keysight Technologies Stock Up 4.3%

KEYS opened at $231.04 on Monday. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $210.75 and its 200-day simple moving average is $185.13. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.43, a quick ratio of 1.78 and a current ratio of 2.35. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a one year low of $121.43 and a one year high of $232.92. The stock has a market capitalization of $39.63 billion, a P/E ratio of 47.25, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.42 and a beta of 1.20.

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

Keysight Technologies announced that its Board of Directors has approved a share repurchase plan on Monday, November 24th that allows the company to repurchase $1.50 billion in shares. This repurchase authorization allows the scientific and technical instruments company to repurchase up to 4.9% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase plans are typically a sign that the company’s board 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.