QRG Capital Management Inc. Has $4.07 Million Stake in Keysight Technologies Inc. $KEYS

QRG Capital Management Inc. lifted its stake in Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) by 15.5% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 20,052 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after buying an additional 2,694 shares during the period. QRG Capital Management Inc.’s holdings in Keysight Technologies were worth $4,074,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Optiver Holding B.V. acquired a new position in Keysight Technologies in the 3rd quarter valued at $35,000. Westfuller Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Keysight Technologies during the 3rd quarter worth $45,000. Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp grew its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies by 36.2% during the 3rd quarter. Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp now owns 286 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $50,000 after purchasing an additional 76 shares in the last quarter. Root Financial Partners LLC bought a new position in shares of Keysight Technologies in the third quarter worth $51,000. Finally, Atlantic Edge Private Wealth Management LLC increased its position in shares of Keysight Technologies by 497.7% in the fourth quarter. Atlantic Edge Private Wealth Management LLC now owns 257 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $52,000 after purchasing an additional 214 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 84.58% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Keysight Technologies news, CEO Satish Dhanasekaran sold 1,667 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, March 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $300.00, for a total value of $500,100.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 122,398 shares in the company, valued at $36,719,400. This trade represents a 1.34% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, CFO Neil Dougherty sold 2,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $298.37, for a total transaction of $596,740.00. Following the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 125,272 shares in the company, valued at approximately $37,377,406.64. The trade was a 1.57% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold 40,334 shares of company stock worth $11,533,230 over the last 90 days. Insiders own 0.40% of the company’s stock.

Keysight Technologies Stock Up 2.9%

Shares of NYSE KEYS opened at $366.38 on Thursday. The company has a current ratio of 2.60, a quick ratio of 2.02 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.41. The company has a market cap of $62.83 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 66.01, a PEG ratio of 2.59 and a beta of 1.26. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a 12 month low of $146.23 and a 12 month high of $366.77. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $307.73 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $239.80.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Monday, February 23rd. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $2.17 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.00 by $0.17. The company had revenue of $1.60 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.54 billion. Keysight Technologies had a net margin of 16.84% and a return on equity of 19.26%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 23.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company posted $1.82 EPS. Keysight Technologies has set its FY 2026 guidance at 8.590- EPS and its Q2 2026 guidance at 2.270-2.330 EPS. As a group, analysts forecast that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 7.86 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

KEYS has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. Barclays upped their price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies from $232.00 to $320.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 24th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their target price on shares of Keysight Technologies from $300.00 to $360.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, April 16th. Bank of America raised shares of Keysight Technologies from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $340.00 price target for the company in a report on Tuesday, February 24th. Wells Fargo & Company increased their price target on shares of Keysight Technologies from $225.00 to $300.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 24th. Finally, Robert W. Baird lifted their price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies from $295.00 to $310.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, March 30th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have issued a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $314.33.

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.