Sterling Capital Management LLC Sells 4,463 Shares of Keysight Technologies Inc. $KEYS

Sterling Capital Management LLC cut its stake in Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) by 41.4% in the 1st quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 6,306 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after selling 4,463 shares during the quarter. Sterling Capital Management LLC’s holdings in Keysight Technologies were worth $1,781,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of KEYS. Kestra Private Wealth Services LLC grew its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies by 3.5% during the 1st quarter. Kestra Private Wealth Services LLC now owns 1,201 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $339,000 after purchasing an additional 41 shares in the last quarter. Anchyra Partners LLC raised its stake in Keysight Technologies by 3.7% in the first quarter. Anchyra Partners LLC now owns 1,404 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $396,000 after purchasing an additional 50 shares in the last quarter. Haven Private LLC raised its stake in Keysight Technologies by 1.3% in the fourth quarter. Haven Private LLC now owns 4,063 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $826,000 after purchasing an additional 52 shares in the last quarter. UMB Bank n.a. lifted its position in Keysight Technologies by 4.3% during the fourth quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 1,324 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $269,000 after purchasing an additional 54 shares during the period. Finally, Zions Bancorporation National Association UT lifted its position in Keysight Technologies by 12.9% during the fourth quarter. Zions Bancorporation National Association UT now owns 515 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $105,000 after purchasing an additional 59 shares during the period. 84.58% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Keysight Technologies Trading Up 3.4%

KEYS opened at $339.90 on Tuesday. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $152.85 and a fifty-two week high of $374.96. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29, a current ratio of 1.90 and a quick ratio of 1.51. The firm has a market capitalization of $58.09 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 55.90, a PEG ratio of 1.87 and a beta of 1.22. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $347.01 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $283.93.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, May 19th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $2.87 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.32 by $0.55. The firm had revenue of $1.72 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.71 billion. Keysight Technologies had a net margin of 17.25% and a return on equity of 21.58%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 31.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $1.70 earnings per share. Keysight Technologies has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 2.430-2.490 EPS. As a group, research analysts predict that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 9.03 earnings per share for the current year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

KEYS has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. Zacks Research raised shares of Keysight Technologies from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, April 29th. Barclays upped their price target on shares of Keysight Technologies from $320.00 to $387.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 20th. Robert W. Baird lifted their price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies from $375.00 to $385.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 20th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies from $360.00 to $390.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 21st. Finally, Truist Financial boosted their price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies from $310.00 to $376.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 21st. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have assigned a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $371.92.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Keysight Technologies news, Director James Cullen sold 3,000 shares of Keysight Technologies stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, June 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $346.58, for a total transaction of $1,039,740.00. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 21,821 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $7,562,722.18. The trade was a 12.09% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, CEO Satish Dhanasekaran sold 507 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, June 25th. The shares were 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 owned 121,391 shares in the company, valued at $43,860,996.12. This trade represents a 0.42% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Corporate insiders own 0.40% of the company’s stock.

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.