Johnson Financial Group Inc. Reduces Position in Keysight Technologies Inc. $KEYS

Johnson Financial Group Inc. decreased its holdings in Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) by 61.1% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 3,400 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after selling 5,342 shares during the quarter. Johnson Financial Group Inc.’s holdings in Keysight Technologies were worth $960,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of KEYS. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC increased its holdings in Keysight Technologies by 36.1% during the 1st quarter. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC now owns 113 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $32,000 after purchasing an additional 30 shares during the last quarter. Quarry LP purchased a new position in shares of Keysight Technologies during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Meeder Asset Management Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Keysight Technologies during the 1st quarter valued at approximately $60,000. WPG Advisers LLC boosted its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies by 16.5% during the 1st quarter. WPG Advisers LLC now owns 219 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $62,000 after buying an additional 31 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Entrust Financial LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Keysight Technologies during the fourth quarter worth approximately $45,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 84.58% of the company’s stock.

Keysight Technologies Stock Performance

KEYS stock opened at $328.12 on Wednesday. The company has a current ratio of 1.90, a quick ratio of 1.51 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29. The firm has a market cap of $56.08 billion, a P/E ratio of 53.97, a P/E/G ratio of 1.79 and a beta of 1.21. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a 12-month low of $152.85 and a 12-month high of $374.96. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $338.63 and its 200 day simple moving average is $296.99.

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

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

KEYS has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. UBS Group lifted their price target on shares of Keysight Technologies from $340.00 to $420.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 20th. Truist Financial increased their price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies from $310.00 to $376.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 21st. Barclays raised their price objective 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. Citigroup upped their target price on shares of Keysight Technologies from $320.00 to $396.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 21st. Finally, Susquehanna increased their price target on shares of Keysight Technologies from $415.00 to $425.00 and gave the stock a “positive” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 20th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have assigned a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Keysight Technologies has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $371.92.

Insider Transactions at Keysight Technologies

In related news, SVP Ingrid A. Estrada sold 2,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, June 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $340.87, for a total transaction of $681,740.00. Following the sale, the senior vice president owned 105,861 shares in the company, valued at $36,084,839.07. This represents a 1.85% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CEO Satish Dhanasekaran sold 507 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, June 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $361.32, for a total transaction of $183,189.24. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 121,391 shares in the company, valued at $43,860,996.12. This 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. In the last three months, insiders have sold 5,507 shares of company stock worth $1,904,669. 0.40% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

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.