Czech National Bank Buys 2,104 Shares of Keysight Technologies Inc. $KEYS

Czech National Bank raised its stake in Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) by 4.5% during the 2nd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 48,816 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after buying an additional 2,104 shares during the quarter. Czech National Bank’s holdings in Keysight Technologies were worth $17,089,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Norges Bank bought a new stake in shares of Keysight Technologies in the 4th quarter valued at about $435,542,000. Focus Partners Wealth lifted its position in Keysight Technologies by 3,941.3% during the fourth quarter. Focus Partners Wealth now owns 1,406,286 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $285,743,000 after acquiring an additional 1,371,488 shares during the last quarter. Woodline Partners LP acquired a new stake in Keysight Technologies in the third quarter valued at approximately $208,891,000. M&T Bank Corp boosted its stake in Keysight Technologies by 9,349.0% in the fourth quarter. M&T Bank Corp now owns 1,048,176 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $212,979,000 after acquiring an additional 1,037,083 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Man Group plc grew its holdings in Keysight Technologies by 164.3% in the second quarter. Man Group plc now owns 1,010,399 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $165,564,000 after purchasing an additional 628,082 shares during the last quarter. 84.58% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of brokerages have recently issued reports on KEYS. Susquehanna upped their price target on Keysight Technologies from $415.00 to $425.00 and gave the stock a “positive” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 20th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their target price on Keysight Technologies from $360.00 to $390.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 21st. Wells Fargo & Company upped their target price on Keysight Technologies from $300.00 to $390.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 20th. Citigroup increased their price target on Keysight Technologies from $320.00 to $396.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 21st. Finally, Wall Street Zen downgraded Keysight Technologies from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, August 1st. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have assigned a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $371.92.

Keysight Technologies Stock Performance

Shares of KEYS opened at $340.95 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29, a quick ratio of 1.51 and a current ratio of 1.90. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $332.43 and a two-hundred day moving average of $306.69. The stock has a market cap of $58.27 billion, a P/E ratio of 56.08, a P/E/G ratio of 1.92 and a beta of 1.22. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a one year low of $152.85 and a one year high of $374.96.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, May 19th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $2.87 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.32 by $0.55. Keysight Technologies had a return on equity of 21.58% and a net margin of 17.25%.The business had revenue of $1.72 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.71 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $1.70 earnings per share. The company’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, research analysts predict that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 9.03 EPS for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Keysight Technologies news, Director James Cullen sold 3,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, June 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $346.58, for a total transaction of $1,039,740.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 21,821 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $7,562,722.18. This trade represents a 12.09% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, CEO Satish Dhanasekaran sold 507 shares of Keysight Technologies stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, June 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $361.32, for a total transaction of $183,189.24. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 121,391 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $43,860,996.12. The trade was a 0.42% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 5,507 shares of company stock worth $1,904,669. 0.40% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

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.