Hsbc Holdings PLC Increases Stake in Keysight Technologies Inc. $KEYS

Hsbc Holdings PLC lifted its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) by 147.1% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 844,921 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after buying an additional 502,964 shares during the quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC’s holdings in Keysight Technologies were worth $295,814,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Annis Gardner Whiting Capital Advisors LLC grew its holdings in Keysight Technologies by 15.0% during the 1st quarter. Annis Gardner Whiting Capital Advisors LLC now owns 222 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $63,000 after acquiring an additional 29 shares in the last quarter. Kera Capital Partners Inc. increased its position in shares of Keysight Technologies by 0.9% in the 1st quarter. Kera Capital Partners Inc. now owns 3,276 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $925,000 after purchasing an additional 30 shares during the last quarter. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC raised its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies by 36.1% in the 1st quarter. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC now owns 113 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $32,000 after purchasing an additional 30 shares in the last quarter. KCM Investment Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies by 1.3% in the 1st quarter. KCM Investment Advisors LLC now owns 2,333 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $659,000 after purchasing an additional 30 shares in the last quarter. Finally, WPG Advisers LLC lifted its position 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 worth $62,000 after purchasing an additional 31 shares during the last quarter. 84.58% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities analysts recently commented on KEYS shares. Robert W. Baird boosted their target price on shares of Keysight Technologies from $385.00 to $410.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 19th. Morgan Stanley raised their price target on Keysight Technologies from $400.00 to $425.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 19th. Weiss Ratings raised Keysight Technologies from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a report on Thursday, August 20th. UBS Group upped their price objective on Keysight Technologies from $420.00 to $440.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 19th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price objective on Keysight Technologies from $400.00 to $425.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 19th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have assigned a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Keysight Technologies currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $392.83.

Insider Transactions at Keysight Technologies

In related news, SVP Ingrid A. Estrada sold 2,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, August 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $314.66, for a total transaction of $629,320.00. Following the transaction, the senior vice president owned 103,861 shares in the company, valued at $32,680,902.26. This trade represents a 1.89% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CEO Satish Dhanasekaran sold 507 shares of Keysight Technologies stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, June 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $361.32, for a total value of $183,189.24. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 121,391 shares in the company, valued at approximately $43,860,996.12. This trade represents a 0.42% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 7,507 shares of company stock worth $2,451,909. Corporate insiders own 0.40% of the company’s stock.

Keysight Technologies Trading Down 0.1%

Shares of Keysight Technologies stock opened at $326.79 on Monday. The company has a current ratio of 2.02, a quick ratio of 1.62 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.28. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $325.95 and a 200-day simple moving average of $322.37. The stock has a market cap of $55.63 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 44.89, a PEG ratio of 1.63 and a beta of 1.21. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a 12-month low of $158.79 and a 12-month high of $374.96.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August 18th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $3.07 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.48 by $0.59. Keysight Technologies had a net margin of 19.08% and a return on equity of 24.34%. The firm had revenue of $1.85 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.75 billion. During the same period last year, the business earned $1.72 EPS. Keysight Technologies’s revenue for the quarter was up 36.5% compared to the same quarter last year. Keysight Technologies has set its Q4 2026 guidance at 3.340-3.400 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 11.460-11.460 EPS. On average, equities analysts forecast that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 10.33 EPS for the current fiscal year.

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.