Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) SVP Ingrid Estrada Sells 2,000 Shares

Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) SVP Ingrid Estrada sold 2,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, September 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $326.10, for a total value of $652,200.00. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 101,861 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $33,216,872.10. The trade was a 1.93% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website.

Keysight Technologies Stock Performance

NYSE KEYS opened at $331.32 on Thursday. The company has a market cap of $56.40 billion, a P/E ratio of 45.51, a P/E/G ratio of 1.66 and a beta of 1.21. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.28, a quick ratio of 1.62 and a current ratio of 2.02. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $325.24 and its 200-day moving average price is $324.32. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $158.79 and a fifty-two week high of $374.96.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August 18th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $3.07 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.48 by $0.59. The company had revenue of $1.85 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.75 billion. Keysight Technologies had a return on equity of 24.34% and a net margin of 19.08%.Keysight Technologies’s quarterly revenue was up 36.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $1.72 EPS. 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. Sell-side analysts predict that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 10.33 earnings per share for the current year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

KEYS has been the subject of several analyst reports. Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of Keysight Technologies from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a report on Thursday, August 20th. Susquehanna increased their price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies from $425.00 to $440.00 and gave the stock a “positive” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 19th. UBS Group raised their price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies from $420.00 to $440.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 19th. Robert W. Baird boosted their target price on Keysight Technologies from $385.00 to $410.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 19th. Finally, Morgan Stanley upped their target price on Keysight Technologies from $400.00 to $425.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 19th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have given a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Keysight Technologies presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $392.83.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Keysight Technologies

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Allworth Financial LP purchased a new position in shares of Keysight Technologies in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $2,316,000. Findlay Park Partners LLP acquired a new stake in Keysight Technologies in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $157,137,000. Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. purchased a new stake in Keysight Technologies during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $11,917,000. Jefferies Financial Group Inc. acquired a new position in Keysight Technologies during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $9,739,000. Finally, Private Advisory Group LLC acquired a new position in Keysight Technologies during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $2,050,000. Institutional investors own 84.58% of the company’s stock.

About Keysight Technologies

Keysight Technologies, Inc is a technology company that provides electronic design and test solutions for engineers, manufacturers and service providers. Its products and services help customers design, validate, manufacture and optimize electronic and communications systems across the product life cycle.

The company offers electronic measurement instruments, software and related services for applications including radio-frequency and microwave testing, wireless communications, high-speed digital systems, semiconductor development and power electronics.