Keysight Technologies Inc. $KEYS Shares Sold by Fifth Third Wealth Advisors LLC

Fifth Third Wealth Advisors LLC lessened its position in shares of Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) by 7.5% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 1,565 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after selling 126 shares during the period. Fifth Third Wealth Advisors LLC’s holdings in Keysight Technologies were worth $256,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in KEYS. Accent Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in Keysight Technologies during the 1st quarter worth approximately $28,000. Manchester Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies by 85.0% in the 1st quarter. Manchester Capital Management LLC now owns 235 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $35,000 after buying an additional 108 shares in the last quarter. Zions Bancorporation National Association UT acquired a new position in shares of Keysight Technologies in the 1st quarter valued at $36,000. Private Trust Co. NA boosted its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies by 39.9% in the 1st quarter. Private Trust Co. NA now owns 263 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $39,000 after buying an additional 75 shares in the last quarter. Finally, WPG Advisers LLC acquired a new position in shares of Keysight Technologies in the 1st quarter valued at $39,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 84.58% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several brokerages have recently issued reports on KEYS. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their target price on shares of Keysight Technologies from $177.00 to $200.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, July 17th. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Keysight Technologies in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Barclays lowered their target price on shares of Keysight Technologies from $200.00 to $195.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, August 20th. Wall Street Zen cut shares of Keysight Technologies from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, September 20th. Finally, Morgan Stanley reiterated an “equal weight” rating and set a $180.00 price target on shares of Keysight Technologies in a research note on Friday. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $187.38.

Keysight Technologies Stock Up 2.6%

Shares of NYSE:KEYS opened at $163.64 on Tuesday. The stock has a market cap of $28.12 billion, a P/E ratio of 52.12, a P/E/G ratio of 2.22 and a beta of 1.18. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.45, a current ratio of 3.59 and a quick ratio of 2.94. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a 1-year low of $121.43 and a 1-year high of $186.20. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $168.43 and a 200 day moving average price of $159.69.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August 19th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $1.72 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.67 by $0.05. The company had revenue of $1.35 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.32 billion. Keysight Technologies had a net margin of 10.36% and a return on equity of 19.53%. Keysight Technologies’s quarterly revenue was up 11.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $1.57 EPS. Keysight Technologies has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 1.790-1.85 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at 7.090-7.090 EPS. Sell-side analysts predict that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 6.32 EPS for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Keysight Technologies news, SVP Ingrid A. Estrada sold 2,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, September 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $173.98, for a total transaction of $347,960.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president owned 106,590 shares in the company, valued at approximately $18,544,528.20. This represents a 1.84% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Insiders own 0.61% of the company’s stock.

Keysight Technologies Company Profile

Keysight Technologies, Inc provides electronic design and test solutions to commercial communications, networking, aerospace, defense and government, automotive, energy, semiconductor, electronic, and education industries in the Americas, Europe, and the Asia Pacific. The company operates in two segments, Communications Solutions Group and Electronic Industrial Solutions Group.