Calamos Advisors LLC Has $7.84 Million Stock Position in Keysight Technologies Inc. $KEYS

Calamos Advisors LLC raised its stake in Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) by 1.8% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 47,843 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after buying an additional 843 shares during the quarter. Calamos Advisors LLC’s holdings in Keysight Technologies were worth $7,840,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Ballentine Partners LLC lifted its position in Keysight Technologies by 12.1% in the 1st quarter. Ballentine Partners LLC now owns 1,653 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $248,000 after acquiring an additional 178 shares in the last quarter. CWM LLC raised its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies by 9.6% in the 1st quarter. CWM LLC now owns 6,575 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $985,000 after purchasing an additional 574 shares during the period. Edgestream Partners L.P. bought a new stake in shares of Keysight Technologies in the first quarter valued at about $737,000. Signaturefd LLC boosted its position in shares of Keysight Technologies by 10.6% during the first quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 2,666 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $399,000 after buying an additional 256 shares during the period. Finally, Wealthfront Advisers LLC grew its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies by 11.8% during the first quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC now owns 11,141 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $1,669,000 after buying an additional 1,175 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 84.58% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Keysight Technologies news, SVP Ingrid A. Estrada sold 2,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, September 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $173.98, for a total transaction of $347,960.00. Following the transaction, the senior vice president owned 106,590 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $18,544,528.20. The trade was a 1.84% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Insiders own 0.61% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities research analysts have commented on KEYS shares. Barclays cut their target price on Keysight Technologies from $200.00 to $195.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, August 20th. Jefferies Financial Group began coverage on shares of Keysight Technologies in a research report on Monday, October 27th. They issued a “hold” rating and a $180.00 price objective on the stock. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Keysight Technologies in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Keysight Technologies from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, November 1st. Finally, Morgan Stanley reissued an “equal weight” rating and set a $180.00 price target on shares of Keysight Technologies in a research report on Friday, October 10th. Seven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $189.90.

Keysight Technologies Price Performance

Shares of KEYS opened at $178.33 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 3.59, a quick ratio of 2.94 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.45. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $172.98 and its 200 day simple moving average is $165.38. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a 1-year low of $121.43 and a 1-year high of $187.67. The company has a market cap of $30.65 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 56.79, a PEG ratio of 2.38 and a beta of 1.22.

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, beating 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%. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 11.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $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. On average, research analysts forecast that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 6.32 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Keysight Technologies 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.