Employees Retirement System of Texas Invests $230,000 in Keysight Technologies Inc. $KEYS

Employees Retirement System of Texas purchased a new position in Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund purchased 1,401 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock, valued at approximately $230,000.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. True Wealth Design LLC lifted its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies by 358.3% in the second quarter. True Wealth Design LLC now owns 165 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $27,000 after buying an additional 129 shares in the last quarter. Accent Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Keysight Technologies during the first quarter valued at approximately $28,000. NewSquare Capital LLC raised its holdings in Keysight Technologies by 155.2% in the 2nd quarter. NewSquare Capital LLC now owns 171 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $28,000 after acquiring an additional 104 shares during the last quarter. Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp bought a new position in Keysight Technologies in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $34,000. Finally, Manchester Capital Management LLC lifted its position in 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 acquiring an additional 108 shares in the last quarter. 84.58% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling at Keysight Technologies

In other news, SVP Ingrid A. Estrada sold 2,000 shares of Keysight Technologies 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 transaction, the senior vice president owned 106,590 shares in the company, valued at $18,544,528.20. This trade represents a 1.84% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. 0.61% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research firms have recently weighed in on KEYS. Morgan Stanley boosted their price target on Keysight Technologies from $180.00 to $208.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Tuesday. Bank of America lifted their price objective on Keysight Technologies from $175.00 to $179.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 20th. Wall Street Zen lowered Keysight Technologies from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, November 1st. Barclays raised their price target on shares of Keysight Technologies from $195.00 to $232.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday. Finally, Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of Keysight Technologies in a report on Wednesday, November 19th. Eight research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Keysight Technologies has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $214.82.

Keysight Technologies Trading Up 0.4%

Shares of NYSE:KEYS opened at $196.33 on Friday. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $174.95 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $167.71. The stock has a market capitalization of $33.74 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 62.52, a PEG ratio of 2.38 and a beta of 1.22. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a 52-week low of $121.43 and a 52-week high of $201.50. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.45, a quick ratio of 2.94 and a current ratio of 3.59.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Monday, November 24th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $1.91 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.83 by $0.08. The firm had revenue of $1.42 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.39 billion. Keysight Technologies had a net margin of 10.36% and a return on equity of 19.53%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 10.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $1.65 EPS. Keysight Technologies has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.950-2.010 EPS. Analysts expect that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 6.32 EPS for the current year.

Keysight Technologies declared that its Board of Directors has approved a share buyback program on Monday, November 24th that authorizes the company to repurchase $1.50 billion in outstanding shares. This repurchase authorization authorizes the scientific and technical instruments company to repurchase up to 4.9% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase programs are generally an indication that the company’s board believes its shares are undervalued.

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.