Pacer Advisors Inc. Sells 513,198 Shares of Keysight Technologies Inc. $KEYS

Pacer Advisors Inc. decreased its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) by 75.1% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 170,058 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after selling 513,198 shares during the period. Pacer Advisors Inc.’s holdings in Keysight Technologies were worth $34,554,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in KEYS. Norges Bank bought a new stake in Keysight Technologies in the 4th quarter worth approximately $435,542,000. Focus Partners Wealth lifted its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies by 3,941.3% during the 4th quarter. Focus Partners Wealth now owns 1,406,286 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $285,743,000 after buying an additional 1,371,488 shares during the period. Woodline Partners LP bought a new position in shares of Keysight Technologies during the 3rd quarter valued at $208,891,000. M&T Bank Corp boosted its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies by 9,349.0% in the 4th quarter. M&T Bank Corp now owns 1,048,176 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $212,979,000 after buying an additional 1,037,083 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Man Group plc grew its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies by 164.3% in the second quarter. Man Group plc now owns 1,010,399 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $165,564,000 after acquiring an additional 628,082 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 84.58% of the company’s stock.

Keysight Technologies Price Performance

NYSE KEYS opened at $363.47 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 1.90, a quick ratio of 1.51 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a 12 month low of $152.85 and a 12 month high of $370.17. The stock has a market cap of $62.12 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 59.78, a PEG ratio of 2.07 and a beta of 1.22. The company’s 50 day moving average is $343.99 and its two-hundred day moving average is $277.26.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, May 19th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $2.87 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.32 by $0.55. The business had revenue of $1.72 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.71 billion. Keysight Technologies had a net margin of 17.25% and a return on equity of 21.58%. The company’s revenue was up 31.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $1.70 earnings per share. Keysight Technologies has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 2.430-2.490 EPS. As a group, research analysts anticipate that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 9.03 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Activity

In other Keysight Technologies news, CFO Neil Dougherty sold 2,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $298.37, for a total value of $596,740.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer owned 125,272 shares in the company, valued at approximately $37,377,406.64. This represents a 1.57% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, SVP Jeffrey K. Li sold 2,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, March 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $297.19, for a total value of $594,380.00. Following the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 34,499 shares in the company, valued at approximately $10,252,757.81. This represents a 5.48% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 8,667 shares of company stock worth $2,730,960. 0.40% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

KEYS has been the subject of a number of research reports. Zacks Research upgraded Keysight Technologies from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 29th. Truist Financial raised their target price on Keysight Technologies from $310.00 to $376.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 21st. Wall Street Zen upgraded Keysight Technologies from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, February 28th. Citigroup upped their price target on shares of Keysight Technologies from $320.00 to $396.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 21st. Finally, Susquehanna increased their price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies from $415.00 to $425.00 and gave the stock a “positive” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 20th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have issued a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $371.92.

Keysight Technologies Profile

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.