Keysight Technologies Inc. $KEYS Shares Sold by Lido Advisors LLC

Lido Advisors LLC trimmed its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) by 8.6% in the first quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 23,350 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after selling 2,193 shares during the period. Lido Advisors LLC’s holdings in Keysight Technologies were worth $6,594,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. Monograph Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Keysight Technologies during the 1st quarter worth about $424,000. State of Wyoming boosted its holdings in Keysight Technologies by 65.5% in the first quarter. State of Wyoming now owns 1,241 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $350,000 after purchasing an additional 491 shares in the last quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers boosted its holdings in Keysight Technologies by 11.0% in the first quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 31,074 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $8,774,000 after purchasing an additional 3,089 shares in the last quarter. Arvest Bank Trust Division purchased a new position in Keysight Technologies in the first quarter valued at approximately $207,000. Finally, First Citizens Bank & Trust Co. purchased a new position in Keysight Technologies in the first quarter valued at approximately $320,000. 84.58% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Keysight Technologies Trading Down 1.8%

NYSE KEYS opened at $319.22 on Friday. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $336.66 and its two-hundred day moving average is $298.85. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a one year low of $152.85 and a one year high of $374.96. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29, a quick ratio of 1.51 and a current ratio of 1.90. The firm has a market cap of $54.55 billion, a PE ratio of 52.50, a P/E/G ratio of 1.85 and a beta of 1.21.

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

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several brokerages have recently weighed in on KEYS. Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of Keysight Technologies from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research report on Monday, July 13th. Susquehanna increased their target price on shares of Keysight Technologies from $415.00 to $425.00 and gave the company a “positive” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 20th. Barclays lifted their price target on shares of Keysight Technologies from $320.00 to $387.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 20th. UBS Group boosted their price target on shares of Keysight Technologies from $340.00 to $420.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 20th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies from $360.00 to $390.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 21st. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have issued a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $371.92.

Insider Buying and Selling at Keysight Technologies

In other news, CEO Satish Dhanasekaran sold 507 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, June 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $361.32, for a total value of $183,189.24. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 121,391 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $43,860,996.12. The trade was a 0.42% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, Director James Cullen sold 3,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, June 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $346.58, for a total value of $1,039,740.00. Following the sale, the director owned 21,821 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $7,562,722.18. This trade represents a 12.09% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold a total of 5,507 shares of company stock valued at $1,904,669 in the last ninety days. Insiders own 0.40% of the company’s stock.

Keysight Technologies Company 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.