Candriam S.C.A. Cuts Holdings in Keysight Technologies Inc. $KEYS

Candriam S.C.A. lowered its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) by 22.3% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 157,903 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after selling 45,380 shares during the quarter. Candriam S.C.A. owned 0.09% of Keysight Technologies worth $25,875,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Foyston Gordon & Payne Inc raised its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies by 11.5% during the 1st quarter. Foyston Gordon & Payne Inc now owns 59,851 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $8,964,000 after buying an additional 6,186 shares in the last quarter. Ground Swell Capital LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Keysight Technologies in the 1st quarter valued at $361,000. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies by 2.1% during the 1st quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 1,036,642 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $155,258,000 after purchasing an additional 20,967 shares during the last quarter. Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. raised its position in Keysight Technologies by 46.9% in the 1st quarter. Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. now owns 64,590 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $9,674,000 after purchasing an additional 20,631 shares during the period. Finally, Czech National Bank lifted its stake in Keysight Technologies by 6.4% in the second quarter. Czech National Bank now owns 42,241 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $6,922,000 after purchasing an additional 2,527 shares during the last quarter. 84.58% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Keysight Technologies Price Performance

Shares of KEYS stock opened at $178.33 on Friday. 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 Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $121.43 and a fifty-two week high of $187.67. The firm has a market cap of $30.65 billion, a P/E ratio of 56.79, a P/E/G ratio of 2.38 and a beta of 1.22. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $172.98 and its 200-day moving average price is $165.38.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) last announced its quarterly earnings results 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 analyst estimates of $1.32 billion. Keysight Technologies had a return on equity of 19.53% and a net margin of 10.36%.The firm’s revenue was up 11.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $1.57 earnings per share. 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, equities research analysts anticipate that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 6.32 earnings per share for the current year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research analysts have recently issued reports on the company. Wall Street Zen cut Keysight Technologies from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, November 1st. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price target on Keysight Technologies from $177.00 to $200.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 17th. Bank of America boosted their price objective on Keysight Technologies from $175.00 to $179.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 20th. Jefferies Financial Group began coverage on shares of Keysight Technologies in a report on Monday, October 27th. They issued a “hold” rating and a $180.00 target price on the stock. Finally, Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Keysight Technologies in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Seven 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.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $189.90.

Insider Buying and Selling at Keysight Technologies

In related news, SVP Ingrid A. Estrada sold 2,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated 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. 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.

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.