Corient Private Wealth LP Acquires Shares of 98,069 Keysight Technologies Inc. $KEYS

Corient Private Wealth LP bought a new position in Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund bought 98,069 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock, valued at approximately $34,331,000. Corient Private Wealth LP owned about 0.06% of Keysight Technologies as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in KEYS. AQR Capital Management LLC grew its position in Keysight Technologies by 92.6% in the 1st quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 27,216 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $3,965,000 after purchasing an additional 13,085 shares during the period. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies by 5.0% during the 1st quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC now owns 2,581 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $387,000 after buying an additional 122 shares during the period. Empowered Funds LLC boosted its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies by 30.0% in the 1st quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 10,652 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $1,595,000 after buying an additional 2,461 shares during the last quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies by 66.5% in the 1st quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 393 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $59,000 after buying an additional 157 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Sivia Capital Partners LLC bought a new stake in shares of Keysight Technologies in the second quarter worth $254,000. Institutional investors own 84.58% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at Keysight Technologies

In related news, CEO Satish Dhanasekaran sold 507 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, June 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $361.32, for a total value of $183,189.24. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 121,391 shares in the company, valued at approximately $43,860,996.12. The trade was a 0.42% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale 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, SVP Ingrid A. Estrada sold 2,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, August 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $314.66, for a total transaction of $629,320.00. Following the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 103,861 shares in the company, valued at approximately $32,680,902.26. The trade was a 1.89% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. In the last three months, insiders have sold 10,507 shares of company stock worth $3,491,649. 0.40% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Keysight Technologies Stock Up 1.4%

Shares of KEYS opened at $326.39 on Friday. The business’s 50 day moving average is $330.03 and its 200 day moving average is $318.65. The company has a current ratio of 2.02, a quick ratio of 1.62 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.28. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a 12-month low of $158.79 and a 12-month high of $374.96. The company has a market capitalization of $55.78 billion, a PE ratio of 44.83, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.65 and a beta of 1.22.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August 18th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $3.07 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.48 by $0.59. Keysight Technologies had a net margin of 19.08% and a return on equity of 24.34%. The firm had revenue of $1.85 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.75 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $1.72 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 36.5% compared to the same quarter last year. Keysight Technologies has set its Q4 2026 guidance at 3.340-3.400 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 11.460-11.460 EPS. Research analysts expect that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 10.03 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research firms have recently commented on KEYS. UBS Group upped their price target on shares of Keysight Technologies from $420.00 to $440.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 19th. Truist Financial boosted their target price on shares of Keysight Technologies from $376.00 to $400.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 19th. Barclays upped their target price on shares of Keysight Technologies from $387.00 to $429.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 19th. Morgan Stanley increased their price target on shares of Keysight Technologies from $400.00 to $425.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 19th. Finally, Robert W. Baird lifted their price target on shares of Keysight Technologies from $385.00 to $410.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 19th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have given a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Keysight Technologies currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $392.83.

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.