Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) SVP Ingrid Estrada Sells 4,827 Shares

Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) SVP Ingrid Estrada sold 4,827 shares of Keysight Technologies stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $196.42, for a total value of $948,119.34. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 110,079 shares in the company, valued at approximately $21,621,717.18. This represents a 4.20% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link.

Keysight Technologies Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE KEYS opened at $201.27 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.45, a quick ratio of 2.94 and a current ratio of 3.59. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $176.20 and a 200 day moving average price of $168.48. The stock has a market capitalization of $34.59 billion, a PE ratio of 64.10, a price-to-earnings-growth 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 $202.17.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) last posted its quarterly earnings results 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 analyst estimates of $1.39 billion. Keysight Technologies had a return on equity of 19.53% and a net margin of 10.36%.The business’s quarterly revenue was up 10.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $1.65 EPS. Keysight Technologies has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.950-2.010 EPS. Analysts predict that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 6.32 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

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

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Keysight Technologies

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Cetera Investment Advisers lifted its holdings in Keysight Technologies by 7.1% during the 1st quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 16,987 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $2,544,000 after purchasing an additional 1,131 shares during the last quarter. LPL Financial LLC increased its position in Keysight Technologies by 5.6% during the first quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 53,432 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $8,002,000 after acquiring an additional 2,836 shares during the period. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. raised its stake in Keysight Technologies by 0.5% in the 1st quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 55,639 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $8,333,000 after purchasing an additional 260 shares in the last quarter. Manchester Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings 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 purchasing an additional 108 shares during the period. Finally, Argent Trust Co grew its position in shares of Keysight Technologies by 32.2% during the 1st quarter. Argent Trust Co now owns 2,519 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $377,000 after purchasing an additional 613 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 84.58% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages have recently issued reports on KEYS. Wells Fargo & Company upped their target price on shares of Keysight Technologies from $190.00 to $225.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 25th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price target on Keysight Technologies from $200.00 to $207.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 25th. Bank of America upped their price objective on Keysight Technologies from $175.00 to $179.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 20th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Keysight Technologies in a research note on Monday. Finally, Susquehanna boosted their target price on Keysight Technologies from $215.00 to $225.00 and gave the stock a “positive” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 25th. Eight analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $214.82.

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.