Moran Wealth Management LLC Acquires Shares of 2,988 Keysight Technologies Inc. $KEYS

Moran Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) in the 3rd quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund bought 2,988 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock, valued at approximately $523,000.

Other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. CX Institutional increased its holdings in Keysight Technologies by 33.9% during the third quarter. CX Institutional now owns 1,277 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $223,000 after buying an additional 323 shares during the last quarter. KLP Kapitalforvaltning AS grew its position in shares of Keysight Technologies by 4.7% during the 3rd quarter. KLP Kapitalforvaltning AS now owns 62,100 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $10,863,000 after acquiring an additional 2,800 shares during the period. Community Trust & Investment Co. increased its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies by 0.9% during the 3rd quarter. Community Trust & Investment Co. now owns 108,170 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $18,921,000 after purchasing an additional 942 shares during the last quarter. Chicago Capital LLC raised its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies by 15.7% in the 3rd quarter. Chicago Capital LLC now owns 6,426 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $1,124,000 after purchasing an additional 870 shares during the period. Finally, Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. raised its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies by 3.7% in the 3rd quarter. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. now owns 184,084 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $32,200,000 after purchasing an additional 6,504 shares during the period. 84.58% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

KEYS has been the subject of several research reports. Robert W. Baird set a $210.00 price objective on Keysight Technologies in a report on Wednesday, November 26th. Citigroup increased their price target on Keysight Technologies from $215.00 to $220.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 25th. Morgan Stanley lifted their price objective on Keysight Technologies from $208.00 to $227.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Wednesday, December 17th. Barclays upped their price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies from $195.00 to $232.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 25th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $232.00 target price on shares of Keysight Technologies in a research note on Tuesday, November 25th. Eight analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Keysight Technologies has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $218.82.

Keysight Technologies Stock Performance

Shares of KEYS opened at $207.41 on Friday. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a 52-week low of $121.43 and a 52-week high of $214.58. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $196.98 and its 200 day simple moving average is $177.44. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.43, a quick ratio of 1.78 and a current ratio of 2.35. The stock has a market capitalization of $35.64 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 42.42, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.20 and a beta of 1.18.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Monday, November 24th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $1.91 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.83 by $0.08. Keysight Technologies had a return on equity of 19.30% and a net margin of 15.71%.The firm had revenue of $1.42 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.39 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $1.65 earnings per share. The company’s revenue was up 10.1% on a year-over-year basis. Keysight Technologies has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.950-2.010 EPS. Research analysts forecast that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 6.32 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Keysight Technologies announced that its Board of Directors has initiated a share buyback plan on Monday, November 24th that allows the company to buyback $1.50 billion in shares. This buyback authorization allows the scientific and technical instruments company to reacquire up to 4.9% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are generally an indication that the company’s management believes its stock is undervalued.

Insider Transactions at Keysight Technologies

In other Keysight Technologies news, CEO Satish Dhanasekaran sold 12,528 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, December 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $196.42, for a total value of $2,460,749.76. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 132,361 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $25,998,347.62. This trade represents a 8.65% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, SVP John Page sold 15,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, December 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $213.48, for a total transaction of $3,202,200.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 21,393 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,566,977.64. The trade was a 41.22% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 78,784 shares of company stock worth $15,841,737. 0.61% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

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.