New York State Teachers Retirement System Lowers Stock Position in Keysight Technologies Inc. $KEYS

New York State Teachers Retirement System lowered its position in shares of Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) by 2.8% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 128,138 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after selling 3,702 shares during the quarter. New York State Teachers Retirement System’s holdings in Keysight Technologies were worth $26,036,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Optiver Holding B.V. purchased a new position in shares of Keysight Technologies in the 3rd quarter worth about $35,000. Westfuller Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of Keysight Technologies in the 3rd quarter worth about $45,000. True Wealth Design LLC raised its position in shares of Keysight Technologies by 68.5% in the 3rd quarter. True Wealth Design LLC now owns 278 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $49,000 after purchasing an additional 113 shares during the last quarter. Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp raised its position in shares of Keysight Technologies by 36.2% in the 3rd quarter. Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp now owns 286 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $50,000 after purchasing an additional 76 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Root Financial Partners LLC purchased a new position in shares of Keysight Technologies in the 3rd quarter worth about $51,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 84.58% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, SVP Jo Ann Juskie sold 1,000 shares of Keysight Technologies stock in a transaction dated Friday, February 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $304.42, for a total value of $304,420.00. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 12,552 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,821,079.84. This trade represents a 7.38% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, SVP Jeffrey K. Li sold 2,000 shares of Keysight Technologies stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, March 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $297.19, for a total value of $594,380.00. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president owned 34,499 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $10,252,757.81. The trade was a 5.48% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold 40,334 shares of company stock worth $11,533,230 in the last three months. 0.40% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities analysts have recently issued reports on the company. The Goldman Sachs Group lifted their price target on Keysight Technologies from $322.00 to $384.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, April 14th. Bank of America raised Keysight Technologies from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $340.00 price target for the company in a research report on Tuesday, February 24th. Barclays lifted their price target on Keysight Technologies from $232.00 to $320.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 24th. Wall Street Zen raised Keysight Technologies from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, February 28th. Finally, Zacks Research raised Keysight Technologies from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have given a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $314.33.

Keysight Technologies Price Performance

NYSE KEYS opened at $352.13 on Friday. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a one year low of $145.51 and a one year high of $353.52. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $303.06 and a 200 day moving average of $236.52. The company has a market capitalization of $60.39 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 63.45, a PEG ratio of 2.57 and a beta of 1.26. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.41, a quick ratio of 2.02 and a current ratio of 2.60.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) last released its quarterly earnings data on Monday, February 23rd. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $2.17 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.00 by $0.17. Keysight Technologies had a return on equity of 19.26% and a net margin of 16.84%.The company had revenue of $1.60 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.54 billion. During the same period last year, the company earned $1.82 EPS. Keysight Technologies’s revenue for the quarter was up 23.3% on a year-over-year basis. Keysight Technologies has set its FY 2026 guidance at 8.590- EPS and its Q2 2026 guidance at 2.270-2.330 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts forecast that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 7.86 EPS for the current year.

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.