Savant Capital LLC Acquires 3,997 Shares of Keysight Technologies Inc. $KEYS

Savant Capital LLC boosted its holdings in Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) by 151.5% in the 2nd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 6,635 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after acquiring an additional 3,997 shares during the period. Savant Capital LLC’s holdings in Keysight Technologies were worth $1,087,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Ballentine Partners LLC increased its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies by 12.1% during the first quarter. Ballentine Partners LLC now owns 1,653 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $248,000 after purchasing an additional 178 shares during the period. CWM LLC increased its stake in Keysight Technologies by 9.6% during the 1st quarter. CWM LLC now owns 6,575 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $985,000 after acquiring an additional 574 shares during the period. Edgestream Partners L.P. acquired a new position in Keysight Technologies in the 1st quarter valued at $737,000. Signaturefd LLC raised its holdings in Keysight Technologies by 10.6% in the 1st quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 2,666 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $399,000 after acquiring an additional 256 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Wealthfront Advisers LLC lifted its position in shares of Keysight Technologies by 11.8% during the 1st quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC now owns 11,141 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $1,669,000 after acquiring an additional 1,175 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 84.58% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, SVP Ingrid A. Estrada sold 2,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, September 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $173.98, for a total transaction of $347,960.00. Following the sale, 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 position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. 0.61% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

KEYS has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. Wall Street Zen cut Keysight Technologies from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, November 1st. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their target price on shares of Keysight Technologies from $177.00 to $200.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 17th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Keysight Technologies in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. UBS Group began coverage on shares of Keysight Technologies in a research report on Tuesday. They set a “buy” rating and a $220.00 price objective for the company. Finally, Bank of America upped their target price on Keysight Technologies from $175.00 to $179.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 20th. Seven research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $189.90.

Keysight Technologies Price Performance

KEYS stock opened at $178.33 on Friday. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $172.98 and a 200 day simple moving average of $165.38. The stock has a market cap of $30.65 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 56.79, a P/E/G ratio of 2.38 and a beta of 1.22. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a 1 year low of $121.43 and a 1 year high of $187.67. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.45, a current ratio of 3.59 and a quick ratio of 2.94.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, August 19th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $1.72 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.67 by $0.05. The firm had revenue of $1.35 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.32 billion. Keysight Technologies had a net margin of 10.36% and a return on equity of 19.53%. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 11.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the business 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. Research analysts anticipate that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 6.32 EPS for the current fiscal year.

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.