Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB publ Sells 201,972 Shares of Keysight Technologies Inc. $KEYS

Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB publ trimmed its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) by 68.6% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 92,368 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after selling 201,972 shares during the quarter. Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB publ’s holdings in Keysight Technologies were worth $15,135,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the business. Foyston Gordon & Payne Inc increased its position in shares of Keysight Technologies by 11.5% in the first quarter. Foyston Gordon & Payne Inc now owns 59,851 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $8,964,000 after purchasing an additional 6,186 shares during the last quarter. Ground Swell Capital LLC purchased a new position in Keysight Technologies in the 1st quarter worth approximately $361,000. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies by 2.1% in the 1st quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 1,036,642 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $155,258,000 after buying an additional 20,967 shares during the last quarter. Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. raised its position in shares of Keysight Technologies by 46.9% during the 1st quarter. Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. now owns 64,590 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $9,674,000 after buying an additional 20,631 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd Zurich bought a new stake in shares of Keysight Technologies during the 2nd quarter worth $621,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 84.58% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research analysts recently commented on KEYS shares. The Goldman Sachs Group reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $232.00 target price on shares of Keysight Technologies in a research note on Tuesday. Jefferies Financial Group increased their price objective on Keysight Technologies from $180.00 to $195.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their target price on Keysight Technologies from $200.00 to $207.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 25th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of Keysight Technologies in a research report on Wednesday, November 19th. Finally, Wall Street Zen raised shares of Keysight Technologies from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Friday. Eight equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Keysight Technologies has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $214.82.

Keysight Technologies Stock Performance

NYSE:KEYS opened at $197.95 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.45, a quick ratio of 2.94 and a current ratio of 3.59. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $121.43 and a fifty-two week high of $201.50. The firm has a market cap of $34.02 billion, a PE ratio of 63.04, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.38 and a beta of 1.22. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $175.35 and a 200-day moving average price of $167.97.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Monday, November 24th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $1.91 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.83 by $0.08. The company had revenue of $1.42 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.39 billion. Keysight Technologies had a net margin of 10.36% and a return on equity of 19.53%. The firm’s revenue was up 10.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $1.65 EPS. Keysight Technologies has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.950-2.010 EPS. Equities research analysts predict that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 6.32 earnings per share for the current year.

Keysight Technologies declared that its board has approved a share repurchase 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 shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback plans are generally a sign that the company’s board of directors believes its stock is undervalued.

Insider Activity at Keysight Technologies

In other news, SVP Ingrid A. Estrada sold 2,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, September 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $173.98, for a total transaction of $347,960.00. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 106,590 shares in the company, valued at approximately $18,544,528.20. This represents a 1.84% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Company insiders own 0.61% of the company’s stock.

Keysight Technologies 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.