Keysight Technologies Inc. $KEYS Position Boosted by Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC

Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC increased its position in Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) by 2,290.3% in the third quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 1,421,437 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,361,969 shares during the period. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC’s holdings in Keysight Technologies were worth $246,051,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Haven Private LLC increased its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies by 1.7% in the 2nd quarter. Haven Private LLC now owns 4,041 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $662,000 after acquiring an additional 67 shares during the last quarter. BlackDiamond Wealth Management LLC boosted its holdings in Keysight Technologies by 3.9% in the second quarter. BlackDiamond Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,796 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $295,000 after purchasing an additional 68 shares during the period. NorthCrest Asset Manangement LLC increased its stake in Keysight Technologies by 2.4% during the second quarter. NorthCrest Asset Manangement LLC now owns 3,466 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $579,000 after purchasing an additional 80 shares during the last quarter. IFP Advisors Inc raised its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies by 49.1% during the second quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 246 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $40,000 after purchasing an additional 81 shares during the period. Finally, Wedmont Private Capital raised its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies by 3.5% during the third quarter. Wedmont Private Capital now owns 2,512 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $427,000 after purchasing an additional 86 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 84.58% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of brokerages recently weighed in on KEYS. Barclays boosted their price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies from $195.00 to $232.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 25th. Jefferies Financial Group upped their target price on Keysight Technologies from $195.00 to $220.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, December 10th. UBS Group set a $230.00 price target on Keysight Technologies in a report on Tuesday, November 25th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price objective on Keysight Technologies from $200.00 to $207.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 25th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $232.00 target price on shares of Keysight Technologies in a research report on Tuesday, November 25th. Eight research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $218.82.

Insider Transactions at Keysight Technologies

In related news, CEO Satish Dhanasekaran sold 12,528 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred 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 owned 132,361 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $25,998,347.62. This trade represents a 8.65% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, SVP Jeffrey K. Li sold 3,934 shares of Keysight Technologies stock in a transaction on Wednesday, December 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $200.84, for a total value of $790,104.56. Following the transaction, the senior vice president owned 36,699 shares in the company, valued at $7,370,627.16. This represents a 9.68% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold a total of 77,895 shares of company stock worth $15,658,016 in the last three months. Insiders own 0.61% of the company’s stock.

Keysight Technologies Trading Down 0.4%

Keysight Technologies stock opened at $206.03 on Wednesday. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a 12-month low of $121.43 and a 12-month high of $214.58. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.43, a current ratio of 2.35 and a quick ratio of 1.78. The stock has a market capitalization of $35.40 billion, a PE ratio of 42.13, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.19 and a beta of 1.19. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $191.13 and a 200-day simple moving average of $174.93.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Monday, November 24th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $1.91 EPS 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 analysts’ expectations of $1.39 billion. Keysight Technologies had a net margin of 15.71% and a return on equity of 19.30%. Keysight Technologies’s revenue for the quarter was up 10.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $1.65 earnings per share. Keysight Technologies has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.950-2.010 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts expect that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 6.32 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Keysight Technologies declared that its Board of Directors has authorized a share repurchase plan on Monday, November 24th that allows the company to repurchase $1.50 billion in outstanding shares. This repurchase authorization allows the scientific and technical instruments company to reacquire up to 4.9% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase plans are often a sign that the company’s board of directors believes its shares are undervalued.

Keysight Technologies Company 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.