Keysight Technologies Inc. $KEYS Position Reduced by Cynosure Group LLC

Cynosure Group LLC trimmed its position in Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) by 51.2% in the 3rd quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 6,621 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after selling 6,936 shares during the period. Cynosure Group LLC’s holdings in Keysight Technologies were worth $1,158,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other large investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. True Wealth Design LLC boosted its stake in Keysight Technologies by 358.3% in the 2nd quarter. True Wealth Design LLC now owns 165 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $27,000 after purchasing an additional 129 shares during the period. NewSquare Capital LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies by 155.2% in the second quarter. NewSquare Capital LLC now owns 171 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $28,000 after purchasing an additional 104 shares in the last quarter. Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp acquired a new stake in shares of Keysight Technologies in the second quarter worth $34,000. IFP Advisors Inc boosted its position in shares of Keysight Technologies by 49.1% in the second quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 246 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $40,000 after buying an additional 81 shares during the period. Finally, Geneos Wealth Management Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies by 66.5% during the first quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 393 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $59,000 after buying an additional 157 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 84.58% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In other news, SVP Ingrid A. Estrada sold 4,827 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $196.42, for a total transaction of $948,119.34. Following the transaction, the senior vice president owned 110,079 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $21,621,717.18. This represents a 4.20% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, SVP Jeffrey K. Li sold 3,934 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, December 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $200.84, for a total value of $790,104.56. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president owned 36,699 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $7,370,627.16. This trade represents a 9.68% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last three months, insiders sold 78,784 shares of company stock valued at $15,841,737. Corporate insiders own 0.61% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several brokerages recently issued reports on KEYS. UBS Group set a $230.00 price objective on Keysight Technologies in a research note on Tuesday, November 25th. Wall Street Zen cut shares of Keysight Technologies from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, December 20th. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies from $190.00 to $225.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 25th. Jefferies Financial Group increased their target price on shares of Keysight Technologies from $195.00 to $220.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, December 10th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group reissued a “buy” rating and set a $232.00 target price on shares of Keysight Technologies in a research note on Tuesday, November 25th. Eight investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $218.82.

Keysight Technologies Price Performance

Shares of KEYS opened at $206.61 on Monday. 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 firm has a market cap of $35.50 billion, a PE ratio of 42.25, a PEG ratio of 2.19 and a beta of 1.18. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $193.34 and its 200 day moving average price is $175.85. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a twelve month low of $121.43 and a twelve month high of $214.58.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) last announced 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 company had revenue of $1.42 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.39 billion. Keysight Technologies had a net margin of 15.71% and a return on equity of 19.30%. Keysight Technologies’s quarterly revenue was up 10.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $1.65 EPS. Keysight Technologies has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.950-2.010 EPS. As a group, research analysts expect that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 6.32 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Keysight Technologies declared that its board has approved a share buyback plan on Monday, November 24th that permits the company to repurchase $1.50 billion in outstanding shares. This repurchase authorization permits the scientific and technical instruments company to reacquire up to 4.9% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase plans are typically an indication that the company’s leadership believes its stock is undervalued.

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.