Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund Raises Position in Keysight Technologies Inc. $KEYS

Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund boosted its position in Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) by 13.5% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 87,841 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after purchasing an additional 10,415 shares during the period. Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund owned about 0.05% of Keysight Technologies worth $15,365,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. True Link Financial Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of Keysight Technologies during the 3rd quarter valued at $213,000. Caprock Group LLC bought a new stake in Keysight Technologies in the 3rd quarter valued at about $1,136,000. Krilogy Financial LLC purchased a new stake in Keysight Technologies during the third quarter valued at about $554,000. Madison Asset Management LLC lifted its holdings in Keysight Technologies by 7.6% during the third quarter. Madison Asset Management LLC now owns 571,222 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $99,918,000 after purchasing an additional 40,153 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Wealthfront Advisers LLC boosted its position in Keysight Technologies by 2.5% during the third quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC now owns 14,551 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $2,545,000 after purchasing an additional 352 shares during the period. 84.58% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Activity at Keysight Technologies

In other Keysight Technologies news, SVP Sung Yoon sold 889 shares of Keysight Technologies stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, December 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $206.66, for a total transaction of $183,720.74. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president owned 16,953 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,503,506.98. The trade was a 4.98% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, SVP Jeffrey K. Li sold 3,934 shares of the stock in a transaction dated 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 trade represents a 9.68% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold a total of 78,784 shares of company stock worth $15,841,737 in the last three months. 0.40% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Keysight Technologies Price Performance

Keysight Technologies stock opened at $229.85 on Friday. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $213.25 and a 200 day simple moving average of $186.77. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a 52 week low of $121.43 and a 52 week high of $242.62. The stock has a market cap of $39.42 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 47.00, a PEG ratio of 2.49 and a beta of 1.20. The company has a quick ratio of 1.78, a current ratio of 2.35 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.43.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Monday, November 24th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $1.91 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.83 by $0.08. The firm had revenue of $1.42 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.39 billion. Keysight Technologies had a return on equity of 19.30% and a net margin of 15.71%.The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 10.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $1.65 EPS. Keysight Technologies has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.950-2.010 EPS. On average, research analysts forecast that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 6.32 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

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

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research analysts recently commented on the stock. Robert W. Baird set a $230.00 price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies in a report on Monday, February 2nd. Morgan Stanley raised their price target on Keysight Technologies from $208.00 to $227.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Wednesday, December 17th. UBS Group set a $230.00 price target on Keysight Technologies in a research report on Tuesday, November 25th. Barclays increased their price objective on Keysight Technologies from $195.00 to $232.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 25th. Finally, Susquehanna lifted their target price on Keysight Technologies from $215.00 to $225.00 and gave the company a “positive” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 25th. Eight equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $221.64.

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.