6,953 Shares in Keysight Technologies Inc. $KEYS Acquired by Caprock Group LLC

Caprock Group LLC bought a new stake in Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm bought 6,953 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,136,000.

Several other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the stock. True Wealth Design LLC lifted its stake in shares of 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 valued at $27,000 after acquiring an additional 129 shares during the last quarter. NewSquare Capital LLC increased its holdings in Keysight Technologies by 155.2% in the 2nd quarter. NewSquare Capital LLC now owns 171 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $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 during the second quarter valued at about $34,000. IFP Advisors Inc grew 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 last quarter. Finally, Westfuller Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Keysight Technologies in the third quarter valued at approximately $45,000. 84.58% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research firms have weighed in on KEYS. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Keysight Technologies from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, January 31st. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Keysight Technologies in a research note on Monday, December 29th. Susquehanna raised their target price on Keysight Technologies from $215.00 to $225.00 and gave the stock a “positive” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 25th. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their target price on Keysight Technologies from $190.00 to $225.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 25th. Finally, UBS Group set a $230.00 price target on Keysight Technologies in a research note on Tuesday, November 25th. Eight research 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 company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $221.64.

Insider Buying and Selling at Keysight Technologies

In other news, Director Ronald S. Nersesian sold 30,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, November 28th. The stock was sold at an average price of $196.88, for a total transaction of $5,906,400.00. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 198,389 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $39,058,826.32. This represents a 13.14% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, CEO Satish Dhanasekaran sold 12,528 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, December 1st. The stock was 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 in the company, valued at approximately $25,998,347.62. This represents a 8.65% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold 78,784 shares of company stock worth $15,841,737 in the last quarter. Company insiders own 0.40% of the company’s stock.

Keysight Technologies Stock Up 1.7%

Keysight Technologies stock opened at $233.46 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $40.04 billion, a PE ratio of 47.74, a PEG ratio of 2.45 and a beta of 1.20. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a 12-month low of $121.43 and a 12-month high of $242.62. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $213.72 and its 200 day moving average is $187.38. 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 posted its quarterly earnings results on Monday, November 24th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $1.91 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate 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 net margin of 15.71% and a return on equity of 19.30%. The business’s revenue was up 10.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $1.65 earnings per share. Keysight Technologies has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.950-2.010 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 6.32 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Keysight Technologies declared that its board 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 repurchase up to 4.9% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase plans are typically a sign that the company’s management 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.