Aquatic Capital Management LLC Has $5.07 Million Position in Keysight Technologies Inc. $KEYS

Aquatic Capital Management LLC lessened its position in shares of Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) by 45.8% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 28,968 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after selling 24,507 shares during the period. Aquatic Capital Management LLC’s holdings in Keysight Technologies were worth $5,067,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other large investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Norges Bank bought a new position in Keysight Technologies in the second quarter valued at approximately $316,690,000. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC lifted its stake in Keysight Technologies by 2,290.3% during the third quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 1,421,437 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $246,051,000 after purchasing an additional 1,361,969 shares during the last quarter. Man Group plc boosted its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies by 164.3% in the 2nd quarter. Man Group plc now owns 1,010,399 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $165,564,000 after purchasing an additional 628,082 shares in the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies by 2,004.8% in the 2nd quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 572,836 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $93,865,000 after purchasing an additional 545,620 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership increased its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies by 71.4% in the 3rd quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 1,134,974 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $198,530,000 after purchasing an additional 472,806 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 84.58% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several analysts recently weighed in on KEYS shares. Susquehanna restated a “positive” rating and set a $300.00 price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies in a research report on Tuesday, February 24th. Zacks Research upgraded Keysight Technologies from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Monday, March 2nd. The Goldman Sachs Group increased their target price on shares of Keysight Technologies from $243.00 to $322.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, February 24th. Wells Fargo & Company raised their price target on shares of Keysight Technologies from $225.00 to $300.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 24th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price target on shares of Keysight Technologies from $255.00 to $300.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, February 24th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have given a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Keysight Technologies presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $295.36.

Insider Buying and Selling at Keysight Technologies

In related news, CFO Neil Dougherty sold 1,000 shares of Keysight Technologies stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, December 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $203.72, for a total transaction of $203,720.00. Following the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 127,833 shares in the company, valued at $26,042,138.76. This trade represents a 0.78% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, SVP Sung Yoon sold 889 shares of Keysight Technologies stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, December 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $206.66, for a total transaction of $183,720.74. Following the sale, the senior vice president owned 16,953 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,503,506.98. This represents a 4.98% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold 4,889 shares of company stock worth $1,167,221 in the last 90 days. Corporate insiders own 0.40% of the company’s stock.

Keysight Technologies Trading Up 2.3%

Shares of KEYS stock opened at $286.23 on Tuesday. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a twelve month low of $121.43 and a twelve month high of $317.00. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $243.60 and its 200 day simple moving average is $204.34. The company has a quick ratio of 2.02, a current ratio of 2.60 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.41. The firm has a market capitalization of $49.09 billion, a P/E ratio of 51.57, a P/E/G ratio of 2.18 and a beta of 1.12.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Monday, February 23rd. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $2.17 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.00 by $0.17. The firm had revenue of $1.60 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.54 billion. Keysight Technologies had a return on equity of 19.26% and a net margin of 16.84%.The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 23.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm posted $1.82 earnings per share. Keysight Technologies has set its FY 2026 guidance at 8.590- EPS and its Q2 2026 guidance at 2.270-2.330 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 6.32 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Keysight Technologies announced that its board has authorized a share buyback plan on Monday, November 24th that authorizes the company to repurchase $1.50 billion in shares. This repurchase authorization authorizes the scientific and technical instruments company to repurchase up to 4.9% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase plans are usually a sign that the company’s leadership believes its stock is 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.