Bridgefront Capital LLC Decreases Stake in Keysight Technologies Inc. $KEYS

Bridgefront Capital LLC reduced its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) by 55.7% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 2,746 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after selling 3,452 shares during the quarter. Bridgefront Capital LLC’s holdings in Keysight Technologies were worth $480,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. AQR Capital Management LLC raised its position in Keysight Technologies by 92.6% in the first quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 27,216 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $3,965,000 after purchasing an additional 13,085 shares during the period. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC raised its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies by 5.0% during the 1st quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC now owns 2,581 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $387,000 after buying an additional 122 shares during the period. Empowered Funds LLC lifted its position in Keysight Technologies by 30.0% during the 1st quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 10,652 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $1,595,000 after acquiring an additional 2,461 shares in the last quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. boosted its holdings in Keysight Technologies by 66.5% in the 1st quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 393 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $59,000 after acquiring an additional 157 shares during the period. Finally, Sivia Capital Partners LLC acquired a new stake in Keysight Technologies in the second quarter valued at approximately $254,000. 84.58% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Keysight Technologies Trading Up 2.3%

NYSE:KEYS opened at $286.23 on Tuesday. The company has a market cap of $49.09 billion, a PE ratio of 51.57, a P/E/G ratio of 2.18 and a beta of 1.12. The business’s 50 day moving average is $243.60 and its two-hundred day 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. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a 52 week low of $121.43 and a 52 week high of $317.00.

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

Keysight Technologies declared that its Board of Directors has initiated a share buyback program 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 buy up to 4.9% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase programs are usually a sign that the company’s leadership believes its stock is undervalued.

Insider Buying and Selling at Keysight Technologies

In other Keysight Technologies news, SVP Ingrid A. Estrada sold 2,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, February 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $237.68, for a total transaction of $475,360.00. Following the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 107,861 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $25,636,402.48. This represents a 1.82% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, SVP Jo Ann Juskie sold 1,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, February 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $304.42, for a total transaction of $304,420.00. Following the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 12,552 shares in the company, valued at $3,821,079.84. This trade represents a 7.38% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold 4,889 shares of company stock worth $1,167,221 in the last ninety days. 0.40% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. Citigroup lifted their price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies from $220.00 to $282.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 25th. Jefferies Financial Group raised their price target on shares of Keysight Technologies from $195.00 to $220.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, December 10th. Barclays lifted their price target on shares of Keysight Technologies from $232.00 to $320.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 24th. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies from $225.00 to $300.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 24th. Finally, Bank of America raised Keysight Technologies from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $340.00 target price on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, February 24th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have assigned a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Keysight Technologies presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $295.36.

About Keysight Technologies

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.