Contravisory Investment Management Inc. Has $1.12 Million Stock Position in Keysight Technologies Inc. $KEYS

Contravisory Investment Management Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) by 89.1% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 5,509 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after purchasing an additional 2,596 shares during the period. Contravisory Investment Management Inc.’s holdings in Keysight Technologies were worth $1,119,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Norges Bank bought a new position in shares of Keysight Technologies in the second quarter valued at $316,690,000. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC raised its position 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 acquiring an additional 1,361,969 shares in the last quarter. Woodline Partners LP bought a new stake in Keysight Technologies during the third quarter worth $208,891,000. Man Group plc lifted its stake in Keysight Technologies by 164.3% in the second 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 acquiring an additional 628,082 shares during the last quarter. Finally, AQR Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in Keysight Technologies by 2,004.8% in the second 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 acquiring an additional 545,620 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 84.58% of the company’s stock.

Keysight Technologies Price Performance

NYSE:KEYS opened at $289.30 on Tuesday. The company has a market cap of $49.61 billion, a P/E ratio of 52.13, a P/E/G ratio of 2.16 and a beta of 1.12. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $251.18 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $208.60. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a one year low of $121.43 and a one year high of $317.00. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.41, a current ratio of 2.60 and a quick ratio of 2.02.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) last posted its earnings results on Monday, February 23rd. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $2.17 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.00 by $0.17. The company had revenue of $1.60 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.54 billion. Keysight Technologies had a net margin of 16.84% and a return on equity of 19.26%. Keysight Technologies’s quarterly revenue was up 23.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $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. Equities analysts expect that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 6.32 earnings per share for the current year.

Keysight Technologies declared that its board has authorized a stock repurchase program on Monday, November 24th that permits the company to buyback $1.50 billion in outstanding shares. This buyback authorization permits the scientific and technical instruments company to reacquire up to 4.9% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are often a sign that the company’s board of directors believes its shares are undervalued.

Analyst Ratings Changes

KEYS has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Keysight Technologies from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, February 28th. Jefferies Financial Group raised their target price on shares of Keysight Technologies from $195.00 to $220.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, December 10th. Zacks Research upgraded Keysight Technologies from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Monday, March 2nd. Robert W. Baird upped their price objective on Keysight Technologies from $230.00 to $257.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, February 20th. Finally, UBS Group upped their price objective on Keysight Technologies from $230.00 to $340.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 24th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have issued a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $298.82.

Insider Activity

In other Keysight Technologies news, SVP Sung Yoon sold 889 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, December 30th. The shares were 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 directly owned 16,953 shares in the company, valued at $3,503,506.98. This trade represents a 4.98% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, SVP Jo Ann Juskie sold 1,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, February 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $304.42, for a total value of $304,420.00. Following the sale, the senior vice president owned 12,552 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,821,079.84. This represents a 7.38% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last three months, insiders sold 35,556 shares of company stock valued at $10,025,731. Company insiders own 0.40% of the company’s stock.

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.