Archford Capital Strategies LLC Sells 1,954 Shares of Keysight Technologies Inc. $KEYS

Archford Capital Strategies LLC decreased its position in shares of Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) by 36.8% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 3,363 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after selling 1,954 shares during the quarter. Archford Capital Strategies LLC’s holdings in Keysight Technologies were worth $683,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Optiver Holding B.V. bought a new position in shares of Keysight Technologies in the 3rd quarter worth $35,000. Westfuller Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of Keysight Technologies in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $45,000. True Wealth Design LLC raised its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies by 68.5% during the 3rd quarter. True Wealth Design LLC now owns 278 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $49,000 after acquiring an additional 113 shares in the last quarter. Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp lifted its position in Keysight Technologies by 36.2% during the third quarter. Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp now owns 286 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $50,000 after acquiring an additional 76 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Root Financial Partners LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Keysight Technologies in the 3rd quarter worth $51,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 84.58% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, CEO Satish Dhanasekaran sold 1,667 shares of Keysight Technologies stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, March 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $300.00, for a total value of $500,100.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 122,398 shares in the company, valued at approximately $36,719,400. This trade represents a 1.34% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, SVP Jeffrey K. Li sold 2,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, March 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $297.19, for a total value of $594,380.00. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 34,499 shares in the company, valued at approximately $10,252,757.81. The trade was a 5.48% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 40,334 shares of company stock valued at $11,533,230. 0.40% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Keysight Technologies Stock Up 2.8%

NYSE KEYS opened at $290.22 on Thursday. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $261.24 and a 200 day moving average price of $213.95. 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 quick ratio of 2.02 and a current ratio of 2.60. The company has a market cap of $49.77 billion, a P/E ratio of 52.29, a P/E/G ratio of 2.13 and a beta of 1.15.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) last released 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 business had revenue of $1.60 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.54 billion. Keysight Technologies had a net margin of 16.84% and a return on equity of 19.26%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 23.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $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. Research analysts anticipate that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 6.32 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities research analysts have recently commented on the stock. The Goldman Sachs Group lifted their price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies from $243.00 to $322.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 24th. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price target on Keysight Technologies from $225.00 to $300.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 24th. Jefferies Financial Group upped their price objective 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. Morgan Stanley raised their target price on shares of Keysight Technologies from $227.00 to $268.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Tuesday, February 24th. Finally, Susquehanna reissued a “positive” rating and issued a $300.00 price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies in a report on Tuesday, February 24th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have issued a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $304.17.

Keysight Technologies 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.