Compagnie Lombard Odier SCmA Purchases 4,167 Shares of Keysight Technologies Inc. $KEYS

Compagnie Lombard Odier SCmA increased its position in Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) by 6.6% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 67,722 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after purchasing an additional 4,167 shares during the quarter. Compagnie Lombard Odier SCmA’s holdings in Keysight Technologies were worth $13,760,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Paradiem LLC bought a new position in shares of Keysight Technologies in the 3rd quarter worth about $979,000. Madison Asset Management LLC lifted its position in Keysight Technologies by 7.6% during the 3rd quarter. Madison Asset Management LLC now owns 571,222 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $99,918,000 after acquiring an additional 40,153 shares during the period. National Pension Service boosted its stake in Keysight Technologies by 2.4% during the third quarter. National Pension Service now owns 291,237 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $50,943,000 after acquiring an additional 6,957 shares in the last quarter. Fenimore Asset Management Inc boosted its stake in Keysight Technologies by 1.1% during the third quarter. Fenimore Asset Management Inc now owns 632,432 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $110,625,000 after acquiring an additional 6,629 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC grew its holdings in Keysight Technologies by 2,290.3% in 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 period. 84.58% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling at Keysight Technologies

In other Keysight Technologies news, CFO Neil Dougherty sold 2,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $298.37, for a total transaction of $596,740.00. Following the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 125,272 shares in the company, valued at approximately $37,377,406.64. This trade represents a 1.57% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Satish Dhanasekaran sold 1,667 shares of Keysight Technologies stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 24th. The stock was 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 directly owned 122,398 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $36,719,400. The trade was a 1.34% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last quarter, insiders sold 40,334 shares of company stock worth $11,533,230. Insiders own 0.40% of the company’s stock.

Keysight Technologies Stock Up 2.8%

Shares of Keysight Technologies stock opened at $290.22 on Thursday. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $261.24 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $213.95. The stock has a market capitalization of $49.77 billion, a PE ratio of 52.29, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.13 and a beta of 1.15. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a 52-week low of $121.43 and a 52-week 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.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) last posted 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 analysts’ expectations of $1.54 billion. Keysight Technologies had a net margin of 16.84% and a return on equity of 19.26%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 23.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company 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. On average, analysts anticipate that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 6.32 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities analysts have weighed in on the stock. Robert W. Baird raised their target price on shares of Keysight Technologies from $295.00 to $310.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday. Bank of America raised Keysight Technologies from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $340.00 price target on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, February 24th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Keysight Technologies in a research report on Monday, December 29th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price objective on Keysight Technologies from $255.00 to $300.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 24th. Finally, Citigroup boosted their target price on Keysight Technologies from $282.00 to $320.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, March 23rd. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have assigned a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $304.17.

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.