Assenagon Asset Management S.A. Has $96.86 Million Holdings in Keysight Technologies Inc. $KEYS

Assenagon Asset Management S.A. raised its holdings in Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) by 3.1% during the 1st quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 343,024 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after purchasing an additional 10,427 shares during the quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A.’s holdings in Keysight Technologies were worth $96,860,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Anchyra Partners LLC boosted its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies by 3.7% during the 1st quarter. Anchyra Partners LLC now owns 1,404 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $396,000 after acquiring an additional 50 shares during the period. Haven Private LLC boosted its position in Keysight Technologies by 1.3% during the fourth quarter. Haven Private LLC now owns 4,063 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $826,000 after purchasing an additional 52 shares during the period. UMB Bank n.a. increased its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies by 4.3% in the fourth quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 1,324 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $269,000 after purchasing an additional 54 shares during the last quarter. Zions Bancorporation National Association UT increased its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies by 12.9% in the fourth quarter. Zions Bancorporation National Association UT now owns 515 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $105,000 after purchasing an additional 59 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Park Avenue Securities LLC raised its position in shares of Keysight Technologies by 1.0% in the fourth quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC now owns 6,332 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $1,287,000 after purchasing an additional 60 shares during the period. 84.58% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Ratings Changes

KEYS has been the subject of a number of research 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. Citigroup increased their price target on shares of Keysight Technologies from $320.00 to $396.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, May 21st. UBS Group raised their price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies from $340.00 to $420.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 20th. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Keysight Technologies in a report on Wednesday, June 3rd. Finally, Robert W. Baird upped their target price on Keysight Technologies from $375.00 to $385.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 20th. 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 a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $371.92.

Keysight Technologies Price Performance

Shares of Keysight Technologies stock opened at $350.73 on Thursday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.51, a current ratio of 1.90 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29. The stock has a market capitalization of $59.94 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 57.69, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.01 and a beta of 1.22. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a twelve month low of $152.85 and a twelve month high of $374.96. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $346.00 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $281.07.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, May 19th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $2.87 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.32 by $0.55. Keysight Technologies had a net margin of 17.25% and a return on equity of 21.58%. The firm had revenue of $1.72 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.71 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $1.70 EPS. The business’s revenue was up 31.5% compared to the same quarter last year. Keysight Technologies has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 2.430-2.490 EPS. Analysts forecast that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 9.03 EPS for the current year.

Insider Activity

In related news, Director James Cullen sold 3,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, June 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $346.58, for a total value of $1,039,740.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 21,821 shares in the company, valued at approximately $7,562,722.18. The trade was a 12.09% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. 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.