Ferguson Wellman Capital Management Inc. Decreases Stake in Keysight Technologies Inc. $KEYS

Ferguson Wellman Capital Management Inc. lessened its position in shares of Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) by 31.1% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 4,744 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after selling 2,141 shares during the quarter. Ferguson Wellman Capital Management Inc.’s holdings in Keysight Technologies were worth $1,340,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. WPG Advisers LLC grew its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies by 16.5% in the first quarter. WPG Advisers LLC now owns 219 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $62,000 after purchasing an additional 31 shares in the last quarter. Drucker Wealth 3.0 LLC raised its stake in Keysight Technologies by 2.8% during the first quarter. Drucker Wealth 3.0 LLC now owns 1,260 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $356,000 after purchasing an additional 34 shares in the last quarter. Kestra Private Wealth Services LLC raised its stake in Keysight Technologies by 3.5% during the first quarter. Kestra Private Wealth Services LLC now owns 1,201 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $339,000 after purchasing an additional 41 shares in the last quarter. Anchyra Partners LLC lifted its position in Keysight Technologies by 3.7% during the first quarter. Anchyra Partners LLC now owns 1,404 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $396,000 after purchasing an additional 50 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Haven Private LLC grew its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies by 1.3% in the 4th quarter. Haven Private LLC now owns 4,063 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $826,000 after buying an additional 52 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 84.58% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, CEO Satish Dhanasekaran sold 507 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, June 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $361.32, for a total value of $183,189.24. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 121,391 shares in the company, valued at approximately $43,860,996.12. The trade was a 0.42% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, SVP Ingrid A. Estrada sold 2,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, June 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $340.87, for a total value of $681,740.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 105,861 shares in the company, valued at approximately $36,084,839.07. This trade represents a 1.85% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders have sold 5,507 shares of company stock worth $1,904,669 in the last three months. Corporate insiders own 0.40% of the company’s stock.

Keysight Technologies Stock Performance

KEYS stock opened at $322.30 on Monday. 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 business’s fifty day simple moving average is $344.15 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $291.34. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a twelve month low of $152.85 and a twelve month high of $374.96. The firm has a market cap of $55.08 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 53.01, a PEG ratio of 1.84 and a beta of 1.21.

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

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. Susquehanna boosted their target price on shares of Keysight Technologies from $415.00 to $425.00 and gave the stock a “positive” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 20th. Zacks Research upgraded Keysight Technologies from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 29th. Barclays boosted their price objective on Keysight Technologies from $320.00 to $387.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 20th. Morgan Stanley upped their price objective on Keysight Technologies from $305.00 to $350.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 20th. Finally, UBS Group raised their price objective on Keysight Technologies from $340.00 to $420.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 20th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have assigned a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $371.92.

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.