Choate Investment Advisors Purchases Shares of 1,551 Keysight Technologies Inc. $KEYS

Choate Investment Advisors purchased a new stake in Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm purchased 1,551 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock, valued at approximately $315,000.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Park Avenue Securities LLC grew its position in shares of Keysight Technologies by 1.0% in the 4th 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 acquiring an additional 60 shares during the period. Norden Group LLC grew its position in shares of Keysight Technologies by 5.4% in the 4th quarter. Norden Group LLC now owns 1,236 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $251,000 after acquiring an additional 63 shares during the period. Prospera Financial Services Inc grew its position in shares of Keysight Technologies by 3.7% in the 3rd quarter. Prospera Financial Services Inc now owns 1,889 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $330,000 after acquiring an additional 67 shares during the period. NorthCrest Asset Manangement LLC grew its position in shares of Keysight Technologies by 2.0% in the 4th quarter. NorthCrest Asset Manangement LLC now owns 3,634 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $759,000 after acquiring an additional 70 shares during the period. Finally, Advisors Capital Management LLC grew its position in shares of Keysight Technologies by 3.5% in the 3rd quarter. Advisors Capital Management LLC now owns 2,077 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $363,000 after acquiring an additional 71 shares during the period. 84.58% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities analysts have weighed in on the company. Truist Financial boosted their price target on Keysight Technologies from $310.00 to $376.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 21st. Morgan Stanley boosted their target price on Keysight Technologies from $305.00 to $350.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 20th. Bank of America raised Keysight Technologies from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $340.00 target price on the stock in a report on Tuesday, February 24th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their target price on Keysight Technologies from $360.00 to $390.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, May 21st. Finally, Robert W. Baird boosted their target price on Keysight Technologies from $375.00 to $385.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 20th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have issued a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $371.92.

Keysight Technologies Stock Performance

NYSE KEYS opened at $355.36 on Wednesday. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $324.26 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $257.49. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a 12-month low of $152.85 and a 12-month high of $370.17. 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 company has a market capitalization of $60.94 billion, a P/E ratio of 58.45, a P/E/G ratio of 2.25 and a beta of 1.26.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, May 19th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $2.87 earnings per share 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 company had revenue of $1.72 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.71 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $1.70 EPS. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 31.5% on a year-over-year basis. Keysight Technologies has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 2.430-2.490 EPS. Analysts anticipate that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 7.91 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling at Keysight Technologies

In related news, Director Ronald S. Nersesian sold 30,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $285.96, for a total transaction of $8,578,800.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 163,377 shares in the company, valued at $46,719,286.92. This represents a 15.51% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, CEO Satish Dhanasekaran sold 1,667 shares of the company’s 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 sale, the chief executive officer owned 122,398 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $36,719,400. This represents a 1.34% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold 38,334 shares of company stock worth $11,057,870 over the last quarter. 0.40% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

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.