Focus Partners Advisor Solutions LLC Increases Stock Position in Keysight Technologies Inc. $KEYS

Focus Partners Advisor Solutions LLC raised its position in Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) by 33.8% during the second quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 1,907 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after buying an additional 482 shares during the quarter. Focus Partners Advisor Solutions LLC’s holdings in Keysight Technologies were worth $313,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Accent Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Keysight Technologies during the 1st quarter valued at about $28,000. Manchester Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in Keysight Technologies by 85.0% in the 1st quarter. Manchester Capital Management LLC now owns 235 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $35,000 after buying an additional 108 shares in the last quarter. Zions Bancorporation National Association UT purchased a new stake in Keysight Technologies during the 1st quarter worth approximately $36,000. Private Trust Co. NA increased its holdings in Keysight Technologies by 39.9% during the 1st quarter. Private Trust Co. NA now owns 263 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $39,000 after purchasing an additional 75 shares during the last quarter. Finally, WPG Advisers LLC bought a new stake in shares of Keysight Technologies in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $39,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 84.58% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities research analysts recently weighed in on KEYS shares. Morgan Stanley reaffirmed an “equal weight” rating and set a $180.00 price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies in a research report on Friday, October 10th. Jefferies Financial Group began coverage on Keysight Technologies in a report on Monday, October 27th. They issued a “hold” rating and a $180.00 price objective for the company. Barclays cut their price objective on Keysight Technologies from $200.00 to $195.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, August 20th. Bank of America upped their price objective on Keysight Technologies from $175.00 to $179.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 20th. Finally, Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Keysight Technologies in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $186.56.

Keysight Technologies Stock Up 4.5%

Shares of NYSE:KEYS opened at $183.30 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.45, a quick ratio of 2.94 and a current ratio of 3.59. The company has a market cap of $31.50 billion, a PE ratio of 58.37, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.38 and a beta of 1.18. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a 52 week low of $121.43 and a 52 week high of $186.20. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $169.77 and a 200 day simple moving average of $162.54.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August 19th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $1.72 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.67 by $0.05. The business had revenue of $1.35 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.32 billion. Keysight Technologies had a net margin of 10.36% and a return on equity of 19.53%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 11.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $1.57 EPS. Keysight Technologies has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 1.790-1.85 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at 7.090-7.090 EPS. As a group, research analysts expect that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 6.32 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Transactions at Keysight Technologies

In related news, SVP Ingrid A. Estrada sold 2,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, September 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $173.98, for a total value of $347,960.00. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 106,590 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $18,544,528.20. This represents a 1.84% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Corporate insiders own 0.61% of the company’s stock.

About Keysight Technologies

Keysight Technologies, Inc provides electronic design and test solutions to commercial communications, networking, aerospace, defense and government, automotive, energy, semiconductor, electronic, and education industries in the Americas, Europe, and the Asia Pacific. The company operates in two segments, Communications Solutions Group and Electronic Industrial Solutions Group.