MGO One Seven LLC acquired a new position in Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS – Free Report) during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund acquired 1,618 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock, valued at approximately $329,000.
Other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Optiver Holding B.V. acquired a new stake in Keysight Technologies in the 3rd quarter worth about $35,000. Westfuller Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Keysight Technologies in the 3rd quarter worth about $45,000. Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp boosted its holdings in Keysight Technologies by 36.2% in the 3rd quarter. Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp now owns 286 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $50,000 after buying an additional 76 shares during the last quarter. Root Financial Partners LLC acquired a new stake in Keysight Technologies in the 3rd quarter worth about $51,000. Finally, Atlantic Edge Private Wealth Management LLC boosted its holdings in Keysight Technologies by 497.7% in the 4th quarter. Atlantic Edge Private Wealth Management LLC now owns 257 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $52,000 after buying an additional 214 shares during the last quarter. 84.58% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
Insider Buying and Selling
In other news, 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 transaction 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 transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, 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 value of $8,578,800.00. Following 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 SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold 40,334 shares of company stock valued at $11,533,230 over the last quarter. 0.40% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.
Keysight Technologies Stock Down 3.3%
Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS – Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Monday, February 23rd. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $2.17 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.00 by $0.17. The company had revenue of $1.60 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.54 billion. Keysight Technologies had a return on equity of 19.26% and a net margin of 16.84%.The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 23.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $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. Research analysts predict that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 7.86 EPS for the current year.
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
Several equities research analysts recently issued reports on the company. UBS Group lifted their price objective on Keysight Technologies from $230.00 to $340.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, February 24th. Truist Financial began coverage on Keysight Technologies in a report on Tuesday, March 31st. They set a “hold” rating and a $310.00 target price on the stock. Wall Street Zen upgraded Keysight Technologies from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, February 28th. Robert W. Baird boosted their target price on Keysight Technologies from $310.00 to $375.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their target price on Keysight Technologies from $300.00 to $360.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, April 16th. 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’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $322.83.
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About Keysight Technologies
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.
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