Global Retirement Partners LLC Acquires 2,377 Shares of Keysight Technologies Inc. $KEYS

Global Retirement Partners LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) by 361.8% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 3,034 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after purchasing an additional 2,377 shares during the period. Global Retirement Partners LLC’s holdings in Keysight Technologies were worth $616,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its holdings in Keysight Technologies by 0.5% in the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 21,525,694 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $4,373,806,000 after acquiring an additional 101,856 shares during the last quarter. Boston Partners boosted its holdings in Keysight Technologies by 3.4% in the third quarter. Boston Partners now owns 4,870,268 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $851,525,000 after acquiring an additional 160,728 shares during the last quarter. Capital World Investors boosted its holdings in Keysight Technologies by 1.6% in the third quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 3,700,709 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $647,328,000 after acquiring an additional 58,039 shares during the last quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. boosted its holdings in Keysight Technologies by 8.5% in the third quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 3,021,463 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $528,514,000 after acquiring an additional 237,563 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Northern Trust Corp boosted its holdings in Keysight Technologies by 1.7% in the third quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 2,076,126 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $363,156,000 after acquiring an additional 34,098 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 84.58% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Keysight Technologies

In other news, SVP Jo Ann Juskie sold 1,000 shares of Keysight Technologies stock in a transaction dated Friday, February 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $304.42, for a total transaction of $304,420.00. Following the transaction, the senior vice president owned 12,552 shares in the company, valued at $3,821,079.84. The trade was a 7.38% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, Director Ronald S. Nersesian sold 30,000 shares of Keysight Technologies stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, March 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $285.96, for a total value of $8,578,800.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 163,377 shares in the company, valued at $46,719,286.92. This trade represents a 15.51% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold a total of 38,334 shares of company stock worth $11,057,870 over the last three months. Company insiders own 0.40% of the company’s stock.

Keysight Technologies Trading Down 2.3%

NYSE:KEYS opened at $347.47 on Thursday. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $152.85 and a fifty-two week high of $370.17. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29, a current ratio of 1.90 and a quick ratio of 1.51. The stock has a market capitalization of $59.59 billion, a PE ratio of 57.15, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.22 and a beta of 1.26. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $325.48 and its 200-day simple moving average is $258.64.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, May 19th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $2.87 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.32 by $0.55. Keysight Technologies had a return on equity of 21.58% and a net margin of 17.25%.The business had revenue of $1.72 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.71 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $1.70 EPS. Keysight Technologies’s revenue for the quarter was up 31.5% on a year-over-year basis. Keysight Technologies has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 2.430-2.490 EPS. Sell-side analysts expect that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 8.26 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

KEYS has been the topic of several recent research reports. Citigroup raised their price target on Keysight Technologies from $320.00 to $396.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, May 21st. Zacks Research upgraded Keysight Technologies from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, April 29th. Morgan Stanley raised their price target on Keysight Technologies from $305.00 to $350.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 20th. UBS Group raised their price target on Keysight Technologies from $340.00 to $420.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 20th. Finally, Barclays raised their price target on Keysight Technologies from $320.00 to $387.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 20th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have assigned a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus 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.