Corient Private Wealth LP Boosts Stock Holdings in Keysight Technologies Inc. $KEYS

Corient Private Wealth LP raised its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) by 11.5% during the second quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 94,649 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after purchasing an additional 9,781 shares during the quarter. Corient Private Wealth LP’s holdings in Keysight Technologies were worth $33,134,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Fiduciary Financial Advisors bought a new position in shares of Keysight Technologies in the second quarter valued at approximately $28,000. IMG Wealth Management Inc. purchased a new position in Keysight Technologies in the second quarter worth $29,000. Compass Financial Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Keysight Technologies during the 2nd quarter valued at about $34,000. Virtus Advisers LLC bought a new stake in shares of Keysight Technologies in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $35,000. Finally, Cornerstone Planning Group LLC boosted its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies by 36.1% in the 1st quarter. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC now owns 113 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $32,000 after purchasing an additional 30 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 84.58% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity at Keysight Technologies

In related news, Director James Cullen sold 3,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, June 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $346.58, for a total value of $1,039,740.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 21,821 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $7,562,722.18. This represents a 12.09% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, Director Jean Mcclung Nye sold 3,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $319.22, for a total value of $957,660.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 35,752 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $11,412,753.44. This represents a 7.74% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold 10,507 shares of company stock worth $3,491,649 over the last ninety days. Corporate insiders own 0.40% of the company’s stock.

Keysight Technologies Price Performance

KEYS opened at $326.39 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.28, a quick ratio of 1.62 and a current ratio of 2.02. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a 52-week low of $158.79 and a 52-week high of $374.96. The stock has a market capitalization of $55.78 billion, a PE ratio of 44.83, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.65 and a beta of 1.22. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $330.03 and its 200-day moving average price is $318.65.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August 18th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $3.07 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.48 by $0.59. The company had revenue of $1.85 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.75 billion. Keysight Technologies had a return on equity of 24.34% and a net margin of 19.08%.The firm’s revenue was up 36.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $1.72 earnings per share. Keysight Technologies has set its Q4 2026 guidance at 3.340-3.400 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 11.460-11.460 EPS. On average, equities research analysts predict that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 10.03 EPS for the current year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research firms recently commented on KEYS. Robert W. Baird increased their target price on shares of Keysight Technologies from $385.00 to $410.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 19th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price target on shares of Keysight Technologies from $400.00 to $425.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 19th. Citigroup reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Keysight Technologies in a research note on Wednesday, August 19th. Truist Financial increased their target price on Keysight Technologies from $376.00 to $400.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 19th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price objective on Keysight Technologies from $390.00 to $405.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 19th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have issued a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Keysight Technologies has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $392.83.

Keysight Technologies Company 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.