Van ECK Associates Corp Sells 128,867 Shares of Keysight Technologies Inc. $KEYS

Van ECK Associates Corp reduced its position in Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) by 99.5% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 588 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after selling 128,867 shares during the period. Van ECK Associates Corp’s holdings in Keysight Technologies were worth $206,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in KEYS. Nissay Asset Management Corp Japan lifted its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies by 4.1% during the second quarter. Nissay Asset Management Corp Japan now owns 23,041 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $8,066,000 after acquiring an additional 906 shares during the period. Hsbc Holdings PLC lifted its holdings in Keysight Technologies by 147.1% in the second quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC now owns 844,921 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $295,814,000 after buying an additional 502,964 shares during the period. Wellington Management Group LLP grew its holdings in Keysight Technologies by 4,443.9% during the 2nd quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 633,096 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $221,628,000 after acquiring an additional 619,163 shares during the period. Kingsview Wealth Management LLC grew its holdings in Keysight Technologies by 4.6% during the 2nd quarter. Kingsview Wealth Management LLC now owns 3,395 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $1,188,000 after acquiring an additional 149 shares during the period. Finally, Livforsakringsbolaget Skandia Omsesidigt raised its position in shares of Keysight Technologies by 657.1% during the 2nd quarter. Livforsakringsbolaget Skandia Omsesidigt now owns 12,098 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $4,234,000 after acquiring an additional 10,500 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 84.58% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, Director Jean Mcclung Nye sold 3,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $319.22, for a total transaction 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 ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, SVP Ingrid A. Estrada sold 2,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, August 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $314.66, for a total value of $629,320.00. Following the transaction, the senior vice president owned 103,861 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $32,680,902.26. The trade was a 1.89% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 7,507 shares of company stock valued at $2,451,909. Company insiders own 0.40% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research analysts have recently issued reports on KEYS shares. Robert W. Baird raised their price target on Keysight Technologies from $385.00 to $410.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 19th. Barclays raised their target price on Keysight Technologies from $387.00 to $429.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 19th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price target on Keysight Technologies from $400.00 to $425.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 19th. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Keysight Technologies from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, August 1st. Finally, Citigroup restated a “buy” rating on shares of Keysight Technologies in a report on Wednesday, August 19th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have assigned a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $392.83.

Keysight Technologies Price Performance

Shares of KEYS opened at $326.79 on Friday. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $325.95 and a 200 day simple moving average of $321.75. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a 52-week low of $158.79 and a 52-week high of $374.96. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.28, a quick ratio of 1.62 and a current ratio of 2.02. The firm has a market capitalization of $55.63 billion, a PE ratio of 44.89, a P/E/G ratio of 1.68 and a beta of 1.21.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, August 18th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $3.07 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.48 by $0.59. Keysight Technologies had a net margin of 19.08% and a return on equity of 24.34%. The firm had revenue of $1.85 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.75 billion. During the same period last year, the company posted $1.72 EPS. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 36.5% on a year-over-year basis. 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. Sell-side analysts predict that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 10.33 EPS for the current fiscal year.

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.