Jean Mcclung Nye Sells 3,000 Shares of Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) Stock

Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) Director Jean Mcclung Nye sold 3,000 shares of Keysight Technologies stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $319.22, for a total transaction of $957,660.00. Following the sale, the director directly owned 35,752 shares in the company, valued at approximately $11,412,753.44. The trade was a 7.74% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website.

Keysight Technologies Trading Up 0.7%

Shares of Keysight Technologies stock opened at $322.36 on Thursday. The firm has a market capitalization of $55.09 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 44.28, a PEG ratio of 1.82 and a beta of 1.22. 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 fifty-two week low of $158.79 and a fifty-two week high of $374.96. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $330.77 and a 200 day moving average of $317.98.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August 18th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $3.07 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.48 by $0.59. Keysight Technologies had a return on equity of 24.34% and a net margin of 19.08%.The firm had revenue of $1.85 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.75 billion. During the same period last year, the company earned $1.72 EPS. The company’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. As a group, research analysts predict that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 9.03 earnings per share for the current year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Keysight Technologies

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of KEYS. Quarry LP purchased a new stake in shares of Keysight Technologies during the fourth quarter worth approximately $25,000. Fiduciary Financial Advisors purchased a new position in Keysight Technologies in the second quarter worth approximately $28,000. IMG Wealth Management Inc. acquired a new position in Keysight Technologies during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $29,000. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC grew its holdings in Keysight Technologies by 36.1% during the 1st quarter. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC now owns 113 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $32,000 after acquiring an additional 30 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Compass Financial Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Keysight Technologies in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $34,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 84.58% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several brokerages have recently commented on KEYS. The Goldman Sachs Group restated a “buy” rating on shares of Keysight Technologies in a report on Wednesday, May 20th. Susquehanna boosted their target price on Keysight Technologies from $425.00 to $440.00 and gave the company a “positive” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 19th. Weiss Ratings upgraded Keysight Technologies from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 20th. UBS Group raised their price target on Keysight Technologies from $420.00 to $440.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 19th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price objective on Keysight Technologies from $390.00 to $405.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note 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 assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently 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.