Wellington Management Group LLP Grows Stake in Keysight Technologies Inc. $KEYS

Wellington Management Group LLP lifted its position in Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) by 4,443.9% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 633,096 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after purchasing an additional 619,163 shares during the quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP’s holdings in Keysight Technologies were worth $221,628,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in KEYS. Allworth Financial LP purchased a new position in Keysight Technologies in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $2,316,000. Findlay Park Partners LLP purchased a new stake in shares of Keysight Technologies during the 2nd quarter valued at $157,137,000. Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Keysight Technologies during the 2nd quarter valued at $11,917,000. Jefferies Financial Group Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Keysight Technologies during the 4th quarter worth $9,739,000. Finally, Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies by 11.1% during the 4th quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC now owns 39,009 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $7,926,000 after acquiring an additional 3,882 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 84.58% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In other news, SVP Ingrid A. Estrada sold 2,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, August 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $314.66, for a total transaction of $629,320.00. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 103,861 shares in the company, valued at approximately $32,680,902.26. This represents a 1.89% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, Director Jean Mcclung Nye sold 3,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated 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 sale, the director directly owned 35,752 shares in the company, valued at $11,412,753.44. The trade was a 7.74% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold 10,507 shares of company stock worth $3,491,649 in the last quarter. Insiders own 0.40% of the company’s stock.

Keysight Technologies Stock Performance

NYSE:KEYS opened at $319.58 on Monday. 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 firm has a market cap of $54.62 billion, a PE ratio of 43.90, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.64 and a beta of 1.22. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $329.16 and a 200-day moving average price of $319.24.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) last issued 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 company had revenue of $1.85 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.75 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $1.72 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter 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. Equities research analysts predict that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 10.03 earnings per share for the current year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research analysts recently issued reports on the stock. Citigroup reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Keysight Technologies in a research report on Wednesday, August 19th. Morgan Stanley lifted their price target on Keysight Technologies from $400.00 to $425.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 19th. Susquehanna upped their price objective on Keysight Technologies from $425.00 to $440.00 and gave the stock a “positive” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 19th. Wall Street Zen cut Keysight Technologies from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, August 1st. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Keysight Technologies in a research report on Wednesday, May 20th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have issued a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus 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.