BNP Paribas Financial Markets Raises Stake in Keysight Technologies Inc. $KEYS

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BNP Paribas Financial Markets raised its position in Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS – Free Report) by 38.6% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 263,956 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after acquiring an additional 73,517 shares during the quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets’ holdings in Keysight Technologies were worth $53,633,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of KEYS. AQR Capital Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Keysight Technologies by 92.6% during the 1st quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 27,216 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $3,965,000 after buying an additional 13,085 shares during the last quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC lifted its position in shares of Keysight Technologies by 5.0% during the 1st quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC now owns 2,581 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $387,000 after buying an additional 122 shares during the last quarter. Empowered Funds LLC lifted its position in shares of Keysight Technologies by 30.0% during the 1st quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 10,652 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $1,595,000 after buying an additional 2,461 shares during the last quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. lifted its position in shares of Keysight Technologies by 66.5% during the 1st quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 393 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $59,000 after buying an additional 157 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Sivia Capital Partners LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Keysight Technologies during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $254,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 84.58% of the company’s stock.

Keysight Technologies Stock Performance

Shares of Keysight Technologies stock opened at $346.33 on Wednesday. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $328.41 and its 200-day simple moving average is $261.88. The stock has a market capitalization of $59.40 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 56.96, a PEG ratio of 2.06 and a beta of 1.22. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a 12 month low of $152.85 and a 12 month 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.

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

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several analysts have recently weighed in on KEYS shares. Barclays boosted their price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies from $320.00 to $387.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 20th. Bank of America upgraded shares of Keysight Technologies from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $340.00 price objective for the company in a research report on Tuesday, February 24th. Truist Financial boosted their price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies from $310.00 to $376.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 21st. Susquehanna lifted their target price on shares of Keysight Technologies from $415.00 to $425.00 and gave the company a “positive” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 20th. Finally, UBS Group lifted their target price on shares of Keysight Technologies from $340.00 to $420.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 20th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have issued a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $371.92.

Check Out Our Latest Stock Report on KEYS

Insider Activity

In other Keysight Technologies news, CEO Satish Dhanasekaran sold 1,667 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $300.00, for a total value of $500,100.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 122,398 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $36,719,400. The trade was a 1.34% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, CFO Neil Dougherty sold 2,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $298.37, for a total transaction of $596,740.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 125,272 shares in the company, valued at $37,377,406.64. This represents a 1.57% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 37,334 shares of company stock valued at $10,753,450. 0.40% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

About Keysight Technologies

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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.

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