161,004 Shares in Keysight Technologies Inc. $KEYS Acquired by Electron Capital Partners LLC

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Electron Capital Partners LLC bought a new position in shares of Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS – Free Report) during the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund bought 161,004 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock, valued at approximately $32,714,000. Keysight Technologies comprises about 1.5% of Electron Capital Partners LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 24th biggest holding.

Other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Quarry LP acquired a new position in shares of Keysight Technologies during the 4th quarter worth approximately $25,000. Optiver Holding B.V. acquired a new position in shares of Keysight Technologies during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $35,000. Entrust Financial LLC acquired a new position in shares of Keysight Technologies during the 4th quarter worth approximately $45,000. DV Equities LLC acquired a new stake in Keysight Technologies during the 4th quarter worth approximately $49,000. Finally, Atlantic Edge Private Wealth Management LLC lifted its holdings in Keysight Technologies by 497.7% during the 4th quarter. Atlantic Edge Private Wealth Management LLC now owns 257 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $52,000 after purchasing an additional 214 shares during the last quarter. 84.58% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research analysts have commented on KEYS shares. Citigroup upped their price objective on Keysight Technologies from $320.00 to $396.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, May 21st. Susquehanna increased their price objective on Keysight Technologies from $415.00 to $425.00 and gave the stock a “positive” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 20th. The Goldman Sachs Group reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Keysight Technologies in a research report on Wednesday, May 20th. Truist Financial increased their price objective on Keysight Technologies from $310.00 to $376.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 21st. Finally, Barclays increased their price objective on Keysight Technologies from $320.00 to $387.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 20th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have given a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $371.92.

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Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Keysight Technologies news, Director James Cullen sold 3,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, June 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $346.58, for a total transaction of $1,039,740.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 21,821 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $7,562,722.18. The trade was a 12.09% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, CEO Satish Dhanasekaran sold 1,667 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, March 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $300.00, for a total transaction of $500,100.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 122,398 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $36,719,400. This trade represents a 1.34% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last three months, insiders have sold 8,667 shares of company stock worth $2,730,960. Insiders own 0.40% of the company’s stock.

Keysight Technologies Price Performance

Shares of NYSE KEYS opened at $350.12 on Thursday. The stock has a market capitalization of $59.83 billion, a PE ratio of 57.59, a P/E/G ratio of 2.00 and a beta of 1.22. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29, a current ratio of 1.90 and a quick ratio of 1.51. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $341.80 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $275.49. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $152.85 and a fifty-two week high of $370.17.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS – Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, May 19th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $2.87 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.32 by $0.55. Keysight Technologies had a return on equity of 21.58% and a net margin of 17.25%.The company had revenue of $1.72 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.71 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $1.70 EPS. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 31.5% compared to the same quarter last year. Keysight Technologies has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 2.430-2.490 EPS. As a group, equities analysts predict that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 9.03 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Keysight Technologies Profile

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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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