Hantz Financial Services Inc. Sells 1,342 Shares of Keysight Technologies Inc. $KEYS

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Hantz Financial Services Inc. cut its stake in Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS – Free Report) by 57.6% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 986 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after selling 1,342 shares during the quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc.’s holdings in Keysight Technologies were worth $162,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. Accent Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Keysight Technologies in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Manchester Capital Management LLC grew its position in shares of Keysight Technologies by 85.0% in the 1st quarter. Manchester Capital Management LLC now owns 235 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $35,000 after purchasing an additional 108 shares during the period. Zions Bancorporation National Association UT acquired a new position in shares of Keysight Technologies in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $36,000. Private Trust Co. NA grew its position in shares of Keysight Technologies by 39.9% in the 1st quarter. Private Trust Co. NA now owns 263 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $39,000 after purchasing an additional 75 shares during the period. Finally, WPG Advisers LLC acquired a new position in shares of Keysight Technologies in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $39,000. 84.58% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Activity at Keysight Technologies

In related news, SVP Ingrid A. Estrada sold 2,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, September 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $173.98, for a total value of $347,960.00. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 106,590 shares in the company, valued at approximately $18,544,528.20. This trade represents a 1.84% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Insiders own 0.61% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

KEYS has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Keysight Technologies from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday. Barclays reduced their target price on shares of Keysight Technologies from $200.00 to $195.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, August 20th. Jefferies Financial Group assumed coverage on shares of Keysight Technologies in a research note on Monday, October 27th. They issued a “hold” rating and a $180.00 target price for the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price target on Keysight Technologies from $177.00 to $200.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 17th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Keysight Technologies in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Keysight Technologies has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $186.56.

Check Out Our Latest Analysis on Keysight Technologies

Keysight Technologies Trading Up 1.8%

NYSE:KEYS opened at $186.23 on Tuesday. The company has a market cap of $32.00 billion, a P/E ratio of 59.31, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.38 and a beta of 1.18. The company has a quick ratio of 2.94, a current ratio of 3.59 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.45. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a twelve month low of $121.43 and a twelve month high of $187.11. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $170.18 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $163.27.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS – Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August 19th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $1.72 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.67 by $0.05. The company had revenue of $1.35 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.32 billion. Keysight Technologies had a return on equity of 19.53% and a net margin of 10.36%.The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 11.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $1.57 EPS. Keysight Technologies has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 1.790-1.85 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at 7.090-7.090 EPS. As a group, analysts expect that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 6.32 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Keysight Technologies Company Profile

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Keysight Technologies, Inc provides electronic design and test solutions to commercial communications, networking, aerospace, defense and government, automotive, energy, semiconductor, electronic, and education industries in the Americas, Europe, and the Asia Pacific. The company operates in two segments, Communications Solutions Group and Electronic Industrial Solutions Group.

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