Sharp decrease in KEYS’s short interest leads to decline in days-to-cover ratio

Investors can expect a company’s stock to rise or fall based on the buying and selling of stock by its insiders. Keysight Technologies Inc shares valued at $347,960 were purchased by Estrada Ingrid A on Sep 17 ’25. At $173.98 per share, Estrada Ingrid A acquired 2,000 shares.

Also, POOLE LISA M. purchased 142 shares, netting a total of over 24,646 in proceeds.

Before that, Dougherty Neil had sold 12,215 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $2,010,591, the EVP and CFO traded Keysight Technologies Inc shares for $164.60 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 12,215 shares, worth approximately $19.92 million.

As published in a research note from BofA Securities on July 21, 2025, Keysight Technologies Inc [KEYS] has been rated up from an Underperform to a Neutral and the price target has been revised to $175. Analysts at JP Morgan upgraded the stock from ‘”a Neutral”‘ to ‘”an Overweight”‘ outlook in a report released in mid December. As of November 04, 2024, Barclays has increased its “an Equal weight” rating to a “an Overweight” for KEYS. Earlier on July 23, 2024, Vertical Research initiated its rating. Their recommendation was “a Buy” for KEYS stock.

Analyzing KEYS Stock Performance

On last trading session, Keysight Technologies Inc [NYSE: KEYS] rose 0.49% to $172.91. The stock’s lowest price that day was $171.27, but it reached a high of $175.095 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 1.59%. Over the course of the year, Keysight Technologies Inc shares have jumped approximately 15.24%.

Is Keysight Technologies Inc subject to short interest?

Stocks of Keysight Technologies Inc saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-08-29 dropping by -0.35 million shares to 2.82 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-07-31 was 3.17 million shares. A decline of -12.41% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 2.78 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 2.78.

Which companies own the most shares of Keysight Technologies Inc (KEYS)?

In terms of Keysight Technologies Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 184 in the next 12 months, up nearly 6.93% from the previous closing price of $172.07. Analysts anticipate Keysight Technologies Inc stock to reach 205 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 150. In spite of this, 10 analysts ranked Keysight Technologies Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On February 15, 2024, JP Morgan assigned a price target of “a Neutral” to the stock and downgraded coverage with a $170.

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