Insider Sell: Satish Dhanasekaran Sells 17,822 Shares of Keysight Technologies Inc (KEYS)

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Dec 04, 2024
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On December 2, 2024, [Satish Dhanasekaran](https://www.gurufocus.com/insider/18650/satish-dhanasekaran), President and Chief Executive Officer of Keysight Technologies Inc (KEYS, Financial), sold 17,822 shares of the company, according to a [SEC Filing](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1601046/000160104624000135/xslF345X01/wk-form4_1733312242.xml). Following this transaction, the insider now owns 116,582.255 shares of the company. Keysight Technologies Inc (KEYS) is a leading technology company that provides electronic design and test solutions to commercial communications, networking, aerospace, defense, and government sectors. The company is known for its innovative solutions that help accelerate innovation to connect and secure the world. The insider transaction history for Keysight Technologies Inc shows that there have been 1 insider buy and 17 insider sells over the past year. Over the same period, [Satish Dhanasekaran](https://www.gurufocus.com/insider/18650/satish-dhanasekaran) has sold a total of 28,960 shares and purchased 0 shares.

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On the day of the recent sale, shares of Keysight Technologies Inc were trading at $169.66, giving the stock a [market cap](https://www.gurufocus.com/term/mktcap/KEYS) of $29.513 billion. The company's [price-earnings ratio](https://www.gurufocus.com/term/pe-ratio/KEYS) stands at 48.86, which is higher than the industry median of 23.675 and also higher than the company’s historical median price-earnings ratio. With a trading price of $169.66 and a [GF Value](https://www.gurufocus.com/term/gf-value/KEYS) of $150.61, Keysight Technologies Inc has a price-to-GF-Value ratio of 1.13, indicating that the stock is modestly overvalued based on its GF Value.

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The GF Value is an intrinsic value estimate developed by GuruFocus, calculated based on historical multiples such as [price-earnings ratio](https://www.gurufocus.com/term/pe-ratio/KEYS), [price-sales ratio](https://www.gurufocus.com/term/ps-ratio/KEYS), [price-book ratio](https://www.gurufocus.com/term/pb-ratio/KEYS), and [price-to-free cash flow](https://www.gurufocus.com/term/price-to-free-cash-flow/KEYS) that the stock has traded at. It also includes a GuruFocus adjustment factor based on the company’s past returns and growth, as well as future estimates of business performance from Morningstar analysts.

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