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Item 5. Market for the Registrant's Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
Our common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE") with the ticker symbol "KEYS.’’ As of December 12, 2023, there were 16,230 shareholders of record.
Stock Price Performance Graph
The following graph compares the cumulative 5-year total stockholder return on our common stock relative to the cumulative total return of the S&P 500 Index and the S&P 500 Information Technology Index. The graph assumes that the value of the investment in our common stock and in each index on October 31, 2018 (including reinvestment of dividends) was $100 and tracks it each year thereafter on the last day of our fiscal year through October 31, 2023. The historical performance set forth below is not indicative of future stock price performance.
We have not paid any dividends, and we do not anticipate paying any cash dividends in the foreseeable future. All decisions regarding the declaration and payment of dividends and stock repurchases are at the discretion of our board of directors and will be evaluated regularly in light of our financial condition, earnings, growth prospects, funding requirements, applicable law, and any other factors that our board of directors deems relevant.
The information required by this item with respect to equity compensation plans will be included under the caption "Equity Compensation Plans" in our proxy statement to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Regulation 14A, and is incorporated herein by reference.
Issuer Purchases Of Equity Securities
The table below summarizes information about the company’s purchases, based on trade date, of its equity securities registered pursuant to Section 12 of the Exchange Act during the fiscal quarter ended October 31, 2023. The total number of shares of common stock purchased by the company during the fiscal year ended October 31, 2023 was 4,913,548 shares.
| Period | Total Number of Shares of Common Stock Purchased (1) | Weighted Average Price Paid per Share of Common Stock (2) | Total Number of Shares of Common Stock Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs (1) | Maximum Approximate Dollar Value of Shares of Common Stock that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Program (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| August 1, 2023 through August 31, 2023 | 898,933 | $ | 130.15 | 898,933 | $ | 1,232,832,479 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| September 1, 2023 through September 30, 2023 | 1,388,703 | $ | 132.50 | 1,388,703 | $ | 1,048,835,548 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| October 1, 2023 through October 31, 2023 | 985,676 | $ | 126.82 | 985,676 | $ | 923,835,624 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 3,273,312 | 3,273,312 |
| (1) | On March 6, 2023, our board of directors approved a new stock repurchase program authorizing the purchase of up to $1,500 million of the company’s common stock, replacing the previously approved November 2021 program authorizing the purchase of up to $1,200 million of the company’s common stock, of which $225 million remained. Under our stock repurchase program, shares may be purchased from time to time, subject to general business and market conditions and other investment opportunities, through open market purchases, privately negotiated transactions, or other means. All such shares and related costs are held as treasury stock and accounted for at trade date using the cost method. | ||||
| (2) | The weighted average price paid per share of common stock does not include the cost of commissions. |
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