Hantz Financial Services Inc. Trims Position in Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:KEYS)

Hantz Financial Services Inc. lowered its position in Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) by 15.6% in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 3,706 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after selling 684 shares during the period. Hantz Financial Services Inc.’s holdings in Keysight Technologies were worth $595,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies by 7.9% during the 3rd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 4,400,035 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $697,411,000 after buying an additional 323,235 shares during the last quarter. Swedbank AB increased its stake in Keysight Technologies by 7.1% during the third quarter. Swedbank AB now owns 4,421,264 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $702,671,000 after acquiring an additional 292,372 shares during the last quarter. Fort Pitt Capital Group LLC increased its stake in Keysight Technologies by 59.1% during the third quarter. Fort Pitt Capital Group LLC now owns 686,704 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $109,138,000 after acquiring an additional 254,985 shares during the last quarter. Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC raised its position in Keysight Technologies by 27.6% in the third quarter. Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC now owns 1,001,358 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $158,692,000 after purchasing an additional 216,564 shares during the period. Finally, State Street Corp grew its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies by 2.5% during the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 7,857,378 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $1,248,773,000 after purchasing an additional 194,294 shares during the period. 84.58% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several analysts recently issued reports on the stock. Susquehanna restated a “positive” rating and issued a $185.00 price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies in a report on Wednesday, November 20th. Morgan Stanley upped their price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies from $165.00 to $180.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, November 20th. Barclays lifted their target price on shares of Keysight Technologies from $180.00 to $200.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, November 20th. StockNews.com upgraded Keysight Technologies from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 23rd. Finally, Robert W. Baird lifted their price objective on Keysight Technologies from $163.00 to $180.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 20th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating and ten have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Keysight Technologies currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $180.80.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, VP Lisa M. Poole sold 350 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, November 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $171.79, for a total transaction of $60,126.50. Following the sale, the vice president now owns 4,820 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $828,027.80. This trade represents a 6.77 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, SVP Mark Adam Wallace sold 6,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, December 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $161.79, for a total value of $970,740.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president now directly owns 85,829 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $13,886,273.91. This trade represents a 6.53 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 33,063 shares of company stock worth $5,573,941 over the last 90 days. 0.60% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Keysight Technologies Price Performance

Shares of NYSE KEYS opened at $178.19 on Friday. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $167.01 and its two-hundred day moving average is $155.32. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35, a current ratio of 2.98 and a quick ratio of 2.27. Keysight Technologies, Inc. has a 1-year low of $119.72 and a 1-year high of $180.26. The company has a market cap of $30.81 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 50.91, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.13 and a beta of 1.02.

Keysight Technologies Profile

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.