Stephens Inc. AR Cuts Stock Holdings in Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:KEYS)

Stephens Inc. AR trimmed its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) by 3.7% in the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 2,988 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after selling 115 shares during the period. Stephens Inc. AR’s holdings in Keysight Technologies were worth $480,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Natixis Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies by 8.7% in the 3rd quarter. Natixis Advisors LLC now owns 176,966 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $28,125,000 after buying an additional 14,185 shares in the last quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC grew its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies by 72.6% in the 3rd quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 16,895 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $2,685,000 after buying an additional 7,106 shares in the last quarter. Speece Thorson Capital Group Inc. grew its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies by 28.7% in the 3rd quarter. Speece Thorson Capital Group Inc. now owns 80,629 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $12,814,000 after buying an additional 17,962 shares in the last quarter. LMR Partners LLP purchased a new position in shares of Keysight Technologies in the 3rd quarter worth $14,339,000. Finally, Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. grew its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies by 318.8% in the 3rd quarter. Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. now owns 49,299 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $7,835,000 after buying an additional 37,528 shares in the last quarter. 84.58% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Activity at Keysight Technologies

In other news, VP Lisa M. Poole sold 350 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, November 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $171.79, for a total value of $60,126.50. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president now owns 4,820 shares in the company, valued at approximately $828,027.80. The trade was a 6.77 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, SVP Kailash Narayanan sold 595 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, November 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $171.30, for a total transaction of $101,923.50. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president now owns 35,912 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $6,151,725.60. This represents a 1.63 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 33,063 shares of company stock worth $5,573,941 in the last 90 days. 0.61% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Keysight Technologies Trading Up 2.3 %

Shares of KEYS opened at $183.40 on Friday. Keysight Technologies, Inc. has a 1-year low of $119.72 and a 1-year high of $184.35. The company has a 50-day moving average of $168.38 and a 200 day moving average of $157.93. The firm has a market capitalization of $31.71 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 52.40, a PEG ratio of 2.25 and a beta of 1.02. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35, a current ratio of 2.98 and a quick ratio of 2.27.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities analysts have commented on the stock. StockNews.com cut shares of Keysight Technologies from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday. Barclays raised their target price on shares of Keysight Technologies from $180.00 to $200.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, November 20th. Bank of America raised their target price on shares of Keysight Technologies from $150.00 to $160.00 and gave the stock an “underperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, November 20th. Robert W. Baird raised their target price on shares of Keysight Technologies from $163.00 to $180.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, November 20th. Finally, Morgan Stanley raised their target price 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. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, one has given a hold rating and nine have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Keysight Technologies currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $180.80.

About Keysight Technologies

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.