First National Advisers LLC Raises Stock Holdings in Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:KEYS)

First National Advisers LLC lifted its holdings in Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) by 7.2% during the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 6,138 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after purchasing an additional 410 shares during the period. First National Advisers LLC’s holdings in Keysight Technologies were worth $986,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Truvestments Capital LLC bought a new position in Keysight Technologies in the third quarter worth approximately $28,000. Erste Asset Management GmbH bought a new position in Keysight Technologies in the third quarter worth approximately $29,000. Goodman Advisory Group LLC bought a new position in Keysight Technologies in the third quarter worth approximately $35,000. Venturi Wealth Management LLC grew its stake in Keysight Technologies by 100.8% in the fourth quarter. Venturi Wealth Management LLC now owns 265 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $43,000 after purchasing an additional 133 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Versant Capital Management Inc grew its stake in Keysight Technologies by 79.4% in the fourth quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 357 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $57,000 after purchasing an additional 158 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 84.58% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

KEYS has been the topic of several research analyst reports. Susquehanna reissued a “positive” rating and issued a $185.00 price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies in a research note on Wednesday, November 20th. Bank of America increased their target price on Keysight Technologies from $150.00 to $160.00 and gave the company an “underperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 20th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft increased their target price on Keysight Technologies from $175.00 to $180.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 20th. StockNews.com cut Keysight Technologies from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, March 11th. Finally, Robert W. Baird increased their target price on Keysight Technologies from $180.00 to $190.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 27th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating and nine have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $184.44.

Keysight Technologies Stock Up 2.7 %

Keysight Technologies stock opened at $152.11 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35, a current ratio of 2.98 and a quick ratio of 2.27. The stock has a market capitalization of $26.29 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 43.46, a PEG ratio of 2.41 and a beta of 1.10. Keysight Technologies, Inc. has a 1-year low of $119.72 and a 1-year high of $186.20. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $167.92 and a 200-day moving average price of $162.04.

Insider Transactions at Keysight Technologies

In other news, SVP Mark Adam Wallace sold 6,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, December 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $161.79, for a total value of $970,740.00. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president now owns 85,829 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $13,886,273.91. This trade represents a 6.53 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Insiders own 0.61% of the company’s stock.

Keysight Technologies Company 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.