ANTIPODES PARTNERS Ltd Purchases 462,403 Shares of Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:KEYS)

ANTIPODES PARTNERS Ltd grew its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:KEYS - Free Report) by 282.4% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 626,145 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock after purchasing an additional 462,403 shares during the quarter. Keysight Technologies comprises about 3.5% of ANTIPODES PARTNERS Ltd's investment portfolio, making the stock its 9th biggest position. ANTIPODES PARTNERS Ltd owned approximately 0.36% of Keysight Technologies worth $100,586,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of KEYS. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC raised its holdings in Keysight Technologies by 3.2% in the 4th quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,952 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $314,000 after acquiring an additional 61 shares during the period. Caprock Group LLC raised its holdings in Keysight Technologies by 2.2% in the 4th quarter. Caprock Group LLC now owns 3,127 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $502,000 after acquiring an additional 66 shares during the period. OLD National Bancorp IN raised its holdings in Keysight Technologies by 3.3% in the 4th quarter. OLD National Bancorp IN now owns 2,118 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $340,000 after acquiring an additional 68 shares during the period. RMR Wealth Builders raised its holdings in Keysight Technologies by 2.8% in the 4th quarter. RMR Wealth Builders now owns 2,593 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $417,000 after acquiring an additional 70 shares during the period. Finally, Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI raised its holdings in Keysight Technologies by 5.1% in the 4th quarter. Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI now owns 1,629 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $262,000 after acquiring an additional 79 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 84.58% of the company's stock.

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Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several brokerages recently commented on KEYS. Robert W. Baird lifted their target price on shares of Keysight Technologies from $180.00 to $190.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Thursday, February 27th. Morgan Stanley lifted 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. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lifted their target price on shares of Keysight Technologies from $175.00 to $180.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, November 20th. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies from $180.00 to $190.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Wednesday, February 26th. Finally, Susquehanna restated a "positive" rating and set a $185.00 price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies in a report on Wednesday, November 20th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating and nine have given a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $184.44.

Insider Activity

In other news, SVP Mark Adam Wallace sold 6,000 shares of Keysight Technologies stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $161.79, for a total transaction of $970,740.00. Following the sale, the senior vice president now directly owns 85,829 shares in the company, valued at approximately $13,886,273.91. The trade was a 6.53 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. 0.61% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Keysight Technologies Price Performance

Shares of Keysight Technologies stock traded up $3.95 during trading on Friday, hitting $152.11. 758,417 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,112,239. 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 firm's fifty day moving average price is $167.92 and its 200 day moving average price is $161.98. Keysight Technologies, Inc. has a twelve month low of $119.72 and a twelve month high of $186.20. The company has a market cap of $26.29 billion, a PE ratio of 43.46, a PEG ratio of 2.41 and a beta of 1.10.

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.