Asset Management One Co. Ltd. Has $12.31 Million Holdings in Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:KEYS)

Asset Management One Co. Ltd. lifted its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:KEYS - Free Report) by 3.2% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 75,561 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock after acquiring an additional 2,373 shares during the quarter. Asset Management One Co. Ltd.'s holdings in Keysight Technologies were worth $12,310,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in KEYS. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC boosted its stake in Keysight Technologies by 512.6% in the 4th quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 50,539 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $8,129,000 after purchasing an additional 42,289 shares during the period. Lester Murray Antman dba SimplyRich boosted its stake in Keysight Technologies by 5.9% in the 4th quarter. Lester Murray Antman dba SimplyRich now owns 2,382 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $382,000 after purchasing an additional 133 shares during the period. Portfolio Design Labs LLC boosted its stake in Keysight Technologies by 17.7% in the 4th quarter. Portfolio Design Labs LLC now owns 15,554 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $2,498,000 after purchasing an additional 2,336 shares during the period. Summit Trail Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Keysight Technologies by 67.7% in the 4th quarter. Summit Trail Advisors LLC now owns 2,271 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $365,000 after purchasing an additional 917 shares during the period. Finally, Savant Capital LLC boosted its stake in Keysight Technologies by 12.0% in the 4th quarter. Savant Capital LLC now owns 2,409 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $387,000 after purchasing an additional 258 shares during the period. 84.58% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, SVP Jeffrey K. Li sold 4,412 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, December 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $171.92, for a total transaction of $758,511.04. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president now owns 30,637 shares of the company's stock, valued at $5,267,113.04. This trade represents a 12.59 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, SVP Mark Adam Wallace sold 6,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred 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 sale, the senior vice president now directly owns 85,829 shares of the company's stock, valued at $13,886,273.91. This represents a 6.53 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 33,063 shares of company stock valued at $5,573,941 in the last 90 days. Corporate insiders own 0.61% of the company's stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

KEYS has been the subject of several recent research reports. StockNews.com downgraded Keysight Technologies from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Friday, February 14th. Bank of America upped 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. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded Keysight Technologies from a "neutral" rating to an "overweight" rating and upped their target price for the company from $170.00 to $200.00 in a research report on Monday, December 16th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft upped 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. Finally, Morgan Stanley upped their target price on Keysight Technologies from $165.00 to $180.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 20th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, one has assigned a hold rating and nine have issued a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Keysight Technologies has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $180.80.

Keysight Technologies Price Performance

Shares of Keysight Technologies stock traded down $0.15 during trading on Thursday, reaching $184.96. 700,597 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 895,403. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35, a quick ratio of 2.27 and a current ratio of 2.98. Keysight Technologies, Inc. has a 1-year low of $119.72 and a 1-year high of $186.20. The company has a market cap of $31.98 billion, a P/E ratio of 52.85, a PEG ratio of 2.41 and a beta of 1.02. The firm's 50-day moving average price is $169.26 and its 200 day moving average price is $159.17.

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.