First National Bank of Omaha Raises Stake in Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:KEYS)

First National Bank of Omaha raised its holdings in Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:KEYS - Free Report) by 33.0% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 38,216 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock after purchasing an additional 9,474 shares during the quarter. First National Bank of Omaha's holdings in Keysight Technologies were worth $6,074,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the business. Swedbank AB lifted its position in Keysight Technologies by 7.1% in the third quarter. Swedbank AB now owns 4,421,264 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $702,671,000 after purchasing an additional 292,372 shares during the period. Fort Pitt Capital Group LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies by 59.1% in the 3rd quarter. Fort Pitt Capital Group LLC now owns 686,704 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $109,138,000 after buying an additional 254,985 shares during the period. D. E. Shaw & Co. Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies by 506.3% in the second quarter. D. E. Shaw & Co. Inc. now owns 300,903 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $41,148,000 after buying an additional 251,274 shares in the last quarter. Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC grew its holdings in Keysight Technologies by 27.6% during the third quarter. Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC now owns 1,001,358 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $158,692,000 after acquiring an additional 216,564 shares during the period. Finally, Interval Partners LP acquired a new stake in Keysight Technologies in the second quarter valued at $29,512,000. 84.58% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research firms have recently weighed in on KEYS. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft upped their price target on shares of Keysight Technologies from $175.00 to $180.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 20th. Bank of America lifted their price target on shares of Keysight Technologies from $150.00 to $160.00 and gave the company an "underperform" rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 20th. Morgan Stanley upped their price target on Keysight Technologies from $165.00 to $180.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Wednesday, November 20th. Susquehanna reaffirmed a "positive" rating and set a $185.00 price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies in a report on Wednesday, November 20th. Finally, Barclays upped their target price on Keysight Technologies from $180.00 to $200.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Wednesday, November 20th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have assigned a hold rating and eight have given a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $177.30.

Keysight Technologies Trading Up 1.2 %

Shares of NYSE:KEYS traded up $2.10 during trading on Friday, reaching $171.73. The stock had a trading volume of 940,461 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,522,557. The company has a quick ratio of 2.27, a current ratio of 2.98 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35. The stock has a market cap of $29.80 billion, a P/E ratio of 49.07, a PEG ratio of 2.21 and a beta of 1.00. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $160.05 and a 200-day moving average price of $147.63. Keysight Technologies, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $119.72 and a fifty-two week high of $175.39.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Keysight Technologies news, SVP Jeffrey K. Li sold 4,412 shares of Keysight Technologies stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, December 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $171.92, for a total value of $758,511.04. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president now owns 30,637 shares in the company, valued at $5,267,113.04. The trade was a 12.59 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, CEO Satish Dhanasekaran sold 17,822 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $169.66, for a total transaction of $3,023,680.52. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 116,582 shares in the company, valued at approximately $19,779,302.12. The trade was a 13.26 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last three months, insiders sold 27,063 shares of company stock valued at $4,603,201. Company insiders own 0.60% of the company's stock.

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.