Insider Selling: Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) SVP Sells 4,412 Shares of Stock

Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:KEYS - Get Free Report) SVP Jeffrey K. Li sold 4,412 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Wednesday, December 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $171.92, for a total value of $758,511.04. Following the sale, the senior vice president now directly owns 30,637 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $5,267,113.04. This trade represents a 12.59 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link.

Keysight Technologies Stock Performance

Shares of Keysight Technologies stock traded up $2.12 during trading on Friday, hitting $171.75. 940,281 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,208,120. The stock has a market cap of $29.81 billion, a PE ratio of 48.47, a P/E/G ratio of 2.19 and a beta of 1.00. The stock's fifty day moving average is $159.79 and its 200 day moving average is $147.54. Keysight Technologies, Inc. has a 12 month low of $119.72 and a 12 month high of $175.39. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35, a quick ratio of 2.27 and a current ratio of 2.98.

Analyst Ratings Changes

KEYS has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. Morgan Stanley boosted their price objective on Keysight Technologies from $165.00 to $180.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 20th. 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. 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. Wells Fargo & Company reissued an "overweight" rating and issued a $180.00 target price on shares of Keysight Technologies in a report on Wednesday, August 21st. Finally, StockNews.com cut Keysight Technologies from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Saturday, November 23rd. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have given a hold rating and eight have issued a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $177.30.

Institutional Trading of Keysight Technologies

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in KEYS. State Street Corp increased its position in shares of Keysight Technologies by 2.5% during the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 7,857,378 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $1,248,773,000 after purchasing an additional 194,294 shares during the period. Swedbank AB raised its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies by 7.1% in the 3rd quarter. Swedbank AB now owns 4,421,264 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $702,671,000 after purchasing an additional 292,372 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in Keysight Technologies by 7.9% during the third quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 4,400,035 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $697,411,000 after buying an additional 323,235 shares in the last quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp grew its position in Keysight Technologies by 6.1% in the second quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 1,378,723 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $188,540,000 after buying an additional 79,774 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP lifted its position in shares of Keysight Technologies by 14.4% during the 2nd quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 1,122,309 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $153,470,000 after acquiring an additional 141,062 shares during the last quarter. 84.58% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

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.

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