Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) Receives Consensus Rating of "Moderate Buy" from Brokerages

Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:KEYS - Get Free Report) has earned an average rating of "Moderate Buy" from the ten brokerages that are covering the firm, MarketBeat Ratings reports. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating and nine have issued a buy rating on the company. The average 1 year price objective among brokerages that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $180.80.

KEYS has been the topic of a number of research reports. Barclays boosted their target price on shares of Keysight Technologies from $180.00 to $200.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Wednesday, November 20th. Morgan Stanley upped their price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies from $165.00 to $180.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 20th. Susquehanna reaffirmed a "positive" rating and issued a $185.00 price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies in a research note on Wednesday, November 20th. Robert W. Baird upped their price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies from $163.00 to $180.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 20th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft upped their price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies from $175.00 to $180.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 20th.

Keysight Technologies Trading Up 0.9 %

KEYS traded up $1.68 during trading on Monday, reaching $179.42. 632,108 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 876,304. Keysight Technologies has a one year low of $119.72 and a one year high of $180.26. The company has a current ratio of 2.98, a quick ratio of 2.27 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35. The stock has a market capitalization of $31.02 billion, a PE ratio of 51.26, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.25 and a beta of 1.02. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $167.95 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $157.46.

Insider Buying and Selling at Keysight Technologies

In other Keysight Technologies news, CEO Satish Dhanasekaran sold 17,822 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $169.66, for a total value of $3,023,680.52. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 116,582 shares in the company, valued at $19,779,302.12. This represents a 13.26 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, SVP Mark Adam Wallace sold 6,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $161.79, for a total value of $970,740.00. Following the transaction, the senior vice president now owns 85,829 shares in the company, valued at $13,886,273.91. This trade represents a 6.53 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 33,063 shares of company stock worth $5,573,941 in the last quarter. 0.61% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Keysight Technologies

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of KEYS. Norges Bank purchased a new stake in Keysight Technologies in the 4th quarter worth approximately $320,707,000. Boston Partners lifted its holdings in Keysight Technologies by 21.7% in the 4th quarter. Boston Partners now owns 3,958,274 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $637,125,000 after buying an additional 704,920 shares during the period. Madison Investment Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in Keysight Technologies in the 4th quarter worth approximately $88,166,000. Los Angeles Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in Keysight Technologies by 330.3% in the 4th quarter. Los Angeles Capital Management LLC now owns 673,872 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $108,244,000 after buying an additional 517,267 shares during the period. Finally, ANTIPODES PARTNERS Ltd lifted its holdings in Keysight Technologies by 282.4% in the 4th quarter. ANTIPODES PARTNERS Ltd now owns 626,145 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $100,586,000 after buying an additional 462,403 shares during the period. 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.