Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:KEYS - Get Free Report) has received a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" from the nine ratings firms that are currently covering the stock, Marketbeat.com reports. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating and eight have assigned a buy rating to the company. The average 12-month target price among analysts that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $184.44.
Several brokerages have recently issued reports on KEYS. StockNews.com cut Keysight Technologies from a "strong-buy" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Saturday, March 22nd. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price objective on Keysight Technologies from $180.00 to $190.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 26th. Robert W. Baird increased their target price on Keysight Technologies from $180.00 to $190.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Thursday, February 27th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised shares of Keysight Technologies from a "neutral" rating to an "overweight" rating and raised their target price for the company from $170.00 to $200.00 in a report on Monday, December 16th.
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Insider Buying and Selling
In related news, CFO Neil Dougherty sold 3,632 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Thursday, March 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $155.00, for a total transaction of $562,960.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer now directly owns 115,063 shares in the company, valued at approximately $17,834,765. This represents a 3.06 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. 0.61% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.
Institutional Inflows and Outflows
A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of KEYS. Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC lifted its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies by 364.6% during the 4th quarter. Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC now owns 4,652,311 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $747,301,000 after acquiring an additional 3,650,953 shares during the last quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD lifted its position in shares of Keysight Technologies by 29.0% during the fourth quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 16,114,952 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $2,588,546,000 after purchasing an additional 3,621,349 shares during the last quarter. Norges Bank purchased a new stake in shares of Keysight Technologies during the fourth quarter valued at $320,707,000. Point72 Asset Management L.P. grew its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies by 343.6% in the fourth quarter. Point72 Asset Management L.P. now owns 1,008,192 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $161,946,000 after purchasing an additional 780,893 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Boston Partners increased its stake 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. Institutional investors own 84.58% of the company's stock.
Keysight Technologies Price Performance
NYSE KEYS traded down $8.97 on Tuesday, reaching $126.76. The company had a trading volume of 2,107,026 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,155,570. The stock has a market capitalization of $21.91 billion, a PE ratio of 36.22, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.41 and a beta of 1.12. Keysight Technologies has a 12 month low of $119.72 and a 12 month high of $186.20. 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 firm's 50 day moving average price is $163.25 and its 200 day moving average price is $162.15.
About Keysight Technologies
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Get Free ReportKeysight 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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