Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A. Lowers Position in Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:KEYS)

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A. lowered its holdings in Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:KEYS - Free Report) by 10.1% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 25,965 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock after selling 2,908 shares during the quarter. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A.'s holdings in Keysight Technologies were worth $4,176,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of KEYS. Venturi Wealth Management LLC grew its holdings in Keysight Technologies by 100.8% during the fourth quarter. Venturi Wealth Management LLC now owns 265 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $43,000 after purchasing an additional 133 shares during the period. Versant Capital Management Inc lifted its holdings in Keysight Technologies by 79.4% during the 4th quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 357 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $57,000 after purchasing an additional 158 shares in the last quarter. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB purchased a new position in Keysight Technologies during the 3rd quarter valued at about $120,000. Huntington National Bank lifted its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies by 37.4% in the fourth quarter. Huntington National Bank now owns 793 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $127,000 after buying an additional 216 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Principal Securities Inc. increased its holdings in Keysight Technologies by 45.0% during the 4th quarter. Principal Securities Inc. now owns 834 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $134,000 after acquiring an additional 259 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 84.58% of the company's stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Keysight Technologies news, CFO Neil Dougherty sold 3,632 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on 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 of the company's stock, valued at approximately $17,834,765. The trade was a 3.06 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. 0.61% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Keysight Technologies Trading Up 0.3 %

Keysight Technologies stock traded up $0.50 during trading hours on Tuesday, reaching $144.44. The stock had a trading volume of 632,325 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,148,875. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $147.80 and a 200-day simple moving average of $159.61. Keysight Technologies, Inc. has a 52 week low of $119.72 and a 52 week high of $186.20. The stock has a market cap of $24.96 billion, a PE ratio of 41.27, a PEG ratio of 2.41 and a beta of 1.12. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35, a current ratio of 2.98 and a quick ratio of 2.27.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several brokerages have recently commented on KEYS. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies from $200.00 to $172.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, April 17th. Robert W. Baird raised their price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies from $180.00 to $190.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Thursday, February 27th. StockNews.com lowered shares of Keysight Technologies from a "strong-buy" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Saturday, March 22nd. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company raised their price objective on Keysight Technologies from $180.00 to $190.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Wednesday, February 26th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating and nine have assigned a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Keysight Technologies has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $181.33.

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.