9,165 Shares in Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) Bought by Lecap Asset Management Ltd.

Lecap Asset Management Ltd. acquired a new position in shares of Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:KEYS - Free Report) in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund acquired 9,165 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock, valued at approximately $1,472,000.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Caprock Group LLC increased its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies by 2.2% during the fourth quarter. Caprock Group LLC now owns 3,127 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $502,000 after purchasing an additional 66 shares during the period. OLD National Bancorp IN lifted its holdings in Keysight Technologies by 3.3% in the 4th quarter. OLD National Bancorp IN now owns 2,118 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $340,000 after acquiring an additional 68 shares during the last quarter. RMR Wealth Builders raised its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies by 2.8% in the 4th quarter. RMR Wealth Builders now owns 2,593 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $417,000 after purchasing an additional 70 shares in the last quarter. Cromwell Holdings LLC increased its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies by 15.9% in the third quarter. Cromwell Holdings LLC now owns 548 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $87,000 after buying an additional 75 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Allworth Financial LP lifted its position in shares of Keysight Technologies by 3.9% during the 3rd quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 1,996 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $317,000 after acquiring an additional 75 shares during the last quarter. 84.58% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

KEYS has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. Robert W. Baird boosted their price target on shares of Keysight Technologies from $163.00 to $180.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Wednesday, November 20th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft boosted their price target on shares of Keysight Technologies from $175.00 to $180.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, November 20th. Bank of America lifted their price objective on 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 increased their target price on shares of Keysight Technologies from $165.00 to $180.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 20th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised shares of Keysight Technologies from a "neutral" rating to an "overweight" rating and lifted their price target for the company from $170.00 to $200.00 in a research report on Monday, December 16th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating and ten have given a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $180.80.

Insider Activity at Keysight Technologies

In other Keysight Technologies news, SVP Jeffrey K. Li sold 4,412 shares of the business'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 transaction, the senior vice president now owns 30,637 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $5,267,113.04. The trade was a 12.59 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, CEO Satish Dhanasekaran sold 17,822 shares of Keysight Technologies stock in a transaction on 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 sale, the chief executive officer now owns 116,582 shares in the company, valued at $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. Insiders have sold 33,063 shares of company stock worth $5,573,941 in the last quarter. Company insiders own 0.61% of the company's stock.

Keysight Technologies Price Performance

KEYS traded down $0.16 during trading on Tuesday, hitting $177.13. 161,006 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 868,626. Keysight Technologies, Inc. has a twelve month low of $119.72 and a twelve month high of $180.26. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $167.73 and a 200 day moving average price of $157.05. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35, a current ratio of 2.98 and a quick ratio of 2.27. The company has a market cap of $30.63 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 50.61, a PEG ratio of 2.25 and a beta of 1.02.

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.