Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) Shares Acquired by Vontobel Holding Ltd.

Vontobel Holding Ltd. boosted its position in shares of Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:KEYS - Free Report) by 1.0% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 1,081,169 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock after buying an additional 10,579 shares during the quarter. Vontobel Holding Ltd. owned approximately 0.62% of Keysight Technologies worth $171,830,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Park Avenue Securities LLC raised its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies by 0.9% during the 1st quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC now owns 7,830 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $1,224,000 after buying an additional 71 shares during the period. Ferguson Wellman Capital Management Inc. increased its holdings in Keysight Technologies by 0.6% in the 2nd quarter. Ferguson Wellman Capital Management Inc. now owns 12,700 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $1,737,000 after acquiring an additional 73 shares in the last quarter. Wedmont Private Capital raised its position in Keysight Technologies by 2.8% during the second quarter. Wedmont Private Capital now owns 2,754 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $391,000 after acquiring an additional 74 shares during the period. Diversified LLC lifted its holdings in Keysight Technologies by 3.6% during the second quarter. Diversified LLC now owns 2,259 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $309,000 after purchasing an additional 78 shares in the last quarter. Finally, KCM Investment Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of Keysight Technologies by 3.6% in the first quarter. KCM Investment Advisors LLC now owns 2,332 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $365,000 after purchasing an additional 82 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 84.58% of the company's stock.

Keysight Technologies Stock Down 0.5 %

Keysight Technologies stock traded down $0.81 during midday trading on Wednesday, reaching $157.25. The company's stock had a trading volume of 959,699 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,195,906. The company has a market cap of $27.45 billion, a P/E ratio of 34.26, a P/E/G ratio of 5.28 and a beta of 0.97. The company has a quick ratio of 1.52, a current ratio of 2.05 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.23. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $147.78 and a 200-day simple moving average of $145.13. Keysight Technologies, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $118.57 and a fifty-two week high of $162.51.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, August 20th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $1.57 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.35 by $0.22. The business had revenue of $1.22 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.19 billion. Keysight Technologies had a return on equity of 21.01% and a net margin of 18.24%. The business's quarterly revenue was down 11.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $2.04 EPS. On average, research analysts expect that Keysight Technologies, Inc. will post 5.43 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity

In other Keysight Technologies news, Director Richard P. Hamada sold 1,632 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Thursday, August 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $156.00, for a total transaction of $254,592.00. Following the transaction, the director now owns 42,160 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $6,576,960. This trade represents a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Company insiders own 0.60% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research firms recently weighed in on KEYS. Susquehanna reduced their price target on shares of Keysight Technologies from $195.00 to $185.00 and set a "positive" rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, August 21st. Bank of America raised their target price on Keysight Technologies from $135.00 to $150.00 and gave the company an "underperform" rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 21st. Robert W. Baird dropped their price target on Keysight Technologies from $167.00 to $160.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a research report on Monday, August 19th. Vertical Research assumed coverage on Keysight Technologies in a research note on Tuesday, July 23rd. They issued a "buy" rating and a $175.00 price objective for the company. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lifted their target price on shares of Keysight Technologies from $163.00 to $175.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Monday, August 26th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have issued a hold rating and six have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Keysight Technologies presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $167.67.

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.