Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) Shares Bought by Royal London Asset Management Ltd.

Royal London Asset Management Ltd. lifted its position in Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:KEYS - Free Report) by 2.9% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 74,253 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock after acquiring an additional 2,085 shares during the quarter. Royal London Asset Management Ltd.'s holdings in Keysight Technologies were worth $11,927,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in KEYS. Harvest Fund Management Co. Ltd bought a new stake in Keysight Technologies during the fourth quarter valued at $390,000. Chesapeake Capital Corp IL acquired a new position in shares of Keysight Technologies in the 4th quarter valued at about $770,000. Vinva Investment Management Ltd grew its position in shares of Keysight Technologies by 202.0% during the 4th quarter. Vinva Investment Management Ltd now owns 22,438 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $3,616,000 after buying an additional 15,009 shares during the last quarter. Brooklyn FI LLC acquired a new stake in Keysight Technologies during the fourth quarter worth about $3,322,000. Finally, Xponance Inc. lifted its holdings in Keysight Technologies by 1.2% in the fourth quarter. Xponance Inc. now owns 28,161 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $4,524,000 after acquiring an additional 342 shares during the last quarter. 84.58% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages have recently weighed in on KEYS. Robert W. Baird increased their price target on Keysight Technologies from $180.00 to $190.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Thursday, February 27th. Wells Fargo & Company increased their target price on Keysight Technologies from $180.00 to $190.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 26th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised shares of Keysight Technologies from a "neutral" rating to an "overweight" rating and boosted their price target for the company from $170.00 to $200.00 in a report on Monday, December 16th. Finally, StockNews.com cut shares of Keysight Technologies from a "strong-buy" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Saturday. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating and nine have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $184.44.

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Insider Transactions at Keysight Technologies

In other news, SVP Mark Adam Wallace sold 6,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Monday, December 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $161.79, for a total value of $970,740.00. Following the sale, the senior vice president now owns 85,829 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $13,886,273.91. The trade was a 6.53 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Company insiders own 0.61% of the company's stock.

Keysight Technologies Price Performance

KEYS stock traded down $2.00 during trading on Wednesday, hitting $156.47. The company had a trading volume of 565,987 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,027,867. The business has a 50 day moving average of $166.75 and a 200 day moving average of $162.33. The firm has a market capitalization of $27.04 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 44.71, a P/E/G ratio of 2.41 and a beta of 1.10. The company has a current ratio of 2.98, a quick ratio of 2.27 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35. Keysight Technologies, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $119.72 and a fifty-two week high of $186.20.

Keysight Technologies 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.