USA Financial Formulas Invests $572,000 in Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:KEYS)

USA Financial Formulas purchased a new stake in Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:KEYS - Free Report) in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor purchased 3,558 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock, valued at approximately $572,000.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in KEYS. Natixis Advisors LLC grew its stake in Keysight Technologies by 8.7% in the third quarter. Natixis Advisors LLC now owns 176,966 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $28,125,000 after purchasing an additional 14,185 shares in the last quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC raised its stake in Keysight Technologies by 72.6% in the third quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 16,895 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $2,685,000 after buying an additional 7,106 shares during the period. Speece Thorson Capital Group Inc. lifted its position in shares of Keysight Technologies by 28.7% in the third quarter. Speece Thorson Capital Group Inc. now owns 80,629 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $12,814,000 after buying an additional 17,962 shares during the last quarter. Vontobel Holding Ltd. boosted its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies by 1.0% during the 3rd quarter. Vontobel Holding Ltd. now owns 1,081,169 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $171,830,000 after acquiring an additional 10,579 shares during the period. Finally, Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies by 318.8% during the 3rd quarter. Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. now owns 49,299 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $7,835,000 after acquiring an additional 37,528 shares during the last quarter. 84.58% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Keysight Technologies Trading Down 0.1 %

Shares of KEYS traded down $0.14 during trading hours on Thursday, hitting $165.20. 236,636 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 676,268. 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 firm has a market capitalization of $28.61 billion, a P/E ratio of 47.21, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.05 and a beta of 1.02. The business has a 50-day moving average of $164.72 and a 200-day moving average of $152.76. Keysight Technologies, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $119.72 and a fifty-two week high of $175.39.

Insider Buying and Selling at Keysight Technologies

In other Keysight Technologies news, VP Lisa M. Poole sold 350 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Monday, November 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $171.79, for a total value of $60,126.50. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president now directly owns 4,820 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $828,027.80. This represents a 6.77 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, SVP Kailash Narayanan sold 595 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, November 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $171.30, for a total transaction of $101,923.50. Following the transaction, the senior vice president now owns 35,912 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $6,151,725.60. The trade was a 1.63 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 33,063 shares of company stock valued at $5,573,941. 0.60% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of analysts have recently issued reports on KEYS shares. Morgan Stanley raised their target price on shares of Keysight Technologies from $165.00 to $180.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 20th. Robert W. Baird boosted their price target on Keysight Technologies from $163.00 to $180.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 20th. StockNews.com cut Keysight Technologies from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Thursday, January 9th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lifted 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. Finally, Susquehanna reissued a "positive" rating and set a $185.00 price target on shares of Keysight Technologies in a research note on Wednesday, November 20th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, one has given a hold rating and nine have issued a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $180.80.

Keysight Technologies Company 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.