V Square Quantitative Management LLC Acquires 2,371 Shares of Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:KEYS)

V Square Quantitative Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:KEYS - Free Report) by 18.5% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 15,213 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock after acquiring an additional 2,371 shares during the quarter. V Square Quantitative Management LLC's holdings in Keysight Technologies were worth $2,444,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Caprock Group LLC lifted 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 acquiring an additional 66 shares during the period. OLD National Bancorp IN lifted its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies by 3.3% during the fourth 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 period. RMR Wealth Builders lifted its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies by 2.8% during the fourth quarter. RMR Wealth Builders now owns 2,593 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $417,000 after acquiring an additional 70 shares during the period. Cromwell Holdings LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies by 15.9% during the third quarter. Cromwell Holdings LLC now owns 548 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $87,000 after acquiring an additional 75 shares during the period. Finally, Allworth Financial LP raised its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies by 3.9% in the third quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 1,996 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $317,000 after buying an additional 75 shares during the last quarter. 84.58% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Transactions at Keysight Technologies

In other news, SVP John Page sold 3,884 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $169.66, for a total transaction of $658,959.44. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president now directly owns 37,081 shares in the company, valued at approximately $6,291,162.46. The trade was a 9.48 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, SVP Jeffrey K. Li sold 4,412 shares of Keysight Technologies stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, December 4th. The shares were 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 in the company, valued at $5,267,113.04. This trade represents a 12.59 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 33,063 shares of company stock worth $5,573,941. 0.61% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Keysight Technologies Trading Up 0.8 %

Shares of Keysight Technologies stock traded up $1.39 during trading on Tuesday, hitting $184.85. 1,173,766 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 900,773. The firm has a market capitalization of $31.96 billion, a P/E ratio of 52.81, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.25 and a beta of 1.02. Keysight Technologies, Inc. has a 1-year low of $119.72 and a 1-year high of $185.12. The firm's fifty day moving average price is $168.60 and its 200 day moving average price is $158.57. 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

A number of research firms recently issued reports on KEYS. Morgan Stanley lifted their price target on Keysight Technologies from $165.00 to $180.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Wednesday, November 20th. Robert W. Baird lifted their price target on Keysight Technologies from $163.00 to $180.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Wednesday, November 20th. Susquehanna reaffirmed a "positive" rating and issued a $185.00 price target on shares of Keysight Technologies 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 stock an "underperform" rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 20th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lifted their price objective on Keysight Technologies from $175.00 to $180.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 20th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, one has issued a hold rating and nine have assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $180.80.

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.