First National Advisers LLC Buys 410 Shares of Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:KEYS)

First National Advisers LLC raised its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) by 7.2% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 6,138 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after purchasing an additional 410 shares during the period. First National Advisers LLC’s holdings in Keysight Technologies were worth $986,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. Swedbank AB boosted its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies by 7.1% in the third quarter. Swedbank AB now owns 4,421,264 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $702,671,000 after acquiring an additional 292,372 shares during the period. Victory Capital Management Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies by 2.3% in the third quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 140,764 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $22,372,000 after acquiring an additional 3,174 shares during the period. Empirical Finance LLC boosted its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies by 2.0% in the third quarter. Empirical Finance LLC now owns 5,950 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $946,000 after acquiring an additional 119 shares during the period. Empowered Funds LLC boosted its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies by 12.1% in the third quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 8,222 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $1,307,000 after acquiring an additional 885 shares during the period. Finally, Natixis Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of 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 worth $28,125,000 after acquiring an additional 14,185 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 84.58% of the company’s stock.

Keysight Technologies Trading Up 2.7 %

Shares of KEYS stock opened at $152.11 on Monday. Keysight Technologies, Inc. has a 1 year low of $119.72 and a 1 year high of $186.20. 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 stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $167.92 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $162.04. The company has a market cap of $26.29 billion, a PE ratio of 43.46, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.41 and a beta of 1.10.

Insider Buying and Selling at Keysight Technologies

In other news, SVP Mark Adam Wallace sold 6,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred 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 directly owns 85,829 shares in the company, valued at approximately $13,886,273.91. This represents a 6.53 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Company insiders own 0.61% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research firms have recently weighed in on KEYS. Bank of America upped their price objective on Keysight Technologies from $150.00 to $160.00 and gave the stock an “underperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 20th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft upped their price objective on Keysight Technologies from $175.00 to $180.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 20th. Wells Fargo & Company increased their price target on Keysight Technologies from $180.00 to $190.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 26th. Barclays increased their price target on Keysight Technologies from $180.00 to $200.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 20th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised Keysight Technologies from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and increased their price target for the company from $170.00 to $200.00 in a research note on Monday, December 16th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating and nine have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $184.44.

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.