1,830 Shares in Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) Purchased by Generali Investments CEE investicni spolecnost a.s.

Generali Investments CEE investicni spolecnost a.s. purchased a new position in shares of Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor purchased 1,830 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock, valued at approximately $294,000.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of KEYS. Truvestments Capital LLC bought a new stake in shares of Keysight Technologies during the third quarter worth approximately $28,000. Erste Asset Management GmbH bought a new stake in shares of Keysight Technologies during the third quarter worth approximately $29,000. Goodman Advisory Group LLC bought a new stake in shares of Keysight Technologies during the third quarter worth approximately $35,000. Groupama Asset Managment boosted its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies by 76.6% during the third quarter. Groupama Asset Managment now owns 21,753 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $35,000 after acquiring an additional 9,437 shares during the period. Finally, Venturi Wealth Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies by 100.8% during the fourth quarter. Venturi Wealth Management LLC now owns 265 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $43,000 after acquiring an additional 133 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 84.58% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities research analysts have recently issued reports on KEYS shares. Susquehanna restated a “positive” rating and set a $185.00 price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies in a report on Wednesday, November 20th. Robert W. Baird lifted their price target on shares of Keysight Technologies from $180.00 to $190.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 27th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded shares of Keysight Technologies from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and lifted their price target for the company from $170.00 to $200.00 in a research report on Monday, December 16th. StockNews.com upgraded shares of Keysight Technologies from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Monday, March 3rd. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price target on shares of Keysight Technologies from $180.00 to $190.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 26th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $184.44.

Keysight Technologies Stock Up 1.0 %

Shares of KEYS opened at $156.09 on Monday. Keysight Technologies, Inc. has a one year low of $119.72 and a one year high of $186.20. The company has a market cap of $26.99 billion, a P/E ratio of 44.60, a P/E/G ratio of 2.41 and a beta of 1.10. 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 50 day simple moving average of $169.00 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $162.16.

Insider Buying and Selling at Keysight Technologies

In other Keysight Technologies news, SVP Mark Adam Wallace sold 6,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, December 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $161.79, for a total transaction of $970,740.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president now directly owns 85,829 shares in the company, valued at $13,886,273.91. The trade was a 6.53 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Company insiders own 0.61% of the company’s stock.

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.