Lbp Am Sa Raises Holdings in Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:KEYS)

Lbp Am Sa grew its stake in Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) by 55.7% in the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 85,590 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after buying an additional 30,628 shares during the quarter. Lbp Am Sa’s holdings in Keysight Technologies were worth $13,748,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its stake in Keysight Technologies by 3.2% in the fourth quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,952 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $314,000 after acquiring an additional 61 shares during the last quarter. Caprock Group LLC raised its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies by 2.2% in the 4th quarter. Caprock Group LLC now owns 3,127 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $502,000 after purchasing an additional 66 shares in the last quarter. OLD National Bancorp IN lifted its position in shares of Keysight Technologies by 3.3% during the 4th quarter. OLD National Bancorp IN now owns 2,118 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $340,000 after purchasing an additional 68 shares during the last quarter. RMR Wealth Builders grew its stake 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 worth $417,000 after purchasing an additional 70 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI increased its holdings in Keysight Technologies by 5.1% in the fourth quarter. Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI now owns 1,629 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $262,000 after buying an additional 79 shares during the last quarter. 84.58% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of analysts have issued reports on KEYS shares. Susquehanna reaffirmed a “positive” rating and set a $185.00 price target on shares of Keysight Technologies in a report on Wednesday, November 20th. Robert W. Baird upped their price target on Keysight Technologies from $180.00 to $190.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, February 27th. Morgan Stanley raised their price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies from $165.00 to $180.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, November 20th. Barclays upped their target price on shares of Keysight Technologies from $180.00 to $200.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, November 20th. Finally, StockNews.com downgraded shares of Keysight Technologies from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating and nine have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $184.44.

Insider Activity

In other news, SVP Mark Adam Wallace sold 6,000 shares of Keysight Technologies stock in a transaction on Monday, December 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $161.79, for a total value of $970,740.00. Following the transaction, the senior vice president now directly owns 85,829 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $13,886,273.91. The trade was a 6.53 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Corporate insiders own 0.61% of the company’s stock.

Keysight Technologies Trading Up 2.7 %

NYSE KEYS opened at $152.11 on Friday. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $168.15 and its 200 day moving average price is $161.93. The company has a market capitalization of $26.29 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 43.46, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.41 and a beta of 1.10. Keysight Technologies, Inc. has a 12 month low of $119.72 and a 12 month 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.

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.