Jones Financial Companies Lllp Has $8.46 Million Stock Holdings in Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:KEYS)

Jones Financial Companies Lllp lifted its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) by 44.6% during the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 52,646 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after purchasing an additional 16,237 shares during the quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp’s holdings in Keysight Technologies were worth $8,457,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in KEYS. Truvestments Capital LLC bought a new position in shares of Keysight Technologies during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $28,000. Erste Asset Management GmbH acquired a new position in shares of Keysight Technologies during the 3rd quarter valued at $29,000. Goodman Advisory Group LLC bought a new position in Keysight Technologies during the third quarter worth $35,000. Venturi Wealth Management LLC grew its holdings in Keysight Technologies by 100.8% in the fourth quarter. Venturi Wealth Management LLC now owns 265 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $43,000 after purchasing an additional 133 shares during the period. Finally, Versant Capital Management Inc grew its holdings in Keysight Technologies by 79.4% in the fourth quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 357 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $57,000 after purchasing an additional 158 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 84.58% of the company’s stock.

Keysight Technologies Trading Down 2.3 %

Shares of Keysight Technologies stock opened at $155.85 on Tuesday. The company has a market capitalization of $26.95 billion, a P/E ratio of 44.53, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.41 and a beta of 1.02. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $169.84 and a 200 day simple moving average of $161.65. Keysight Technologies, Inc. has a 12-month low of $119.72 and a 12-month high of $186.20. The company has a current ratio of 2.98, a quick ratio of 2.27 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities analysts have recently issued reports on KEYS shares. Susquehanna reissued a “positive” rating and set a $185.00 price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies in a research report on Wednesday, November 20th. Bank of America upped their price target on Keysight Technologies from $150.00 to $160.00 and gave the stock an “underperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 20th. Robert W. Baird raised their price objective on Keysight Technologies from $180.00 to $190.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 27th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft upped their target price on Keysight Technologies from $175.00 to $180.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 20th. Finally, StockNews.com raised shares of Keysight Technologies from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Monday. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $184.44.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Keysight Technologies news, SVP Mark Adam Wallace sold 6,000 shares of Keysight Technologies 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 transaction, the senior vice president now owns 85,829 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $13,886,273.91. This trade represents a 6.53 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, SVP Jeffrey K. Li sold 4,412 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, December 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $171.92, for a total value of $758,511.04. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president now owns 30,637 shares in the company, valued at $5,267,113.04. The trade was a 12.59 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 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.