Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) Receives Average Rating of “Moderate Buy” from Analysts

Shares of Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) have been assigned an average rating of “Moderate Buy” from the ten brokerages that are currently covering the stock, MarketBeat reports. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation and nine have issued a buy recommendation on the company. The average 12-month target price among brokers that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $180.80.

A number of brokerages have commented on KEYS. Morgan Stanley increased their price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies from $165.00 to $180.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 20th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft increased their price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies from $175.00 to $180.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 20th. Barclays increased their price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies from $180.00 to $200.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 20th. Susquehanna reissued a “positive” rating and issued a $185.00 price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies in a research report on Wednesday, November 20th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised shares of Keysight Technologies from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and increased their price objective for the company from $170.00 to $200.00 in a research report on Monday, December 16th.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, VP Lisa M. Poole sold 350 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, November 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $171.79, for a total value of $60,126.50. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president now owns 4,820 shares in the company, valued at approximately $828,027.80. This trade represents a 6.77 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, SVP Jeffrey K. Li sold 4,412 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, December 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $171.92, for a total transaction of $758,511.04. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president now owns 30,637 shares of the company’s stock, 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. Insiders sold a total of 33,063 shares of company stock worth $5,573,941 in the last 90 days. Company insiders own 0.60% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Keysight Technologies

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Natixis Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies by 8.7% in the 3rd 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. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC lifted its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies by 72.6% in the 3rd quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 16,895 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $2,685,000 after acquiring an additional 7,106 shares during the period. Speece Thorson Capital Group Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies by 28.7% in the 3rd quarter. Speece Thorson Capital Group Inc. now owns 80,629 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $12,814,000 after acquiring an additional 17,962 shares during the period. Vontobel Holding Ltd. lifted its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies by 1.0% in the third quarter. Vontobel Holding Ltd. now owns 1,081,169 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $171,830,000 after purchasing an additional 10,579 shares during the period. Finally, LMR Partners LLP acquired a new stake in shares of Keysight Technologies in the third quarter valued at about $14,339,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 84.58% of the company’s stock.

Keysight Technologies Trading Up 1.0 %

Shares of NYSE:KEYS opened at $172.74 on Thursday. Keysight Technologies has a 52 week low of $119.72 and a 52 week high of $175.39. The company’s 50 day moving average is $165.27 and its two-hundred day moving average is $153.89. The company has a current ratio of 2.98, a quick ratio of 2.27 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35. The company has a market cap of $29.91 billion, a PE ratio of 49.35, a P/E/G ratio of 2.10 and a beta of 1.02.

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.