Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) Position Lifted by Crown Oak Advisors LLC

Crown Oak Advisors LLC raised its stake in Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) by 10.1% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 56,710 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after buying an additional 5,196 shares during the period. Keysight Technologies comprises 4.7% of Crown Oak Advisors LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 10th biggest holding. Crown Oak Advisors LLC’s holdings in Keysight Technologies were worth $9,109,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Profund Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies by 6.7% in the second quarter. Profund Advisors LLC now owns 3,531 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $483,000 after acquiring an additional 221 shares in the last quarter. Public Sector Pension Investment Board increased its position in Keysight Technologies by 56.5% during the 2nd quarter. Public Sector Pension Investment Board now owns 6,679 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $913,000 after purchasing an additional 2,410 shares during the period. Bank of Montreal Can raised its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies by 7.8% in the 2nd quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 223,230 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $30,716,000 after purchasing an additional 16,193 shares in the last quarter. BRITISH COLUMBIA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT Corp lifted its position in shares of Keysight Technologies by 60.0% in the 2nd quarter. BRITISH COLUMBIA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT Corp now owns 33,431 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $4,572,000 after purchasing an additional 12,531 shares during the period. Finally, Insigneo Advisory Services LLC boosted its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies by 12.1% during the second quarter. Insigneo Advisory Services LLC now owns 2,574 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $352,000 after purchasing an additional 277 shares in the last quarter. 84.58% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Activity at Keysight Technologies

In related news, SVP Jeffrey K. Li sold 4,412 shares of the company’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 sale, the senior vice president now owns 30,637 shares in the company, valued at $5,267,113.04. This represents a 12.59 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, SVP John Page sold 3,884 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, December 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $169.66, for a total transaction of $658,959.44. Following the transaction, the senior vice president now directly owns 37,081 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $6,291,162.46. This represents a 9.48 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 33,063 shares of company stock valued at $5,573,941 in the last ninety days. Company insiders own 0.60% of the company’s stock.

Keysight Technologies Stock Up 0.2 %

KEYS stock opened at $173.01 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 2.27, a current ratio of 2.98 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35. Keysight Technologies, Inc. has a 52 week low of $119.72 and a 52 week high of $175.39. The stock has a market capitalization of $29.96 billion, a PE ratio of 49.43, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.18 and a beta of 1.02. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $165.27 and a 200 day moving average of $153.89.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of brokerages recently commented on KEYS. Robert W. Baird boosted their price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies from $163.00 to $180.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 20th. StockNews.com raised Keysight Technologies from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday. Bank of America raised their price objective on Keysight Technologies from $150.00 to $160.00 and gave the company an “underperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 20th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised shares of 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 report on Monday, December 16th. Finally, Morgan Stanley raised their price target on shares of Keysight Technologies from $165.00 to $180.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, November 20th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating and ten have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Keysight Technologies currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $180.80.

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.