Rothschild Investment LLC Has $39,000 Stock Holdings in Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:KEYS)

Rothschild Investment LLC lessened its holdings in Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) by 49.2% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 240 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after selling 232 shares during the period. Rothschild Investment LLC’s holdings in Keysight Technologies were worth $39,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Truvestments Capital LLC acquired a new position in Keysight Technologies in the third quarter worth about $28,000. Erste Asset Management GmbH acquired a new position in Keysight Technologies in the third quarter worth about $29,000. Goodman Advisory Group LLC acquired a new position in Keysight Technologies in the third quarter worth about $35,000. Groupama Asset Managment grew its stake in 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 buying an additional 9,437 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Venturi Wealth Management LLC grew its stake in 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 buying an additional 133 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 84.58% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Keysight Technologies

In other Keysight Technologies news, CEO Satish Dhanasekaran sold 17,822 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, December 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $169.66, for a total value of $3,023,680.52. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 116,582 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $19,779,302.12. This trade represents a 13.26 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, SVP Mark Adam Wallace sold 6,000 shares of the firm’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 approximately $13,886,273.91. The trade was a 6.53 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last ninety days, insiders have sold 32,118 shares of company stock valued at $5,411,891. 0.61% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

KEYS has been the topic of several research analyst reports. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies from $180.00 to $190.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday. Susquehanna reaffirmed a “positive” rating and set a $185.00 price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies in a research note on Wednesday, November 20th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised shares of Keysight Technologies from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and upped their price objective for the stock from $170.00 to $200.00 in a research note on Monday, December 16th. Morgan Stanley upped their price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies from $165.00 to $180.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 20th. Finally, StockNews.com raised shares of Keysight Technologies from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, February 22nd. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating and nine have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $183.33.

Keysight Technologies Price Performance

KEYS opened at $160.49 on Thursday. Keysight Technologies, Inc. has a one year low of $119.72 and a one year 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. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $169.94 and its 200-day simple moving average is $160.94. The stock has a market capitalization of $27.75 billion, a P/E ratio of 45.85, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.41 and a beta of 1.02.

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.