Congress Wealth Management LLC DE Has $489,000 Stake in Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:KEYS)

Congress Wealth Management LLC DE boosted its position in shares of Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) by 6.0% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 3,043 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after acquiring an additional 173 shares during the quarter. Congress Wealth Management LLC DE’s holdings in Keysight Technologies were worth $489,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Boston Partners boosted its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies by 21.7% during the 4th quarter. Boston Partners now owns 3,958,274 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $637,125,000 after acquiring an additional 704,920 shares during the period. Madison Investment Advisors LLC bought a new position in Keysight Technologies during the fourth quarter worth $88,166,000. Los Angeles Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies by 330.3% in the fourth quarter. Los Angeles Capital Management LLC now owns 673,872 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $108,244,000 after purchasing an additional 517,267 shares during the last quarter. ANTIPODES PARTNERS Ltd increased its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies by 282.4% in the fourth quarter. ANTIPODES PARTNERS Ltd now owns 626,145 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $100,586,000 after purchasing an additional 462,403 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Raymond James Financial Inc. bought a new position in shares of Keysight Technologies in the fourth quarter valued at about $58,367,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 84.58% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages recently commented on KEYS. Robert W. Baird upped their price target on shares of Keysight Technologies from $180.00 to $190.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 27th. StockNews.com lowered Keysight Technologies from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, March 22nd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised Keysight Technologies from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and upped their price objective for the company from $170.00 to $200.00 in a report on Monday, December 16th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company lifted their target price on Keysight Technologies from $180.00 to $190.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 26th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating and nine have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Keysight Technologies has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $184.44.

Keysight Technologies Stock Performance

NYSE:KEYS opened at $150.40 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $25.99 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 42.97, a PEG ratio of 2.41 and a beta of 1.10. Keysight Technologies, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $119.72 and a fifty-two week high of $186.20. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35, a quick ratio of 2.27 and a current ratio of 2.98. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $166.07 and a 200-day moving average price of $162.27.

Insider Activity at Keysight Technologies

In other Keysight Technologies news, SVP Mark Adam Wallace sold 6,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated 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. This trade represents a 6.53 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. 0.61% of the stock is owned by insiders.

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.