Argonautica Private Wealth Management Inc. Has $1.31 Million Stock Position in Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:KEYS)

Argonautica Private Wealth Management Inc. raised its holdings in Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) by 1.1% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 8,134 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after buying an additional 91 shares during the quarter. Argonautica Private Wealth Management Inc.’s holdings in Keysight Technologies were worth $1,307,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of KEYS. Truvestments Capital LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Keysight Technologies in the 3rd quarter valued at about $28,000. Erste Asset Management GmbH bought a new position in Keysight Technologies in the third quarter worth approximately $29,000. Goodman Advisory Group LLC acquired a new stake in Keysight Technologies in the third quarter valued at approximately $35,000. Groupama Asset Managment increased its holdings in shares of 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 valued at $35,000 after acquiring an additional 9,437 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Venturi Wealth Management LLC raised its position in shares of 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 purchasing an additional 133 shares during the period. 84.58% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Keysight Technologies Stock Down 0.9 %

Shares of Keysight Technologies stock opened at $171.99 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35, a quick ratio of 2.27 and a current ratio of 2.98. Keysight Technologies, Inc. has a 52-week low of $119.72 and a 52-week high of $186.20. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $169.93 and its 200-day moving average price is $160.95. The stock has a market capitalization of $29.74 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 49.14, a P/E/G ratio of 2.41 and a beta of 1.02.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of brokerages have commented on KEYS. Barclays boosted their price target on shares of Keysight Technologies from $180.00 to $200.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 20th. Susquehanna reissued a “positive” rating and set a $185.00 target price on shares of Keysight Technologies in a research report on Wednesday, November 20th. StockNews.com raised shares of Keysight Technologies from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday. Robert W. Baird lifted their price target on Keysight Technologies from $163.00 to $180.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 20th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft increased their price objective on Keysight Technologies from $175.00 to $180.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 20th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating and nine have assigned a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Keysight Technologies has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $182.22.

Insider Activity

In related news, CEO Satish Dhanasekaran sold 17,822 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, December 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $169.66, for a total value of $3,023,680.52. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now owns 116,582 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $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 SEC, which is available through this link. Also, SVP John Page sold 3,884 shares of Keysight Technologies stock in a transaction on Monday, December 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $169.66, for a total transaction of $658,959.44. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president now owns 37,081 shares in the company, valued at approximately $6,291,162.46. This trade represents a 9.48 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 32,118 shares of company stock valued at $5,411,891. 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.