Blair William & Co. IL Decreases Stock Holdings in Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:KEYS)

Blair William & Co. IL lowered its position in Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) by 9.4% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 12,756 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after selling 1,329 shares during the period. Blair William & Co. IL’s holdings in Keysight Technologies were worth $2,049,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other large investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Erste Asset Management GmbH purchased a new position in Keysight Technologies in the third quarter worth $29,000. Goodman Advisory Group LLC purchased a new position in Keysight Technologies during the 3rd quarter worth $35,000. Venturi Wealth Management LLC grew its stake in Keysight Technologies by 100.8% during the 4th 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. Versant Capital Management Inc raised its stake in Keysight Technologies by 79.4% in the fourth quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 357 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $57,000 after buying an additional 158 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB purchased a new stake in Keysight Technologies in the third quarter valued at about $120,000. Institutional investors own 84.58% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

KEYS has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded shares of 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. Wells Fargo & Company raised their price target on shares of Keysight Technologies from $180.00 to $190.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 26th. Robert W. Baird boosted their price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies from $180.00 to $190.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, February 27th. Finally, StockNews.com lowered Keysight Technologies from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, March 22nd. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating and nine have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $184.44.

Insider Buying and Selling at Keysight Technologies

In other Keysight Technologies news, CFO Neil Dougherty sold 3,632 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, March 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $155.00, for a total transaction of $562,960.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer now directly owns 115,063 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $17,834,765. This trade represents a 3.06 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. 0.61% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Keysight Technologies Price Performance

NYSE:KEYS opened at $149.93 on Wednesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $25.91 billion, a PE ratio of 42.84, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.41 and a beta of 1.10. Keysight Technologies, Inc. has a 52 week low of $119.72 and a 52 week high of $186.20. The company has a quick ratio of 2.27, a current ratio of 2.98 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $165.33 and its 200-day moving average price is $162.48.

Keysight Technologies 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.