Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) Given Average Recommendation of “Moderate Buy” by Analysts

Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) has been assigned a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” from the ten brokerages that are presently covering the stock, Marketbeat reports. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation and nine have assigned a buy recommendation to the company. The average 1-year target price among brokerages that have covered the stock in the last year is $180.80.

Several brokerages have weighed in on KEYS. Robert W. Baird increased their price target on shares of Keysight Technologies from $163.00 to $180.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 20th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft increased their price target on shares of Keysight Technologies from $175.00 to $180.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 20th. Bank of America raised their target price on shares of Keysight Technologies from $150.00 to $160.00 and gave the stock 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 raised their target price for the stock from $170.00 to $200.00 in a research report on Monday, December 16th. Finally, Morgan Stanley raised their target price on shares of Keysight Technologies from $165.00 to $180.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 20th.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Keysight Technologies news, SVP Jeffrey K. Li sold 4,412 shares of Keysight Technologies stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, December 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $171.92, for a total value of $758,511.04. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president now directly owns 30,637 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,267,113.04. The trade was a 12.59 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, VP Lisa M. Poole sold 350 shares of Keysight Technologies stock in a transaction dated Monday, November 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $171.79, for a total transaction of $60,126.50. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president now directly owns 4,820 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $828,027.80. This trade represents a 6.77 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 33,063 shares of company stock worth $5,573,941 in the last three months. 0.61% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Cypress Advisory Group LLC purchased a new position in shares of Keysight Technologies during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $541,000. Caisse DE Depot ET Placement DU Quebec raised its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies by 867.4% during the fourth quarter. Caisse DE Depot ET Placement DU Quebec now owns 32,901 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $5,285,000 after purchasing an additional 29,500 shares during the last quarter. Freestone Grove Partners LP purchased a new position in shares of Keysight Technologies during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $320,000. Utah Retirement Systems raised its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies by 0.3% during the fourth quarter. Utah Retirement Systems now owns 28,913 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $4,644,000 after purchasing an additional 100 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies by 2,748.5% during the fourth quarter. Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC now owns 54,749 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $8,794,000 after purchasing an additional 52,827 shares during the last quarter. 84.58% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Keysight Technologies Trading Up 2.3 %

Shares of KEYS opened at $183.40 on Monday. The stock has a market capitalization of $31.71 billion, a P/E ratio of 52.40, a PEG ratio of 2.25 and a beta of 1.02. 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 firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $168.38 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $157.93. Keysight Technologies has a twelve month low of $119.72 and a twelve month high of $184.35.

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.