Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) Holdings Raised by LPL Financial LLC

LPL Financial LLC increased its stake in Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) by 10.3% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 50,596 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after purchasing an additional 4,704 shares during the quarter. LPL Financial LLC’s holdings in Keysight Technologies were worth $8,127,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Boston Partners lifted its position in shares of Keysight Technologies by 21.7% in the 4th quarter. Boston Partners now owns 3,958,274 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $637,125,000 after acquiring an additional 704,920 shares in the last quarter. Madison Investment Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Keysight Technologies during the 4th quarter valued at $88,166,000. Los Angeles Capital Management LLC lifted 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 in the last quarter. ANTIPODES PARTNERS Ltd boosted its position 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 worth $100,586,000 after buying an additional 462,403 shares during the period. Finally, Raymond James Financial Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Keysight Technologies during the fourth quarter valued at $58,367,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 84.58% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, CFO Neil Dougherty sold 3,632 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, March 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $155.00, for a total value of $562,960.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer now directly owns 115,063 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $17,834,765. This trade represents a 3.06 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. 0.61% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Keysight Technologies Stock Performance

Shares of KEYS opened at $126.76 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $21.91 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 36.22, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.41 and a beta of 1.12. The company’s fifty day moving average is $163.25 and its 200-day moving average is $162.15. The company has a quick ratio of 2.27, a current ratio of 2.98 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35. Keysight Technologies, Inc. has a 12 month low of $119.72 and a 12 month high of $186.20.

Analyst Ratings Changes

KEYS has been the subject of a number of research reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded Keysight Technologies from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and raised their price objective for the stock from $170.00 to $200.00 in a research report on Monday, December 16th. Wells Fargo & Company increased their price target on shares of Keysight Technologies from $180.00 to $190.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research 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 research report on Thursday, February 27th. Finally, StockNews.com downgraded shares of Keysight Technologies from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, March 22nd. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating and nine have issued a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $184.44.

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.