SBI Securities Co. Ltd. Invests $890,000 in Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:KEYS)

SBI Securities Co. Ltd. bought a new stake in shares of Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm bought 5,539 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock, valued at approximately $890,000.

Several other large investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Natixis Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in Keysight Technologies by 8.7% in the 3rd quarter. Natixis Advisors LLC now owns 176,966 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $28,125,000 after acquiring an additional 14,185 shares during the last quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC raised its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies by 72.6% in the 3rd quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 16,895 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $2,685,000 after purchasing an additional 7,106 shares in the last quarter. Speece Thorson Capital Group Inc. lifted its stake in Keysight Technologies by 28.7% during the third quarter. Speece Thorson Capital Group Inc. now owns 80,629 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $12,814,000 after purchasing an additional 17,962 shares during the last quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. boosted its holdings in Keysight Technologies by 26.2% during the fourth quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. now owns 18,567 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $3,018,000 after buying an additional 3,857 shares in the last quarter. Finally, LMR Partners LLP acquired a new position in Keysight Technologies in the third quarter worth approximately $14,339,000. Institutional investors own 84.58% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at Keysight Technologies

In related news, SVP Mark Adam Wallace sold 6,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, December 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $161.79, for a total value of $970,740.00. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president now owns 85,829 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $13,886,273.91. The trade was a 6.53 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, SVP Jeffrey K. Li sold 4,412 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, December 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $171.92, for a total transaction of $758,511.04. Following the transaction, the senior vice president now directly owns 30,637 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,267,113.04. The trade was a 12.59 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 0.61% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Keysight Technologies Stock Down 2.3 %

Keysight Technologies stock opened at $155.85 on Tuesday. Keysight Technologies, Inc. has a twelve month low of $119.72 and a twelve month 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 firm has a market cap of $26.95 billion, a PE ratio of 44.53, a P/E/G ratio of 2.41 and a beta of 1.02. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $169.84 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $161.65.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

KEYS has been the subject of several research reports. Robert W. Baird raised their price objective on Keysight Technologies from $180.00 to $190.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 27th. Wells Fargo & Company increased their price target on Keysight Technologies from $180.00 to $190.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 26th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded Keysight Technologies from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and boosted their price objective for the stock from $170.00 to $200.00 in a report on Monday, December 16th. Barclays raised their target price on shares of Keysight Technologies from $180.00 to $200.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, November 20th. Finally, Bank of America upped their price target on shares of Keysight Technologies from $150.00 to $160.00 and gave the company an “underperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 20th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $184.44.

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.