Signaturefd LLC Acquires 66 Shares of Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:KEYS)

Signaturefd LLC grew its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) by 2.8% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 2,410 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after acquiring an additional 66 shares during the period. Signaturefd LLC’s holdings in Keysight Technologies were worth $387,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of KEYS. Madison Investment Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Keysight Technologies during the 4th quarter valued at $88,166,000. Los Angeles Capital Management LLC grew its position in shares of Keysight Technologies by 330.3% during the 4th 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 acquiring an additional 517,267 shares during the period. ANTIPODES PARTNERS Ltd grew its position in shares of Keysight Technologies by 282.4% during the 4th quarter. ANTIPODES PARTNERS Ltd now owns 626,145 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $100,586,000 after acquiring an additional 462,403 shares during the period. Raymond James Financial Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Keysight Technologies during the 4th quarter valued at $58,367,000. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC grew its position in shares of Keysight Technologies by 7.9% during the 3rd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 4,400,035 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $697,411,000 after acquiring an additional 323,235 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 84.58% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, SVP Mark Adam Wallace sold 6,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $161.79, for a total value of $970,740.00. Following the sale, the senior vice president now directly owns 85,829 shares in the company, valued at $13,886,273.91. The trade was a 6.53 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Corporate insiders own 0.61% of the company’s stock.

Keysight Technologies Stock Down 0.2 %

Shares of KEYS stock opened at $155.16 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $26.81 billion, a P/E ratio of 44.33, a PEG 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 company’s fifty day simple moving average is $167.05 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $161.95.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research firms recently weighed in on KEYS. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their target price on shares of Keysight Technologies from $180.00 to $190.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 26th. StockNews.com cut shares of Keysight Technologies from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, March 11th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded shares of Keysight Technologies from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and lifted their target price for the company from $170.00 to $200.00 in a research note on Monday, December 16th. Finally, Robert W. Baird lifted their target price on shares of Keysight Technologies from $180.00 to $190.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 27th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating and nine have given a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Keysight Technologies currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus 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.