Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:KEYS – Get Free Report) has been given a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” by the ten research firms that are presently covering the firm, MarketBeat.com reports. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, two have given a hold recommendation and seven have given a buy recommendation to the company. The average twelve-month target price among brokerages that have covered the stock in the last year is $167.20.
Several equities analysts have commented on the stock. Vertical Research initiated coverage on shares of Keysight Technologies in a research report on Tuesday, July 23rd. They issued a “buy” rating and a $175.00 price target for the company. Robert W. Baird lifted their target price on shares of Keysight Technologies from $155.00 to $167.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Tuesday, May 21st. Susquehanna lowered their target price on shares of Keysight Technologies from $208.00 to $195.00 and set a “positive” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, May 21st. Finally, Barclays boosted their price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies from $141.00 to $151.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Tuesday, May 21st.
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Insider Activity
Institutional Investors Weigh In On Keysight Technologies
Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in KEYS. HB Wealth Management LLC lifted its holdings in Keysight Technologies by 3.4% during the 2nd quarter. HB Wealth Management LLC now owns 2,804 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $383,000 after purchasing an additional 92 shares during the last quarter. Fort Pitt Capital Group LLC lifted its holdings in Keysight Technologies by 8.4% during the 2nd quarter. Fort Pitt Capital Group LLC now owns 431,719 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $59,038,000 after purchasing an additional 33,351 shares during the last quarter. Kintegral Advisory LLC lifted its holdings in Keysight Technologies by 393.3% during the 2nd quarter. Kintegral Advisory LLC now owns 38,656 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $5,286,000 after purchasing an additional 30,820 shares during the last quarter. Argonautica Private Wealth Management Inc. lifted its holdings in Keysight Technologies by 16.3% during the 2nd quarter. Argonautica Private Wealth Management Inc. now owns 8,016 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $1,096,000 after purchasing an additional 1,122 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Leith Wheeler Investment Counsel Ltd. lifted its holdings in Keysight Technologies by 0.8% during the 2nd quarter. Leith Wheeler Investment Counsel Ltd. now owns 92,539 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $12,655,000 after purchasing an additional 691 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 84.58% of the company’s stock.
Keysight Technologies Stock Down 0.8 %
KEYS stock opened at $137.31 on Thursday. The company has a market cap of $23.97 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 29.92, a PEG ratio of 4.78 and a beta of 0.95. The company has a current ratio of 1.99, a quick ratio of 1.48 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.24. Keysight Technologies has a 12 month low of $118.57 and a 12 month high of $162.63. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $138.69 and a two-hundred day moving average of $148.14.
Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS – Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Monday, May 20th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $1.24 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.23 by $0.01. Keysight Technologies had a net margin of 15.70% and a return on equity of 23.79%. The business had revenue of $1.22 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.20 billion. As a group, analysts forecast that Keysight Technologies will post 5.25 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Keysight Technologies Company 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.
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