Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) Upgraded at StockNews.com

StockNews.com upgraded shares of Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) from a hold rating to a buy rating in a research note released on Friday.

A number of other equities analysts have also recently weighed in on KEYS. Robert W. Baird upped their price target on Keysight Technologies from $163.00 to $180.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, November 20th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded shares of Keysight Technologies from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and upped their target price for the company from $170.00 to $200.00 in a research note on Monday, December 16th. Susquehanna reaffirmed a “positive” rating and set a $185.00 price target on shares of Keysight Technologies in a research note on Wednesday, November 20th. Morgan Stanley boosted their price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies from $165.00 to $180.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, November 20th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft raised their target price on Keysight Technologies from $175.00 to $180.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 20th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating and ten have given a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $180.80.

Keysight Technologies Price Performance

Shares of NYSE KEYS opened at $162.91 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35, a current ratio of 2.98 and a quick ratio of 2.27. Keysight Technologies has a 1-year low of $119.72 and a 1-year high of $175.39. The company has a market capitalization of $28.21 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 46.55, a PEG ratio of 2.12 and a beta of 1.00. The business has a 50-day moving average of $162.52 and a 200-day moving average of $150.36.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Keysight Technologies news, VP Lisa M. Poole sold 350 shares of Keysight Technologies stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, November 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $171.79, for a total value of $60,126.50. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president now directly owns 4,820 shares in the company, valued at $828,027.80. The trade was a 6.77 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, SVP Jeffrey K. Li sold 4,412 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, December 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $171.92, for a total value of $758,511.04. Following the sale, the senior vice president now owns 30,637 shares in the company, valued at $5,267,113.04. The trade was a 12.59 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last three months, insiders sold 27,063 shares of company stock worth $4,603,201. Corporate insiders own 0.60% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Keysight Technologies

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Principal Financial Group Inc. lifted its position in Keysight Technologies by 2.7% in the 3rd quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 239,720 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $38,099,000 after purchasing an additional 6,241 shares during the last quarter. Tidal Investments LLC boosted its position in shares of Keysight Technologies by 8.0% during the third quarter. Tidal Investments LLC now owns 8,649 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $1,375,000 after buying an additional 642 shares during the period. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB bought a new position in Keysight Technologies in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $120,000. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in Keysight Technologies by 7.9% in the 3rd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 4,400,035 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $697,411,000 after buying an additional 323,235 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Goodman Advisory Group LLC acquired a new stake in Keysight Technologies in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $35,000. 84.58% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.