Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) Shares Sold by National Pension Service

National Pension Service reduced its stake in Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) by 7.3% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 271,685 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after selling 21,375 shares during the period. National Pension Service owned 0.16% of Keysight Technologies worth $43,641,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Natixis Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of Keysight Technologies by 8.7% during the third quarter. Natixis Advisors LLC now owns 176,966 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $28,125,000 after buying an additional 14,185 shares during the period. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC boosted its position in shares of Keysight Technologies by 72.6% during the third quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 16,895 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $2,685,000 after buying an additional 7,106 shares during the period. Speece Thorson Capital Group Inc. boosted its position in shares of 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 worth $12,814,000 after buying an additional 17,962 shares during the period. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. boosted its position in shares of 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 during the period. Finally, LMR Partners LLP acquired a new position in shares of Keysight Technologies during the third quarter worth approximately $14,339,000. 84.58% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Buying and Selling at Keysight Technologies

In other Keysight Technologies news, SVP Mark Adam Wallace sold 6,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction 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 transaction, the senior vice president now owns 85,829 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $13,886,273.91. This represents a 6.53 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, SVP Jeffrey K. Li sold 4,412 shares of Keysight Technologies stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, December 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $171.92, for a total transaction of $758,511.04. Following the transaction, the senior vice president now owns 30,637 shares in the company, valued at approximately $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 90 days, insiders have sold 32,118 shares of company stock valued at $5,411,891. Corporate insiders own 0.61% of the company’s stock.

Keysight Technologies Price Performance

NYSE KEYS opened at $159.61 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $27.60 billion, a P/E ratio of 45.60, a P/E/G ratio of 2.41 and a beta of 1.02. Keysight Technologies, Inc. has a 1 year low of $119.72 and a 1 year high of $186.20. The business’s fifty day moving average is $169.91 and its two-hundred day moving average is $160.93. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35, a quick ratio of 2.27 and a current ratio of 2.98.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several brokerages have recently issued reports on KEYS. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price objective on Keysight Technologies from $180.00 to $190.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday. Barclays boosted their target price on Keysight Technologies from $180.00 to $200.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, November 20th. Susquehanna reissued a “positive” rating and set a $185.00 target price on shares of Keysight Technologies in a report on Wednesday, November 20th. Robert W. Baird boosted their target price on Keysight Technologies from $180.00 to $190.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday. Finally, Morgan Stanley boosted their target price on Keysight Technologies from $165.00 to $180.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, November 20th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating and nine have given a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Keysight Technologies has an average 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.