Camelot Technology Advisors Inc. Sells 191 Shares of Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:KEYS)

Camelot Technology Advisors Inc. lessened its position in Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) by 9.9% in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 1,739 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after selling 191 shares during the quarter. Camelot Technology Advisors Inc.’s holdings in Keysight Technologies were worth $279,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of KEYS. State Street Corp raised its position in shares of Keysight Technologies by 2.5% during the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 7,857,378 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $1,248,773,000 after acquiring an additional 194,294 shares during the last quarter. Swedbank AB grew its holdings in Keysight Technologies by 7.1% during the 3rd quarter. Swedbank AB now owns 4,421,264 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $702,671,000 after acquiring an additional 292,372 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its position in shares of 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 acquiring an additional 323,235 shares in the last quarter. Vontobel Holding Ltd. lifted its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies by 1.0% in the 3rd quarter. Vontobel Holding Ltd. now owns 1,081,169 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $171,830,000 after purchasing an additional 10,579 shares during the period. Finally, Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC boosted its position in shares of Keysight Technologies by 27.6% during the 3rd quarter. Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC now owns 1,001,358 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $158,692,000 after purchasing an additional 216,564 shares in the last quarter. 84.58% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Keysight Technologies news, VP Lisa M. Poole sold 350 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction 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 owns 4,820 shares in the company, valued at $828,027.80. This represents a 6.77 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, SVP Mark Adam Wallace sold 6,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $161.79, for a total transaction 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. The trade was a 6.53 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 33,063 shares of company stock valued at $5,573,941. Corporate insiders own 0.60% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages have weighed in on KEYS. Robert W. Baird lifted their target price 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 lifted their price objective for the company from $170.00 to $200.00 in a research note on Monday, December 16th. Barclays increased their target price on shares of Keysight Technologies from $180.00 to $200.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 20th. Morgan Stanley upped their price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies from $165.00 to $180.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, November 20th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft boosted their target price on Keysight Technologies from $175.00 to $180.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 20th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, one has issued a hold rating and nine have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Keysight Technologies currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $180.80.

Keysight Technologies Stock Performance

NYSE KEYS opened at $165.70 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35, a current ratio of 2.98 and a quick ratio of 2.27. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $164.76 and a 200-day moving average price of $153.52. Keysight Technologies, Inc. has a 1 year low of $119.72 and a 1 year high of $175.39. The firm has a market cap of $28.69 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 47.34, a PEG ratio of 2.10 and a beta of 1.02.

Keysight Technologies 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.