Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) Shares Purchased by Mount Yale Investment Advisors LLC

Mount Yale Investment Advisors LLC raised its position in Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) by 14.9% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 3,196 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after purchasing an additional 414 shares during the period. Mount Yale Investment Advisors LLC’s holdings in Keysight Technologies were worth $513,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in KEYS. State Street Corp grew its stake in Keysight Technologies by 2.5% in the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 7,857,378 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $1,248,773,000 after acquiring an additional 194,294 shares during the last quarter. Swedbank AB lifted its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies by 7.1% in the third quarter. Swedbank AB now owns 4,421,264 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $702,671,000 after purchasing an additional 292,372 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its position in shares of Keysight Technologies by 7.9% in the third 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 purchasing an additional 323,235 shares during the last quarter. Vontobel Holding Ltd. increased its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies by 1.0% during the 3rd quarter. Vontobel Holding Ltd. now owns 1,081,169 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $171,830,000 after purchasing an additional 10,579 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC raised 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 worth $158,692,000 after purchasing an additional 216,564 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 84.58% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research firms have weighed in on KEYS. Morgan Stanley raised their price target on Keysight Technologies from $165.00 to $180.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 20th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised shares of Keysight Technologies from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and boosted their target price for the company from $170.00 to $200.00 in a research note on Monday, December 16th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft raised their price target on shares of Keysight Technologies from $175.00 to $180.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 20th. Bank of America boosted their price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies from $150.00 to $160.00 and gave the company an “underperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 20th. Finally, Barclays raised their target price on shares of Keysight Technologies from $180.00 to $200.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 20th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating and ten have issued a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $180.80.

Insider Activity

In related news, VP Lisa M. Poole sold 350 shares of Keysight Technologies stock in a transaction on Monday, November 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $171.79, for a total transaction of $60,126.50. Following the transaction, the vice president now owns 4,820 shares in the company, valued at approximately $828,027.80. The trade was a 6.77 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, SVP Kailash Narayanan sold 595 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, November 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $171.30, for a total value of $101,923.50. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president now owns 35,912 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $6,151,725.60. This represents a 1.63 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 33,063 shares of company stock valued at $5,573,941 in the last three months. Corporate insiders own 0.60% of the company’s stock.

Keysight Technologies Price Performance

Shares of Keysight Technologies stock opened at $167.87 on Wednesday. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $166.79 and its 200 day moving average price is $154.89. Keysight Technologies, Inc. has a twelve month low of $119.72 and a twelve month high of $175.39. The company has a current ratio of 2.98, a quick ratio of 2.27 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35. The stock has a market capitalization of $29.07 billion, a P/E ratio of 47.96, a PEG ratio of 2.18 and a beta of 1.02.

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.