Natixis Advisors LLC Grows Stock Position in Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:KEYS)

Natixis Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) by 9.5% in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 193,763 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after acquiring an additional 16,797 shares during the period. Natixis Advisors LLC’s holdings in Keysight Technologies were worth $31,124,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Truvestments Capital LLC bought a new position in shares of Keysight Technologies during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Erste Asset Management GmbH bought a new position in shares of Keysight Technologies during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Goodman Advisory Group LLC bought a new position in shares of Keysight Technologies during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $35,000. Groupama Asset Managment grew its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies by 76.6% during the 3rd quarter. Groupama Asset Managment now owns 21,753 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $35,000 after acquiring an additional 9,437 shares during the period. Finally, Venturi Wealth Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies by 100.8% during the 4th quarter. Venturi Wealth Management LLC now owns 265 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $43,000 after acquiring an additional 133 shares during the period. 84.58% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research analysts recently issued reports on KEYS shares. Robert W. Baird boosted their price objective on Keysight Technologies from $180.00 to $190.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 27th. Wells Fargo & Company increased their price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies from $180.00 to $190.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 26th. Morgan Stanley increased 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. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised shares of Keysight Technologies from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and increased their price objective for the company from $170.00 to $200.00 in a report on Monday, December 16th. Finally, StockNews.com lowered shares of Keysight Technologies from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, March 11th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating and nine have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $184.44.

Insider Activity at Keysight Technologies

In related news, SVP Mark Adam Wallace sold 6,000 shares of the firm’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 completion of the sale, the senior vice president now directly owns 85,829 shares in the company, valued at $13,886,273.91. This trade represents a 6.53 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. 0.61% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Keysight Technologies Trading Up 2.7 %

KEYS stock opened at $152.11 on Monday. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $167.92 and a 200 day moving average price of $162.04. Keysight Technologies, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $119.72 and a fifty-two week high of $186.20. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35, a quick ratio of 2.27 and a current ratio of 2.98. The firm has a market cap of $26.29 billion, a PE ratio of 43.46, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.41 and a beta of 1.10.

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.