RMR Wealth Builders Purchases 70 Shares of Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:KEYS)

RMR Wealth Builders raised its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) by 2.8% during the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 2,593 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after purchasing an additional 70 shares during the period. RMR Wealth Builders’ holdings in Keysight Technologies were worth $417,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Natixis Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of Keysight Technologies by 8.7% in the 3rd quarter. Natixis Advisors LLC now owns 176,966 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $28,125,000 after purchasing an additional 14,185 shares during the last quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC grew its position in shares of Keysight Technologies by 72.6% during the 3rd quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 16,895 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $2,685,000 after acquiring an additional 7,106 shares during the period. Speece Thorson Capital Group Inc. increased its position in shares of Keysight Technologies by 28.7% in the third quarter. Speece Thorson Capital Group Inc. now owns 80,629 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $12,814,000 after buying an additional 17,962 shares in the last quarter. Vontobel Holding Ltd. raised its position in Keysight Technologies by 1.0% during the third quarter. Vontobel Holding Ltd. now owns 1,081,169 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $171,830,000 after acquiring an additional 10,579 shares during the period. Finally, Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. raised its position in shares of Keysight Technologies by 318.8% during the 3rd quarter. Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. now owns 49,299 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $7,835,000 after purchasing an additional 37,528 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 84.58% of the company’s stock.

Keysight Technologies Stock Down 0.2 %

Shares of NYSE KEYS opened at $165.05 on Friday. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $164.72 and its two-hundred day moving average is $152.85. The company has a market capitalization of $28.58 billion, a PE ratio of 47.16, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.05 and a beta of 1.02. Keysight Technologies, Inc. has a 12-month low of $119.72 and a 12-month high of $175.39. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35, a current ratio of 2.98 and a quick ratio of 2.27.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Keysight Technologies news, VP Lisa M. Poole sold 350 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred 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 completion of the sale, 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 transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, SVP Mark Adam Wallace sold 6,000 shares of Keysight Technologies stock in a transaction on 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 in the company, valued at $13,886,273.91. The trade was a 6.53 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 33,063 shares of company stock worth $5,573,941. 0.60% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research firms have recently weighed in on KEYS. Robert W. Baird raised their price target on shares of Keysight Technologies from $163.00 to $180.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 20th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised 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 report on Monday, December 16th. Susquehanna reissued a “positive” rating and issued a $185.00 target price on shares of Keysight Technologies in a research report on Wednesday, November 20th. Morgan Stanley increased their target price 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, Bank of America lifted their price objective on Keysight Technologies from $150.00 to $160.00 and gave the company an “underperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 20th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, one has given a hold rating and nine have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $180.80.

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.