Argonautica Private Wealth Management Inc. Buys 91 Shares of Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:KEYS)

Argonautica Private Wealth Management Inc. raised its stake in Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) by 1.1% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 8,134 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after acquiring an additional 91 shares during the quarter. Argonautica Private Wealth Management Inc.’s holdings in Keysight Technologies were worth $1,307,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of KEYS. Natixis Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of Keysight Technologies by 8.7% in the third quarter. Natixis Advisors LLC now owns 176,966 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $28,125,000 after acquiring an additional 14,185 shares during the period. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC boosted its holdings in Keysight Technologies by 72.6% in 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 purchasing an additional 7,106 shares during the period. Speece Thorson Capital Group Inc. grew its position in shares of Keysight Technologies by 28.7% during the 3rd 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 purchasing an additional 17,962 shares in the last quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. grew its position in shares of Keysight Technologies by 26.2% during the 4th 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 purchasing an additional 3,857 shares in the last quarter. Finally, LMR Partners LLP bought 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 Activity

In related news, SVP John Page sold 3,884 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, December 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $169.66, for a total value of $658,959.44. Following the sale, the senior vice president now owns 37,081 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $6,291,162.46. The trade was a 9.48 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, SVP Jeffrey K. Li sold 4,412 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, December 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $171.92, for a total value of $758,511.04. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president now directly owns 30,637 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,267,113.04. The trade was a 12.59 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 32,118 shares of company stock valued at $5,411,891 over the last quarter. 0.61% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of brokerages recently issued reports on KEYS. Bank of America increased their price target on Keysight Technologies from $150.00 to $160.00 and gave the stock an “underperform” rating in a research 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. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded Keysight Technologies from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and raised their price target for the stock from $170.00 to $200.00 in a research report on Monday, December 16th. Morgan Stanley upped their price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies from $165.00 to $180.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” 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 company an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, November 20th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating and nine have issued a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Keysight Technologies presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $182.22.

Keysight Technologies Stock Down 0.9 %

Shares of KEYS opened at $171.99 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35, a quick ratio of 2.27 and a current ratio of 2.98. Keysight Technologies, Inc. has a 52 week low of $119.72 and a 52 week high of $186.20. The stock has a market capitalization of $29.74 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 49.14, a PEG ratio of 2.41 and a beta of 1.02. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $169.93 and a 200-day moving average of $160.95.

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.