Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) CFO Neil Dougherty Sells 3,632 Shares

Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) CFO Neil Dougherty sold 3,632 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, March 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $155.00, for a total transaction of $562,960.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer now owns 115,063 shares in the company, valued at approximately $17,834,765. This trade represents a 3.06 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website.

Keysight Technologies Stock Down 0.3 %

Shares of Keysight Technologies stock opened at $149.91 on Tuesday. Keysight Technologies, Inc. has a 1 year low of $119.72 and a 1 year high of $186.20. The company has a market cap of $25.91 billion, a P/E ratio of 42.83, a P/E/G ratio of 2.41 and a beta of 1.10. 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 50-day moving average price of $165.76 and a 200 day moving average price of $162.49.

Institutional Trading of Keysight Technologies

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in KEYS. Erste Asset Management GmbH acquired a new position in Keysight Technologies in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Goodman Advisory Group LLC acquired a new position in shares of Keysight Technologies in the third quarter worth $35,000. Venturi Wealth Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies by 100.8% during the fourth quarter. Venturi Wealth Management LLC now owns 265 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $43,000 after acquiring an additional 133 shares in the last quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc. boosted its position in Keysight Technologies by 241.8% during the fourth quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc. now owns 270 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $44,000 after purchasing an additional 191 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Versant Capital Management Inc grew its stake in Keysight Technologies by 79.4% in the fourth quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 357 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $57,000 after purchasing an additional 158 shares in the last quarter. 84.58% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

KEYS has been the topic of a number of research reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded shares of Keysight Technologies from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and boosted their target price for the stock from $170.00 to $200.00 in a report on Monday, December 16th. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price target on Keysight Technologies from $180.00 to $190.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 26th. StockNews.com lowered Keysight Technologies from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, March 22nd. Finally, Robert W. Baird upped their target price on Keysight Technologies from $180.00 to $190.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, February 27th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating and nine have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $184.44.

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.