Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) Given Consensus Rating of “Moderate Buy” by Brokerages

Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) has been assigned an average rating of “Moderate Buy” from the ten research firms that are currently covering the company, MarketBeat reports. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating and nine have issued a buy rating on the company. The average twelve-month price target among brokers that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $180.80.

A number of analysts have recently issued reports on the company. Morgan Stanley lifted their price target on Keysight Technologies from $165.00 to $180.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 20th. Barclays lifted their target price on shares of Keysight Technologies from $180.00 to $200.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 20th. Susquehanna reiterated a “positive” rating and issued a $185.00 target price on shares of Keysight Technologies in a research report on Wednesday, November 20th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded shares of Keysight Technologies from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and boosted their price target for the stock from $170.00 to $200.00 in a research report on Monday, December 16th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft increased their price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies from $175.00 to $180.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, November 20th.

Keysight Technologies Trading Up 0.5 %

Shares of Keysight Technologies stock opened at $164.63 on Friday. Keysight Technologies has a twelve month low of $119.72 and a twelve month high of $175.39. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $162.33 and its 200 day moving average price is $149.98. 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 firm has a market capitalization of $28.57 billion, a PE ratio of 47.04, a P/E/G ratio of 2.12 and a beta of 1.00.

Insider Transactions at Keysight Technologies

In other Keysight Technologies news, CEO Satish Dhanasekaran sold 17,822 shares of Keysight Technologies stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $169.66, for a total transaction of $3,023,680.52. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 116,582 shares in the company, valued at $19,779,302.12. This trade represents a 13.26 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, SVP Jeffrey K. Li sold 4,412 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, December 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $171.92, for a total transaction of $758,511.04. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president now directly owns 30,637 shares in the company, valued at $5,267,113.04. This trade represents a 12.59 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 27,063 shares of company stock worth $4,603,201 in the last 90 days. Insiders own 0.60% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Keysight Technologies

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in KEYS. Meeder Asset Management Inc. acquired a new position in Keysight Technologies in the 2nd quarter valued at about $27,000. Truvestments Capital LLC purchased a new position in shares of Keysight Technologies in the third quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Erste Asset Management GmbH acquired a new position in shares of Keysight Technologies in the third quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Family Firm Inc. purchased a new stake in Keysight Technologies during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $30,000. Finally, American National Bank & Trust purchased a new stake in Keysight Technologies during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $31,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 84.58% of the company’s stock.

About Keysight Technologies

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.