Integrated Advisors Network LLC Buys 85 Shares of Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:KEYS)

Integrated Advisors Network LLC lifted its stake in Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) by 4.8% during the first quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 1,847 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after acquiring an additional 85 shares during the period. Integrated Advisors Network LLC’s holdings in Keysight Technologies were worth $277,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. GAMMA Investing LLC grew its position in shares of Keysight Technologies by 142.8% in the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 5,012 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $751,000 after purchasing an additional 2,948 shares during the last quarter. Fenimore Asset Management Inc boosted its stake in Keysight Technologies by 46.0% during the 1st quarter. Fenimore Asset Management Inc now owns 594,731 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $89,073,000 after purchasing an additional 187,517 shares during the period. Capital Investment Advisors LLC grew its holdings in Keysight Technologies by 50.5% in the 1st quarter. Capital Investment Advisors LLC now owns 2,002 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $300,000 after buying an additional 672 shares during the last quarter. Wedmont Private Capital increased its position in Keysight Technologies by 6.6% in the 1st quarter. Wedmont Private Capital now owns 2,592 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $388,000 after buying an additional 160 shares during the period. Finally, UMB Bank n.a. increased its position in Keysight Technologies by 25.9% in the 1st quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 1,225 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $183,000 after buying an additional 252 shares during the period. 84.58% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several brokerages have recently issued reports on KEYS. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies from $172.00 to $177.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 21st. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Keysight Technologies from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, March 22nd. Robert W. Baird increased their target price on shares of Keysight Technologies from $180.00 to $190.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 27th. Morgan Stanley lifted their target price on Keysight Technologies from $156.00 to $180.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 13th. Finally, Bank of America upped their price target on Keysight Technologies from $165.00 to $170.00 and gave the company an “underperform” rating in a report on Thursday, May 22nd. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating and nine have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Keysight Technologies presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $183.00.

Keysight Technologies Stock Down 2.4%

NYSE KEYS opened at $158.18 on Friday. Keysight Technologies, Inc. has a 1-year low of $119.72 and a 1-year high of $186.20. The company has a market capitalization of $27.22 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 45.19, a PEG ratio of 2.41 and a beta of 1.09. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $151.34 and its two-hundred day moving average is $159.52. The company has a current ratio of 2.98, a quick ratio of 2.27 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, May 20th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $1.70 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.65 by $0.05. Keysight Technologies had a return on equity of 19.22% and a net margin of 12.32%. The business had revenue of $1.32 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.28 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $1.41 EPS. Keysight Technologies’s quarterly revenue was up 7.4% on a year-over-year basis. Equities analysts forecast that Keysight Technologies, Inc. will post 6.32 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Transactions at Keysight Technologies

In other Keysight Technologies news, CEO Satish Dhanasekaran sold 658 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, May 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $157.78, for a total value of $103,819.24. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 115,576 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $18,235,581.28. The trade was a 0.57% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, SVP John Page sold 7,368 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, May 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $157.78, for a total value of $1,162,523.04. Following the sale, the senior vice president now owns 36,986 shares in the company, valued at $5,835,651.08. The trade was a 16.61% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 13,247 shares of company stock valued at $2,086,720. 0.61% of the stock is owned by insiders.

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.