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

Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) has received a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” from the ten brokerages that are currently covering the stock, Marketbeat.com reports. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, one has assigned a hold rating and eight have assigned a buy rating to the company. The average 1 year target price among brokers that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $177.30.

A number of research firms recently weighed in on KEYS. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price target on Keysight Technologies from $155.00 to $165.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 21st. Morgan Stanley raised their target price on shares of Keysight Technologies from $165.00 to $180.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 20th. StockNews.com lowered shares of Keysight Technologies from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday. Susquehanna restated a “positive” rating and set a $185.00 price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies in a research report on Wednesday, November 20th. Finally, Barclays boosted their price objective on Keysight Technologies from $180.00 to $200.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, November 20th.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Keysight Technologies

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in KEYS. Swedbank AB bought a new position in Keysight Technologies during the 1st quarter valued at $621,993,000. Boston Partners bought a new position in shares of Keysight Technologies during the first quarter valued at about $175,979,000. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in Keysight Technologies by 7.9% during the third quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 4,400,035 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $697,411,000 after purchasing an additional 323,235 shares during the last quarter. Fort Pitt Capital Group LLC grew its position in Keysight Technologies by 59.1% in the 3rd quarter. Fort Pitt Capital Group LLC now owns 686,704 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $109,138,000 after purchasing an additional 254,985 shares in the last quarter. Finally, D. E. Shaw & Co. Inc. increased its stake in Keysight Technologies by 506.3% in the 2nd quarter. D. E. Shaw & Co. Inc. now owns 300,903 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $41,148,000 after buying an additional 251,274 shares during the last quarter. 84.58% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Keysight Technologies Trading Up 0.1 %

Keysight Technologies stock opened at $171.90 on Wednesday. The company has a market cap of $29.83 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 49.11, a P/E/G ratio of 2.27 and a beta of 0.98. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $157.00 and a 200-day moving average of $146.49. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35, a current ratio of 2.98 and a quick ratio of 2.27. Keysight Technologies has a one year low of $119.72 and a one year high of $175.39.

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.