Versant Capital Management Inc Has $57,000 Stake in Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:KEYS)

Versant Capital Management Inc grew its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) by 79.4% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 357 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after acquiring an additional 158 shares during the period. Versant Capital Management Inc’s holdings in Keysight Technologies were worth $57,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Cromwell Holdings LLC grew its stake in Keysight Technologies by 15.9% during the third quarter. Cromwell Holdings LLC now owns 548 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $87,000 after purchasing an additional 75 shares during the period. Allworth Financial LP grew its position in shares of Keysight Technologies by 3.9% during the 3rd quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 1,996 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $317,000 after buying an additional 75 shares during the period. Ameritas Investment Partners Inc. increased its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies by 0.4% in the 2nd quarter. Ameritas Investment Partners Inc. now owns 20,669 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $2,826,000 after acquiring an additional 82 shares in the last quarter. Brookstone Capital Management lifted its position in shares of Keysight Technologies by 3.4% during the 3rd quarter. Brookstone Capital Management now owns 2,935 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $466,000 after acquiring an additional 97 shares during the period. Finally, First Horizon Advisors Inc. lifted its position in shares of Keysight Technologies by 6.8% during the 3rd quarter. First Horizon Advisors Inc. now owns 1,798 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $286,000 after acquiring an additional 114 shares during the period. 84.58% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Activity at Keysight Technologies

In other Keysight Technologies news, CEO Satish Dhanasekaran sold 17,822 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, December 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $169.66, for a total value of $3,023,680.52. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 116,582 shares in the company, valued at $19,779,302.12. This represents a 13.26 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, SVP Mark Adam Wallace sold 6,000 shares of Keysight Technologies stock in a transaction on Monday, December 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $161.79, for a total value of $970,740.00. Following the sale, the senior vice president now owns 85,829 shares in the company, valued at $13,886,273.91. The trade was a 6.53 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 33,063 shares of company stock valued at $5,573,941 over the last ninety days. Corporate insiders own 0.60% of the company’s stock.

Keysight Technologies Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:KEYS opened at $163.80 on Monday. Keysight Technologies, Inc. has a 1-year low of $119.72 and a 1-year high of $175.39. 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 market cap of $28.37 billion, a PE ratio of 46.80, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.12 and a beta of 1.02. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $163.13 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $151.32.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

KEYS has been the subject of several research analyst reports. Bank of America lifted their price target on shares of Keysight Technologies from $150.00 to $160.00 and gave the company an “underperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 20th. Robert W. Baird upped their price target on Keysight Technologies from $163.00 to $180.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 20th. Barclays raised their price objective on Keysight Technologies from $180.00 to $200.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 20th. Susquehanna reaffirmed a “positive” rating and set a $185.00 target price on shares of Keysight Technologies in a research report on Wednesday, November 20th. Finally, StockNews.com raised shares of Keysight Technologies from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, December 27th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating and ten have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $180.80.

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.