Brokerages Set Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) Target Price at $180.80

Shares of Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) have earned an average recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the ten research firms that are currently covering the stock, Marketbeat Ratings reports. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating and nine have issued a buy rating on the company. The average 12 month price target among brokerages that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $180.80.

Several research firms recently weighed in on KEYS. Robert W. Baird boosted their target price on Keysight Technologies from $163.00 to $180.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, November 20th. Barclays upped their price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies from $180.00 to $200.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, November 20th. Bank of America raised their target price 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. StockNews.com raised shares of Keysight Technologies from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 23rd. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft raised their price target on Keysight Technologies from $175.00 to $180.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 20th.

Keysight Technologies Trading Up 0.7 %

Shares of NYSE:KEYS opened at $177.82 on Monday. 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 capitalization of $30.75 billion, a PE ratio of 50.81, a P/E/G ratio of 2.25 and a beta of 1.02. Keysight Technologies has a 1 year low of $119.72 and a 1 year high of $180.26. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $167.95 and a 200 day moving average price of $157.46.

Insider Transactions at Keysight Technologies

In other Keysight Technologies news, SVP Jeffrey K. Li sold 4,412 shares of Keysight Technologies stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, December 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $171.92, for a total value of $758,511.04. Following the sale, the senior vice president now owns 30,637 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $5,267,113.04. This trade represents a 12.59 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, SVP John Page sold 3,884 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, December 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $169.66, for a total transaction of $658,959.44. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president now directly owns 37,081 shares in the company, valued at approximately $6,291,162.46. This represents a 9.48 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 33,063 shares of company stock worth $5,573,941. 0.61% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Natixis Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies by 8.7% during the 3rd quarter. Natixis Advisors LLC now owns 176,966 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $28,125,000 after acquiring an additional 14,185 shares during the last quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC boosted its position in Keysight Technologies by 72.6% during the third quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 16,895 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $2,685,000 after purchasing an additional 7,106 shares during the period. Speece Thorson Capital Group Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies by 28.7% in the third quarter. Speece Thorson Capital Group Inc. now owns 80,629 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $12,814,000 after purchasing an additional 17,962 shares during the last quarter. Vontobel Holding Ltd. raised its position in shares of Keysight Technologies by 1.0% in the third quarter. Vontobel Holding Ltd. now owns 1,081,169 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $171,830,000 after purchasing an additional 10,579 shares during the period. Finally, LMR Partners LLP acquired a new stake in shares of Keysight Technologies during the 3rd quarter worth about $14,339,000. 84.58% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

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.