Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) Stock Rating Upgraded by StockNews.com

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) was upgraded by investment analysts at StockNews.com from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report released on Saturday.

KEYS has been the subject of a number of other research reports. Bank of America increased their price objective 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. 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 research note on Wednesday, November 20th. Susquehanna restated a “positive” rating and issued a $185.00 price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies in a research note on Wednesday, November 20th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised shares of Keysight Technologies from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and upped their target price for the stock from $170.00 to $200.00 in a report on Monday, December 16th. Finally, Barclays upped their target price 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. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating and nine have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Keysight Technologies has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $182.22.

Keysight Technologies Trading Down 5.2 %

Shares of KEYS stock opened at $175.33 on Friday. Keysight Technologies has a 52-week low of $119.72 and a 52-week high of $186.20. The stock has a market cap of $30.32 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 50.10, a P/E/G ratio of 2.41 and a beta of 1.02. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35, a quick ratio of 2.27 and a current ratio of 2.98. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $169.77 and a 200-day moving average of $159.71.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Keysight Technologies news, VP Lisa M. Poole sold 350 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, November 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $171.79, for a total transaction of $60,126.50. Following the sale, the vice president now owns 4,820 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $828,027.80. This represents a 6.77 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, SVP Jeffrey K. Li sold 4,412 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, December 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $171.92, for a total transaction of $758,511.04. Following the sale, the senior vice president now directly owns 30,637 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,267,113.04. This represents a 12.59 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 33,063 shares of company stock valued at $5,573,941 in the last 90 days. 0.61% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Keysight Technologies

Hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Creative Planning boosted its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies by 11.4% in the 3rd quarter. Creative Planning now owns 20,874 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $3,318,000 after purchasing an additional 2,138 shares during the last quarter. Swedbank AB boosted its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies by 7.1% in the 3rd quarter. Swedbank AB now owns 4,421,264 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $702,671,000 after purchasing an additional 292,372 shares during the last quarter. Signaturefd LLC boosted its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies by 7.2% in the 3rd quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 2,344 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $373,000 after purchasing an additional 158 shares during the last quarter. Eastern Bank bought a new position in shares of Keysight Technologies in the 3rd quarter valued at about $95,000. Finally, International Assets Investment Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies by 16,555.2% in the 3rd quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 69,452 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $11,038,000 after purchasing an additional 69,035 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors 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.