Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC Sells 510 Shares of Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:KEYS)

Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC lessened its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) by 3.8% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 12,983 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after selling 510 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC’s holdings in Keysight Technologies were worth $1,775,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Rise Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Keysight Technologies in the first quarter worth about $25,000. Meeder Asset Management Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Keysight Technologies in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $27,000. Family Firm Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Keysight Technologies during the second quarter valued at approximately $30,000. Larson Financial Group LLC bought a new position in shares of Keysight Technologies during the first quarter valued at approximately $31,000. Finally, GPS Wealth Strategies Group LLC raised its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies by 262.9% during the second quarter. GPS Wealth Strategies Group LLC now owns 254 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $35,000 after acquiring an additional 184 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 84.58% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

KEYS has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft boosted their price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies from $163.00 to $175.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, August 26th. Susquehanna decreased their price target on shares of Keysight Technologies from $195.00 to $185.00 and set a “positive” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, August 21st. Robert W. Baird cut their price objective on Keysight Technologies from $167.00 to $160.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, August 19th. Wells Fargo & Company reissued an “overweight” rating and issued a $180.00 target price on shares of Keysight Technologies in a research report on Wednesday, August 21st. Finally, Bank of America increased their price objective on Keysight Technologies from $135.00 to $150.00 and gave the stock an “underperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 21st. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have given a hold rating and six have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Keysight Technologies has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $167.67.

Insider Transactions at Keysight Technologies

In other news, Director Richard P. Hamada sold 1,632 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, August 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $156.00, for a total value of $254,592.00. Following the sale, the director now directly owns 42,160 shares in the company, valued at $6,576,960. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this link. Company insiders own 0.60% of the company’s stock.

Keysight Technologies Stock Down 1.9 %

Shares of NYSE:KEYS opened at $152.42 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $26.60 billion, a PE ratio of 33.21, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 5.03 and a beta of 0.97. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $141.83 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $144.82. Keysight Technologies, Inc. has a 1 year low of $118.57 and a 1 year high of $162.51. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.23, a current ratio of 2.05 and a quick ratio of 1.52.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August 20th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $1.57 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.35 by $0.22. Keysight Technologies had a return on equity of 21.01% and a net margin of 18.24%. The firm had revenue of $1.22 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.19 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $2.04 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was down 11.9% on a year-over-year basis. On average, equities analysts predict that Keysight Technologies, Inc. will post 5.35 EPS for the current year.

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.