Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) SVP Sells $101,923.50 in Stock

Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) SVP Kailash Narayanan sold 595 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, November 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $171.30, for a total value of $101,923.50. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president now owns 35,912 shares in the company, valued at $6,151,725.60. This trade represents a 1.63 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website.

Keysight Technologies Stock Performance

KEYS opened at $171.60 on Tuesday. Keysight Technologies, Inc. has a 1-year low of $119.72 and a 1-year high of $175.39. The stock has a market cap of $29.78 billion, a P/E ratio of 49.03, a P/E/G ratio of 2.19 and a beta of 0.98. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $158.84 and its 200 day simple moving average is $147.11. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35, a current ratio of 2.98 and a quick ratio of 2.27.

Institutional Trading of Keysight Technologies

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Ferguson Wellman Capital Management Inc. boosted its position in shares of Keysight Technologies by 0.6% in the 2nd quarter. Ferguson Wellman Capital Management Inc. now owns 12,700 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $1,737,000 after buying an additional 73 shares in the last quarter. Wedmont Private Capital raised its position in Keysight Technologies by 2.8% during the second quarter. Wedmont Private Capital now owns 2,754 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $391,000 after acquiring an additional 74 shares during the last quarter. Cromwell Holdings LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies by 15.9% in the third quarter. Cromwell Holdings LLC now owns 548 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $87,000 after purchasing an additional 75 shares in the last quarter. Allworth Financial LP grew its position in shares of Keysight Technologies by 3.9% in the third quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 1,996 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $317,000 after purchasing an additional 75 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Diversified LLC increased its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies by 3.6% during the 2nd quarter. Diversified LLC now owns 2,259 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $309,000 after purchasing an additional 78 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 84.58% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research firms have recently issued reports on KEYS. StockNews.com lowered Keysight Technologies from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, November 23rd. Bank of America upped their price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies from $150.00 to $160.00 and gave the stock an “underperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 20th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft raised their target price on shares of Keysight Technologies from $175.00 to $180.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 20th. Barclays boosted their price target on shares of Keysight Technologies from $180.00 to $200.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 20th. Finally, Susquehanna restated a “positive” rating and issued a $185.00 price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies in a research report on Wednesday, November 20th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have issued a hold rating and eight have issued a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $177.30.

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.