1,665 Shares in Keysight Technologies Inc. $KEYS Acquired by Wealthspire Advisors LLC

Wealthspire Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund acquired 1,665 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock, valued at approximately $273,000.

Other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Foyston Gordon & Payne Inc raised its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies by 11.5% in the first quarter. Foyston Gordon & Payne Inc now owns 59,851 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $8,964,000 after buying an additional 6,186 shares during the last quarter. Ground Swell Capital LLC bought a new stake in Keysight Technologies during the 1st quarter worth about $361,000. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. grew its holdings in Keysight Technologies by 2.1% during the 1st quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 1,036,642 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $155,258,000 after acquiring an additional 20,967 shares during the last quarter. Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. increased its position in Keysight Technologies by 46.9% in the 1st quarter. Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. now owns 64,590 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $9,674,000 after acquiring an additional 20,631 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Czech National Bank raised its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies by 6.4% in the second quarter. Czech National Bank now owns 42,241 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $6,922,000 after acquiring an additional 2,527 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 84.58% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. Barclays reduced their target price on shares of Keysight Technologies from $200.00 to $195.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, August 20th. Citigroup assumed coverage on Keysight Technologies in a report on Friday, November 14th. They set a “buy” rating and a $215.00 price objective on the stock. Jefferies Financial Group began coverage on Keysight Technologies in a research report on Monday, October 27th. They issued a “hold” rating and a $180.00 price objective on the stock. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of Keysight Technologies in a research note on Wednesday. Finally, Wall Street Zen lowered Keysight Technologies from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, November 1st. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $194.33.

Keysight Technologies Stock Up 1.8%

NYSE:KEYS opened at $172.77 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 2.94, a current ratio of 3.59 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.45. Keysight Technologies Inc. has a 12-month low of $121.43 and a 12-month high of $187.67. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $173.51 and its 200-day simple moving average is $166.71. The firm has a market capitalization of $29.69 billion, a P/E ratio of 55.02, a P/E/G ratio of 2.38 and a beta of 1.22.

Insider Transactions at Keysight Technologies

In other news, SVP Ingrid A. Estrada sold 2,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, September 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $173.98, for a total transaction of $347,960.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 106,590 shares in the company, valued at approximately $18,544,528.20. The trade was a 1.84% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Company insiders own 0.61% of the company’s stock.

Keysight Technologies 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.