Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) Shares Bought by Caisse DE Depot ET Placement DU Quebec

Caisse DE Depot ET Placement DU Quebec raised its position in shares of Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:KEYS - Free Report) by 867.4% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 32,901 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock after purchasing an additional 29,500 shares during the quarter. Caisse DE Depot ET Placement DU Quebec's holdings in Keysight Technologies were worth $5,285,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of KEYS. Freestone Grove Partners LP purchased a new position in Keysight Technologies during the 4th quarter worth approximately $320,000. Utah Retirement Systems increased its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies by 0.3% in the fourth quarter. Utah Retirement Systems now owns 28,913 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $4,644,000 after acquiring an additional 100 shares during the period. Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies by 2,748.5% during the fourth quarter. Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC now owns 54,749 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $8,794,000 after purchasing an additional 52,827 shares during the last quarter. Northern Trust Corp lifted its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies by 11.9% in the 4th quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 2,044,862 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $328,466,000 after buying an additional 217,851 shares during the period. Finally, Quarry LP boosted its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies by 188.1% in the fourth quarter. Quarry LP now owns 435 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $70,000 after buying an additional 284 shares during the last quarter. 84.58% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Keysight Technologies news, CFO Neil Dougherty sold 3,632 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, March 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $155.00, for a total value of $562,960.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer now owns 115,063 shares in the company, valued at approximately $17,834,765. This represents a 3.06 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. 0.61% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities research analysts have commented on KEYS shares. StockNews.com lowered Keysight Technologies from a "strong-buy" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Saturday, March 22nd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies from $200.00 to $172.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a report on Thursday, April 17th. Robert W. Baird increased their target price on shares of Keysight Technologies from $180.00 to $190.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research note on Thursday, February 27th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price target on Keysight Technologies from $180.00 to $190.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 26th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating and nine have assigned a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $181.33.

Keysight Technologies Price Performance

KEYS stock traded down $0.54 during midday trading on Tuesday, reaching $146.75. The stock had a trading volume of 563,617 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,148,942. Keysight Technologies, Inc. has a 52-week low of $119.72 and a 52-week high of $186.20. 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 company's fifty day simple moving average is $145.68 and its 200 day simple moving average is $159.20. The company has a market cap of $25.36 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 41.93, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.41 and a beta of 1.10.

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.