Cresset Asset Management LLC reduced its position in Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:KEYS - Free Report) by 76.1% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 4,761 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock after selling 15,169 shares during the period. Cresset Asset Management LLC's holdings in Keysight Technologies were worth $765,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.
A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in KEYS. Cetera Investment Advisers raised its holdings in Keysight Technologies by 2.1% during the 4th quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 15,856 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $2,547,000 after purchasing an additional 324 shares during the last quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors raised its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies by 7.0% during the fourth quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 7,424 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $1,193,000 after buying an additional 484 shares during the last quarter. Baird Financial Group Inc. lifted its holdings in Keysight Technologies by 11.0% in the fourth quarter. Baird Financial Group Inc. now owns 62,671 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $10,067,000 after buying an additional 6,203 shares during the period. Balyasny Asset Management L.P. boosted its stake in Keysight Technologies by 294.8% in the fourth quarter. Balyasny Asset Management L.P. now owns 270,235 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $43,408,000 after acquiring an additional 201,790 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Banque Transatlantique SA bought a new stake in shares of Keysight Technologies during the 4th quarter valued at $197,000. Institutional investors own 84.58% of the company's stock.
Insider Transactions at Keysight Technologies
In other Keysight Technologies news, CFO Neil Dougherty sold 3,632 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Thursday, March 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $155.00, for a total transaction of $562,960.00. Following the sale, the chief financial officer now owns 115,063 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $17,834,765. This represents a 3.06% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. 0.61% of the stock is owned by company insiders.
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
Several equities research analysts have weighed in on KEYS shares. Wells Fargo & Company increased their target price on shares of Keysight Technologies from $180.00 to $190.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Wednesday, February 26th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their price target on Keysight Technologies from $200.00 to $172.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, April 17th. StockNews.com cut Keysight Technologies from a "strong-buy" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Saturday, March 22nd. Finally, Robert W. Baird boosted their price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies from $180.00 to $190.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Thursday, February 27th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating and nine have issued a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Keysight Technologies currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $181.33.
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Keysight Technologies Trading Up 5.5%
Shares of KEYS stock opened at $162.61 on Tuesday. Keysight Technologies, Inc. has a twelve month low of $119.72 and a twelve month high of $186.20. The stock's fifty day simple moving average is $145.54 and its 200 day simple moving average is $159.20. The company has a quick ratio of 2.27, a current ratio of 2.98 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35. The firm has a market capitalization of $28.10 billion, a P/E ratio of 46.46, a P/E/G ratio of 2.41 and a beta of 1.10.
Keysight Technologies Profile
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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.
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