Deutsche Bank AG Buys 23,314 Shares of Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:KEYS)

Deutsche Bank AG grew its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:KEYS - Free Report) by 2.8% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 867,697 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock after purchasing an additional 23,314 shares during the quarter. Deutsche Bank AG owned 0.50% of Keysight Technologies worth $139,378,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of KEYS. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its holdings in Keysight Technologies by 0.3% in the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 20,873,635 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $3,352,932,000 after buying an additional 55,223 shares during the last quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD grew its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies by 29.0% during the fourth quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 16,114,952 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $2,588,546,000 after purchasing an additional 3,621,349 shares during the last quarter. Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC grew its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies by 364.6% during the fourth quarter. Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC now owns 4,652,311 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $747,301,000 after purchasing an additional 3,650,953 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies by 0.4% during the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 4,417,248 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $708,349,000 after purchasing an additional 17,213 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Boston Partners grew its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies by 21.7% during the fourth quarter. Boston Partners now owns 3,958,274 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $637,125,000 after purchasing an additional 704,920 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds 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 Keysight Technologies stock in a transaction on Thursday, March 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $155.00, for a total value of $562,960.00. Following the sale, the chief financial officer now directly owns 115,063 shares in the company, valued at approximately $17,834,765. The trade was a 3.06% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Insiders own 0.61% of the company's stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

KEYS has been the subject of several recent research reports. StockNews.com lowered Keysight Technologies from a "strong-buy" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Saturday, March 22nd. Robert W. Baird boosted their price objective on Keysight Technologies from $180.00 to $190.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Thursday, February 27th. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price objective on Keysight Technologies from $180.00 to $190.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 26th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price objective on Keysight Technologies from $200.00 to $172.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, April 17th. Finally, Morgan Stanley boosted their price objective on Keysight Technologies from $156.00 to $180.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Tuesday. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating and nine have given a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $181.33.

Keysight Technologies Price Performance

Shares of Keysight Technologies stock traded up $0.69 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $165.47. The company had a trading volume of 208,003 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,021,892. 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 has a market capitalization of $28.59 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 47.28, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.41 and a beta of 1.10. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $146.15 and a 200 day simple moving average of $159.34. Keysight Technologies, Inc. has a 1-year low of $119.72 and a 1-year high of $186.20.

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.