111 Capital Invests $1.52 Million in Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:KEYS)

111 Capital acquired a new position in Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:KEYS - Free Report) during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund acquired 9,487 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock, valued at approximately $1,524,000.

Other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Venturi Wealth Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies by 100.8% in the fourth quarter. Venturi Wealth Management LLC now owns 265 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $43,000 after purchasing an additional 133 shares during the last quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc. boosted its position in Keysight Technologies by 241.8% during the fourth quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc. now owns 270 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $44,000 after acquiring an additional 191 shares during the last quarter. Quarry LP boosted its position in Keysight Technologies by 188.1% during the fourth quarter. Quarry LP now owns 435 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $70,000 after acquiring an additional 284 shares during the last quarter. Huntington National Bank boosted its position in Keysight Technologies by 37.4% during the fourth quarter. Huntington National Bank now owns 793 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $127,000 after acquiring an additional 216 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Principal Securities Inc. boosted its position in Keysight Technologies by 45.0% during the fourth quarter. Principal Securities Inc. now owns 834 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $134,000 after acquiring an additional 259 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 84.58% of the company's stock.

Keysight Technologies Stock Down 0.1%

Shares of KEYS stock traded down $0.13 on Thursday, reaching $158.41. 973,621 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,135,582. The company has a market cap of $27.37 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 45.26, a PEG ratio of 2.41 and a beta of 1.10. The company has a 50-day moving average of $147.83 and a 200-day moving average of $159.63. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35, a current ratio of 2.98 and a quick ratio of 2.27. Keysight Technologies, Inc. has a one year low of $119.72 and a one year high of $186.20.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, May 20th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $1.70 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.65 by $0.05. Keysight Technologies had a net margin of 12.32% and a return on equity of 19.22%. The company had revenue of $1.32 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.28 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $1.41 EPS. The firm's revenue was up 7.4% compared to the same quarter last year. Analysts anticipate that Keysight Technologies, Inc. will post 6.32 earnings per share for the current year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

KEYS has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. Wall Street Zen cut shares of Keysight Technologies from a "strong-buy" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Saturday, March 22nd. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price target on shares of Keysight Technologies from $180.00 to $190.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 26th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price target on shares of Keysight Technologies from $172.00 to $177.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 21st. Robert W. Baird upped their price target 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. Finally, Morgan Stanley increased their price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies from $156.00 to $180.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 13th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating and nine have given a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Keysight Technologies has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $183.00.

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 trade represents a 3.06% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, Director Richard P. Hamada sold 1,589 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, May 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $162.00, for a total transaction of $257,418.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director now owns 42,160 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $6,829,920. This trade represents a 3.63% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 0.61% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

About Keysight Technologies

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.