Leeward Investments LLC MA Buys 5,477 Shares of Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS)

Leeward Investments LLC MA increased its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KEYS - Free Report) by 6.3% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 92,945 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock after buying an additional 5,477 shares during the period. Leeward Investments LLC MA owned 0.05% of Keysight Technologies worth $13,920,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Private Trust Co. NA boosted its position in shares of Keysight Technologies by 39.9% in the first quarter. Private Trust Co. NA now owns 263 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $39,000 after acquiring an additional 75 shares during the period. Summit Trail Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in Keysight Technologies by 140.7% in the 1st quarter. Summit Trail Advisors LLC now owns 5,467 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $819,000 after purchasing an additional 3,196 shares during the period. Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company Ltd boosted its holdings in Keysight Technologies by 1.0% in the 1st quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company Ltd now owns 30,575 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $4,579,000 after purchasing an additional 297 shares during the period. Mather Group LLC. boosted its holdings in Keysight Technologies by 8.9% in the 1st quarter. Mather Group LLC. now owns 1,463 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $219,000 after purchasing an additional 119 shares during the period. Finally, CHURCHILL MANAGEMENT Corp bought a new stake in Keysight Technologies in the 1st quarter valued at about $3,216,000. Institutional investors own 84.58% of the company's stock.

Insider Transactions at Keysight Technologies

In other Keysight Technologies news, SVP John Page sold 7,368 shares of Keysight Technologies stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, May 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $157.78, for a total value of $1,162,523.04. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 36,986 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,835,651.08. The trade was a 16.61% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, Director Richard P. Hamada sold 1,589 shares of Keysight Technologies stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, May 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $162.00, for a total value of $257,418.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 42,160 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $6,829,920. The trade was a 3.63% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 31,830 shares of company stock worth $5,124,049. Corporate insiders own 0.61% of the company's stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several brokerages recently issued reports on KEYS. Morgan Stanley boosted their price target on Keysight Technologies from $156.00 to $180.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 13th. Wall Street Zen downgraded Keysight Technologies from a "strong-buy" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Saturday, March 22nd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their target price on Keysight Technologies from $172.00 to $177.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 21st. Finally, Bank of America upped their price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies from $165.00 to $170.00 and gave the stock an "underperform" rating in a research report on Thursday, May 22nd. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating and nine have issued a buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $183.00.

Keysight Technologies Price Performance

Shares of KEYS stock traded down $7.14 on Friday, reaching $158.39. The company had a trading volume of 478,793 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,103,433. The stock has a market capitalization of $27.26 billion, a PE ratio of 37.18, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.27 and a beta of 1.09. The company has a quick ratio of 2.75, a current ratio of 3.39 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.46. The business's 50-day moving average is $158.97 and its 200 day moving average is $158.79. 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 issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, May 20th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $1.70 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.65 by $0.05. Keysight Technologies had a net margin of 14.50% and a return on equity of 19.65%. The business had revenue of $1.32 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.28 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $1.41 EPS. The firm's revenue was up 7.4% compared to the same quarter last year. Equities research analysts forecast that Keysight Technologies Inc. will post 6.32 EPS for the current fiscal year.

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.