Nomura Holdings Inc. Purchases New Position in Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:KEYS)

Nomura Holdings Inc. bought a new stake in Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:KEYS - Free Report) in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm bought 5,718 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock, valued at approximately $918,000.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in KEYS. OMERS ADMINISTRATION Corp increased its stake in Keysight Technologies by 20.4% during the fourth quarter. OMERS ADMINISTRATION Corp now owns 7,317 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $1,175,000 after acquiring an additional 1,241 shares during the last quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. lifted its holdings in Keysight Technologies by 2.9% during the fourth quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 40,351 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $6,482,000 after buying an additional 1,131 shares during the period. Moore Capital Management LP purchased a new stake in shares of Keysight Technologies during the 4th quarter valued at $11,112,000. Laurion Capital Management LP acquired a new stake in Keysight Technologies during the 4th quarter worth about $492,000. Finally, K2 Principal Fund L.P. acquired a new stake in Keysight Technologies during the 4th quarter worth about $1,124,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 84.58% of the company's stock.

Insider Activity

In other Keysight Technologies news, Director Richard P. Hamada sold 1,589 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on 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 transaction, the director now owns 42,160 shares of the company's stock, valued at $6,829,920. The trade was a 3.63% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, CFO Neil Dougherty sold 3,632 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Thursday, March 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $155.00, for a total transaction of $562,960.00. Following the completion of 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 disclosure for this sale can be found here. 0.61% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research analysts have weighed in on KEYS shares. Wells Fargo & Company raised their target price on shares of Keysight Technologies from $180.00 to $190.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 26th. Bank of America lifted their price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies from $165.00 to $170.00 and gave the company an "underperform" rating in a research note on Thursday. Robert W. Baird boosted their price target 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. 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 report on Wednesday. Finally, Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Keysight Technologies from a "strong-buy" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Saturday, March 22nd. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating and nine have given a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Keysight Technologies presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $183.00.

Keysight Technologies Stock Down 1.0%

NYSE:KEYS traded down $1.55 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $160.19. The stock had a trading volume of 874,739 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,137,481. Keysight Technologies, Inc. has a 1-year low of $119.72 and a 1-year high of $186.20. The stock's 50 day simple moving average is $147.52 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $159.70. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35, a current ratio of 2.98 and a quick ratio of 2.27. The company has a market capitalization of $27.68 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 45.77, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.41 and a beta of 1.10.

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 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.65 by $0.05. Keysight Technologies had a net margin of 12.32% and a return on equity of 19.22%. The firm had revenue of $1.32 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.28 billion. During the same period last year, the firm posted $1.41 EPS. Keysight Technologies's quarterly revenue was up 7.4% compared to the same quarter last year. Equities analysts anticipate that Keysight Technologies, Inc. will post 6.32 EPS for the current year.

Keysight Technologies 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.