Freedom Together Foundation Has $1.96 Million Stock Position in Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:KEYS)

Freedom Together Foundation cut its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:KEYS - Free Report) by 79.8% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 12,187 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock after selling 48,000 shares during the period. Keysight Technologies accounts for about 0.2% of Freedom Together Foundation's investment portfolio, making the stock its 13th biggest holding. Freedom Together Foundation's holdings in Keysight Technologies were worth $1,958,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of KEYS. Principal Financial Group Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies by 2.7% in the 3rd quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 239,720 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $38,099,000 after purchasing an additional 6,241 shares during the period. RMR Wealth Builders raised its stake in Keysight Technologies by 2.8% in the fourth quarter. RMR Wealth Builders now owns 2,593 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $417,000 after buying an additional 70 shares during the period. Czech National Bank lifted its position in shares of Keysight Technologies by 5.8% in the fourth quarter. Czech National Bank now owns 37,628 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $6,044,000 after buying an additional 2,073 shares during the last quarter. Wedmont Private Capital boosted its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies by 3.8% during the 4th quarter. Wedmont Private Capital now owns 2,432 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $392,000 after acquiring an additional 88 shares during the period. Finally, Community Trust & Investment Co. increased its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies by 0.8% during the 4th quarter. Community Trust & Investment Co. now owns 113,818 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $18,283,000 after acquiring an additional 958 shares during the last quarter. 84.58% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Transactions at Keysight Technologies

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 transaction of $562,960.00. Following the sale, the chief financial officer now directly owns 115,063 shares in the company, valued at $17,834,765. This represents a 3.06 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. 0.61% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Keysight Technologies Price Performance

Keysight Technologies stock opened at $154.00 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $26.61 billion, a PE ratio of 44.00, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.41 and a beta of 1.10. 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 stock's fifty day moving average price is $145.42 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $159.08. Keysight Technologies, Inc. has a one year low of $119.72 and a one year high of $186.20.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities analysts have commented on the stock. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies from $180.00 to $190.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 26th. 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 note on Thursday, February 27th. StockNews.com cut Keysight Technologies from a "strong-buy" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Saturday, March 22nd. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their target price on Keysight Technologies from $200.00 to $172.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, April 17th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating and nine have assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $181.33.

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.

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