Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) SVP John Page Sells 7,368 Shares

Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:KEYS - Get Free Report) SVP John Page sold 7,368 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated 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 transaction, the senior vice president now directly owns 36,986 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $5,835,651.08. This trade represents a 16.61% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link.

Keysight Technologies Trading Up 0.2%

NYSE:KEYS traded up $0.30 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, hitting $161.09. 689,572 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,126,000. The company has a quick ratio of 2.27, a current ratio of 2.98 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35. Keysight Technologies, Inc. has a 52 week low of $119.72 and a 52 week high of $186.20. The stock has a market capitalization of $27.84 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 46.03, a PEG ratio of 2.41 and a beta of 1.10. The firm's 50 day moving average is $147.95 and its two-hundred day moving average is $159.73.

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

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities analysts recently commented on the company. Bank of America increased their price target on Keysight Technologies from $165.00 to $170.00 and gave the company an "underperform" rating in a research note on Thursday, May 22nd. Morgan Stanley upped their price target on shares of 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 cut shares of Keysight Technologies from a "strong-buy" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Saturday, March 22nd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their target price on shares of Keysight Technologies from $172.00 to $177.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Wednesday, May 21st. Finally, Robert W. Baird increased their price target on shares of Keysight Technologies from $180.00 to $190.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Thursday, February 27th. One investment 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, the company has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $183.00.

Institutional Trading of Keysight Technologies

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of KEYS. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its stake in Keysight Technologies by 0.5% in the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 20,969,511 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $3,140,604,000 after buying an additional 95,876 shares during the period. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD grew its stake in Keysight Technologies by 16.6% in the 1st quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 18,790,100 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $2,814,195,000 after acquiring an additional 2,675,148 shares in the last quarter. Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC increased its position 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 worth $747,301,000 after acquiring an additional 3,650,953 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its stake 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 acquiring an additional 17,213 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Boston Partners raised its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies by 7.7% during the first quarter. Boston Partners now owns 4,263,417 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $636,854,000 after acquiring an additional 305,143 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 84.58% of the company's stock.

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.