Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) Holdings Lifted by Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC

Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC boosted its holdings in Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:KEYS - Free Report) by 364.6% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 4,652,311 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock after buying an additional 3,650,953 shares during the quarter. Keysight Technologies accounts for approximately 2.5% of Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC's holdings, making the stock its 7th biggest position. Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC owned approximately 2.69% of Keysight Technologies worth $747,301,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD grew its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies by 29.0% during the 4th quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 16,114,952 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $2,588,546,000 after purchasing an additional 3,621,349 shares during the period. Norges Bank purchased a new position in shares of Keysight Technologies during the fourth quarter valued at about $320,707,000. Boston Partners increased its position in Keysight Technologies by 21.7% in the fourth quarter. Boston Partners now owns 3,958,274 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $637,125,000 after purchasing an additional 704,920 shares during the last quarter. Madison Investment Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Keysight Technologies in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $88,166,000. Finally, Los Angeles Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies by 330.3% in the 4th quarter. Los Angeles Capital Management LLC now owns 673,872 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $108,244,000 after purchasing an additional 517,267 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 84.58% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of analysts recently weighed in on the stock. Wells Fargo & Company increased 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. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price target on shares of Keysight Technologies from $200.00 to $172.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, April 17th. StockNews.com downgraded shares of Keysight Technologies from a "strong-buy" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Saturday, March 22nd. Finally, Robert W. Baird upped their price target on shares of Keysight Technologies from $180.00 to $190.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Thursday, February 27th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating and nine have issued a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $181.33.

Keysight Technologies Trading Down 0.9 %

Shares of KEYS traded down $1.24 during trading on Wednesday, reaching $143.31. 229,293 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,145,247. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $147.80 and a 200-day simple moving average of $159.61. The stock has a market cap of $24.77 billion, a PE ratio of 40.95, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.41 and a beta of 1.12. Keysight Technologies, Inc. has a twelve month low of $119.72 and a twelve month high of $186.20. The company has a quick ratio of 2.27, a current ratio of 2.98 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, CFO Neil Dougherty sold 3,632 shares of Keysight Technologies stock in a transaction that occurred on 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 transaction, the chief financial officer now owns 115,063 shares in the company, valued at $17,834,765. The trade was a 3.06 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. 0.61% of the stock is owned by insiders.

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.