Mariner LLC Acquires 5,508 Shares of Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:KEYS)

Mariner LLC boosted its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:KEYS - Free Report) by 18.9% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 34,662 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock after buying an additional 5,508 shares during the quarter. Mariner LLC's holdings in Keysight Technologies were worth $5,568,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Norges Bank acquired a new position in Keysight Technologies in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $320,707,000. Boston Partners increased its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies by 21.7% in the 4th quarter. Boston Partners now owns 3,958,274 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $637,125,000 after acquiring an additional 704,920 shares in the last quarter. Madison Investment Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Keysight Technologies in the 4th quarter valued at $88,166,000. Los Angeles Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in Keysight Technologies by 330.3% in the fourth 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. Finally, ANTIPODES PARTNERS Ltd raised its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies by 282.4% during the fourth quarter. ANTIPODES PARTNERS Ltd now owns 626,145 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $100,586,000 after purchasing an additional 462,403 shares during the period. 84.58% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities research analysts have recently commented on KEYS shares. StockNews.com downgraded Keysight Technologies from a "strong-buy" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Saturday, March 22nd. Robert W. Baird lifted their price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies from $180.00 to $190.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Thursday, February 27th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped 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 report on Thursday, April 17th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company increased their price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies from $180.00 to $190.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 26th. 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 MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $181.33.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, CFO Neil Dougherty sold 3,632 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on 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 transaction, the chief financial officer now owns 115,063 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $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 accessible through the SEC website. 0.61% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Keysight Technologies Stock Performance

NYSE:KEYS traded down $0.63 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $143.16. The stock had a trading volume of 221,305 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,146,660. Keysight Technologies, Inc. has a 12-month low of $119.72 and a 12-month high of $186.20. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35, a quick ratio of 2.27 and a current ratio of 2.98. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $150.25 and a 200 day simple moving average of $159.87. The stock has a market cap of $24.74 billion, a P/E ratio of 40.85, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.41 and a beta of 1.12.

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.