Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) Stock Holdings Lifted by Nebula Research & Development LLC

Nebula Research & Development LLC boosted its position in Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:KEYS - Free Report) by 51.8% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 8,979 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock after buying an additional 3,063 shares during the period. Nebula Research & Development LLC's holdings in Keysight Technologies were worth $1,442,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies by 3.2% in the fourth quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,952 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $314,000 after buying an additional 61 shares in the last quarter. Caprock Group LLC increased its stake in Keysight Technologies by 2.2% in the 4th quarter. Caprock Group LLC now owns 3,127 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $502,000 after purchasing an additional 66 shares in the last quarter. Signaturefd LLC raised its holdings in Keysight Technologies by 2.8% during the fourth quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 2,410 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $387,000 after purchasing an additional 66 shares during the last quarter. OLD National Bancorp IN increased its position in shares of Keysight Technologies by 3.3% in the fourth quarter. OLD National Bancorp IN now owns 2,118 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $340,000 after buying an additional 68 shares in the last quarter. Finally, RMR Wealth Builders raised its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies by 2.8% during the 4th quarter. RMR Wealth Builders now owns 2,593 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $417,000 after buying an additional 70 shares during the last quarter. 84.58% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Buying and Selling at Keysight Technologies

In other news, CFO Neil Dougherty sold 3,632 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated 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 sale, 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 position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. 0.61% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities research analysts have recently commented on KEYS shares. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their price target on shares of Keysight Technologies from $200.00 to $172.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a report on Thursday, April 17th. Wells Fargo & Company upped their target price on Keysight Technologies from $180.00 to $190.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 26th. StockNews.com lowered 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 objective 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. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating and nine have issued a buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $181.33.

Keysight Technologies Stock Up 0.8 %

Keysight Technologies stock traded up $1.12 during midday trading on Thursday, hitting $146.52. 319,061 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,145,688. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35, a current ratio of 2.98 and a quick ratio of 2.27. Keysight Technologies, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $119.72 and a fifty-two week high of $186.20. The company's fifty day moving average price is $147.20 and its 200-day moving average price is $159.51. The company has a market cap of $25.32 billion, a PE ratio of 41.83, 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.