Swiss National Bank Has $88.42 Million Stock Holdings in Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:KEYS)

Swiss National Bank reduced its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:KEYS - Free Report) by 3.1% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 555,800 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock after selling 18,000 shares during the period. Swiss National Bank owned approximately 0.32% of Keysight Technologies worth $88,422,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the stock. Venturi Wealth Management LLC raised its holdings in Keysight Technologies by 145.9% during the fourth quarter. Venturi Wealth Management LLC now owns 268 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $43,000 after purchasing an additional 159 shares during the last quarter. Everence Capital Management Inc. raised its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies by 161.6% during the 4th quarter. Everence Capital Management Inc. now owns 20,071 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $3,193,000 after buying an additional 12,400 shares during the last quarter. Lazard Asset Management LLC grew its stake in Keysight Technologies by 45.5% in the 3rd quarter. Lazard Asset Management LLC now owns 282,601 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $37,390,000 after acquiring an additional 88,406 shares during the last quarter. Coldstream Capital Management Inc. grew its stake in Keysight Technologies by 5.7% in the 3rd quarter. Coldstream Capital Management Inc. now owns 2,778 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $368,000 after acquiring an additional 151 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Nordea Investment Management AB increased its holdings in Keysight Technologies by 27.6% during the 3rd quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB now owns 718,297 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $96,209,000 after acquiring an additional 155,226 shares in the last quarter. 84.58% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several brokerages have issued reports on KEYS. Citigroup upped their price target on shares of Keysight Technologies from $157.00 to $168.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, February 21st. Barclays raised their price target on Keysight Technologies from $134.00 to $141.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 21st. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut Keysight Technologies from an "overweight" rating to a "neutral" rating and cut their price target for the stock from $184.00 to $170.00 in a report on Thursday, February 15th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have given a hold rating and five have issued a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Keysight Technologies presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $160.63.

Insider Transactions at Keysight Technologies

In other Keysight Technologies news, SVP Kailash Narayanan sold 4,300 shares of Keysight Technologies stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, March 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $152.88, for a total transaction of $657,384.00. Following the sale, the senior vice president now directly owns 29,156 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,457,369.28. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Corporate insiders own 0.60% of the company's stock.

Keysight Technologies Trading Up 1.5 %

Keysight Technologies stock traded up $2.19 during trading on Friday, hitting $149.18. The company's stock had a trading volume of 577,178 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,187,911. The stock's fifty day moving average is $152.59 and its 200 day moving average is $147.51. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.25, a quick ratio of 1.44 and a current ratio of 1.93. Keysight Technologies, Inc. has a 1-year low of $118.57 and a 1-year high of $172.72. The stock has a market capitalization of $26.04 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.37, a P/E/G ratio of 6.76 and a beta of 1.06.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 20th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $1.63 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.59 by $0.04. Keysight Technologies had a net margin of 18.14% and a return on equity of 26.84%. The company had revenue of $1.26 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.25 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $1.72 EPS. The company's quarterly revenue was down 8.8% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, equities research analysts predict that Keysight Technologies, Inc. will post 5.4 EPS for the current year.

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.