Union Bancaire Privee UBP SA Acquires Shares of 15,649 Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:KEYS)

Union Bancaire Privee UBP SA acquired a new stake in shares of Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund acquired 15,649 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,549,000.

Several other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in KEYS. Swedbank AB raised its position in Keysight Technologies by 7.1% during the third quarter. Swedbank AB now owns 4,421,264 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $702,671,000 after purchasing an additional 292,372 shares in the last quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies by 16,555.2% during the third quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 69,452 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $11,038,000 after buying an additional 69,035 shares in the last quarter. Dakota Wealth Management increased its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies by 10.4% during the third quarter. Dakota Wealth Management now owns 3,253 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $517,000 after buying an additional 306 shares in the last quarter. Ballentine Partners LLC acquired a new position in shares of Keysight Technologies during the third quarter worth $233,000. Finally, Legacy Wealth Asset Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies by 45.9% during the third quarter. Legacy Wealth Asset Management LLC now owns 2,610 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $415,000 after buying an additional 821 shares in the last quarter. 84.58% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Keysight Technologies Stock Performance

NYSE KEYS opened at $175.33 on Monday. The company has a market capitalization of $30.32 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 50.10, a PEG ratio of 2.41 and a beta of 1.02. Keysight Technologies, Inc. has a twelve month low of $119.72 and a twelve month high of $186.20. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $169.77 and a 200 day simple moving average of $160.25. The company has a quick ratio of 2.27, a current ratio of 2.98 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

KEYS has been the subject of several research analyst reports. Barclays upped their price target on shares of Keysight Technologies from $180.00 to $200.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, November 20th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft upped their price target on shares of Keysight Technologies from $175.00 to $180.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, November 20th. StockNews.com upgraded shares of Keysight Technologies from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday. Robert W. Baird upped their price target on shares of Keysight Technologies from $163.00 to $180.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, November 20th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded Keysight Technologies from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and increased their price objective for the company from $170.00 to $200.00 in a report on Monday, December 16th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating and nine have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $182.22.

Insider Buying and Selling at Keysight Technologies

In other Keysight Technologies news, SVP Jeffrey K. Li sold 4,412 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, December 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $171.92, for a total transaction of $758,511.04. Following the sale, the senior vice president now owns 30,637 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,267,113.04. This represents a 12.59 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, SVP Kailash Narayanan sold 595 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, November 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $171.30, for a total transaction of $101,923.50. Following the sale, the senior vice president now directly owns 35,912 shares in the company, valued at $6,151,725.60. This trade represents a 1.63 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 32,713 shares of company stock valued at $5,513,815. 0.61% of the stock is currently 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.