Bokf Na Sells 2,955 Shares of Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:KEYS)

Bokf Na trimmed its position in shares of Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) by 12.1% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 21,510 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after selling 2,955 shares during the period. Bokf Na’s holdings in Keysight Technologies were worth $3,470,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB purchased a new stake in Keysight Technologies in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $120,000. Tidal Investments LLC lifted its stake in Keysight Technologies by 8.0% in the third quarter. Tidal Investments LLC now owns 8,649 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $1,375,000 after acquiring an additional 642 shares during the period. Principal Financial Group Inc. boosted its holdings in Keysight Technologies by 2.7% in the third quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 239,720 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $38,099,000 after acquiring an additional 6,241 shares in the last quarter. First Hawaiian Bank increased its position in Keysight Technologies by 2.7% during the 4th quarter. First Hawaiian Bank now owns 11,221 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $1,802,000 after purchasing an additional 296 shares during the period. Finally, RMR Wealth Builders raised its holdings in Keysight Technologies by 2.8% in the 4th quarter. RMR Wealth Builders now owns 2,593 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $417,000 after purchasing an additional 70 shares in the last quarter. 84.58% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling at Keysight Technologies

In other news, CFO Neil Dougherty sold 3,632 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, March 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $155.00, for a total transaction of $562,960.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer now directly owns 115,063 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $17,834,765. This represents a 3.06 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. 0.61% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Keysight Technologies Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:KEYS opened at $149.37 on Thursday. The company has a market capitalization of $25.81 billion, a PE ratio of 42.68, a PEG ratio of 2.41 and a beta of 1.10. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $145.48 and a 200-day moving average price of $159.13. Keysight Technologies, Inc. has a 1-year low of $119.72 and a 1-year high of $186.20. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35, a current ratio of 2.98 and a quick ratio of 2.27.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

KEYS has been the topic of a number of research reports. Robert W. Baird lifted their target price 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. StockNews.com downgraded Keysight Technologies from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, March 22nd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their target price on Keysight Technologies from $200.00 to $172.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, April 17th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price target on Keysight Technologies from $180.00 to $190.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 26th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating and nine have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $181.33.

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.