World Investment Advisors LLC Sells 534 Shares of Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:KEYS)

World Investment Advisors LLC decreased its stake in Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) by 5.0% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 10,252 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after selling 534 shares during the quarter. World Investment Advisors LLC’s holdings in Keysight Technologies were worth $1,629,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors have also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Natixis Advisors LLC increased its position in Keysight Technologies by 8.7% during the third quarter. Natixis Advisors LLC now owns 176,966 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $28,125,000 after acquiring an additional 14,185 shares during the last quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC boosted its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies by 72.6% during the 3rd quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 16,895 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $2,685,000 after purchasing an additional 7,106 shares during the period. Speece Thorson Capital Group Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies by 28.7% during the 3rd quarter. Speece Thorson Capital Group Inc. now owns 80,629 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $12,814,000 after purchasing an additional 17,962 shares during the period. Vontobel Holding Ltd. grew its holdings in Keysight Technologies by 1.0% during the 3rd quarter. Vontobel Holding Ltd. now owns 1,081,169 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $171,830,000 after purchasing an additional 10,579 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. lifted its stake in Keysight Technologies by 318.8% in the third quarter. Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. now owns 49,299 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $7,835,000 after purchasing an additional 37,528 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 84.58% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

KEYS has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. StockNews.com cut Keysight Technologies from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, November 23rd. Morgan Stanley upped their price objective on Keysight Technologies from $165.00 to $180.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 20th. Susquehanna reiterated a “positive” rating and set a $185.00 target price on shares of Keysight Technologies in a research report on Wednesday, November 20th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price target on shares of Keysight Technologies from $155.00 to $165.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 21st. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lifted their price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies from $175.00 to $180.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, November 20th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have given a hold rating and eight have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $177.30.

Keysight Technologies Stock Down 1.1 %

NYSE:KEYS opened at $166.50 on Friday. 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 1-year low of $119.72 and a 1-year high of $175.39. The company has a 50-day moving average of $161.32 and a 200 day moving average of $148.49. The firm has a market cap of $28.89 billion, a PE ratio of 47.57, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.15 and a beta of 1.00.

Insider Transactions at Keysight Technologies

In other Keysight Technologies news, VP Lisa M. Poole sold 350 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, November 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $171.79, for a total value of $60,126.50. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president now directly owns 4,820 shares in the company, valued at approximately $828,027.80. This trade represents a 6.77 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, SVP Jeffrey K. Li sold 4,412 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, December 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $171.92, for a total value of $758,511.04. Following the sale, the senior vice president now owns 30,637 shares in the company, valued at $5,267,113.04. The trade was a 12.59 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last quarter, insiders sold 27,063 shares of company stock valued at $4,603,201. Company insiders own 0.60% of the company’s stock.

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.