Achmea Investment Management B.V. Has $1.21 Million Stock Holdings in Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:KEYS)

Achmea Investment Management B.V. lessened its position in Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) by 51.3% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 7,501 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after selling 7,893 shares during the quarter. Achmea Investment Management B.V.’s holdings in Keysight Technologies were worth $1,205,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of KEYS. Los Angeles Capital Management LLC increased its position in shares of Keysight Technologies by 330.3% during the 4th quarter. Los Angeles Capital Management LLC now owns 673,872 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $108,244,000 after purchasing an additional 517,267 shares during the last quarter. ANTIPODES PARTNERS Ltd increased its position in shares of Keysight Technologies by 282.4% during the 4th quarter. ANTIPODES PARTNERS Ltd now owns 626,145 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $100,586,000 after purchasing an additional 462,403 shares during the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Keysight Technologies during the 4th quarter worth approximately $58,367,000. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its position in shares of Keysight Technologies by 7.9% during the 3rd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 4,400,035 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $697,411,000 after purchasing an additional 323,235 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Swedbank AB increased its position in shares of Keysight Technologies by 7.1% during the 3rd quarter. Swedbank AB now owns 4,421,264 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $702,671,000 after purchasing an additional 292,372 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 84.58% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several brokerages have recently commented on KEYS. StockNews.com downgraded Keysight Technologies from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, March 11th. Bank of America lifted their target price on Keysight Technologies from $150.00 to $160.00 and gave the stock an “underperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 20th. Barclays lifted their target price on Keysight Technologies from $180.00 to $200.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 20th. Susquehanna reiterated a “positive” rating and set a $185.00 target price on shares of Keysight Technologies in a research note on Wednesday, November 20th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded Keysight Technologies from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and lifted their target price for the stock from $170.00 to $200.00 in a research note on Monday, December 16th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating and nine have given a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Keysight Technologies currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $184.44.

Keysight Technologies Stock Performance

KEYS opened at $152.11 on Friday. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $167.92 and a 200 day simple moving average of $161.98. The company has a market capitalization of $26.29 billion, a PE ratio of 43.46, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.41 and a beta of 1.10. 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.

Insider Activity

In other news, SVP Mark Adam Wallace sold 6,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, December 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $161.79, for a total transaction of $970,740.00. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president now directly owns 85,829 shares in the company, valued at approximately $13,886,273.91. This represents a 6.53 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Corporate insiders own 0.61% 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.