Mn Services Vermogensbeheer B.V. Has $10.97 Million Holdings in Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:KEYS)

Mn Services Vermogensbeheer B.V. lifted its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) by 1.8% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 68,303 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after buying an additional 1,200 shares during the period. Mn Services Vermogensbeheer B.V.’s holdings in Keysight Technologies were worth $10,972,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of KEYS. Truvestments Capital LLC acquired a new stake in Keysight Technologies in the third quarter valued at $28,000. Erste Asset Management GmbH acquired a new stake in Keysight Technologies in the third quarter valued at $29,000. Goodman Advisory Group LLC acquired a new stake in Keysight Technologies in the third quarter valued at $35,000. Groupama Asset Managment increased its holdings in Keysight Technologies by 76.6% in the third quarter. Groupama Asset Managment now owns 21,753 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $35,000 after purchasing an additional 9,437 shares during the period. Finally, Venturi Wealth Management LLC increased its holdings in Keysight Technologies by 100.8% in the fourth quarter. Venturi Wealth Management LLC now owns 265 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $43,000 after purchasing an additional 133 shares during the period. 84.58% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Keysight Technologies Price Performance

KEYS stock opened at $159.61 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $27.60 billion, a PE ratio of 45.60, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.41 and a beta of 1.02. The company’s 50-day moving average is $169.91 and its 200-day moving average is $160.93. 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 $186.20.

Insider Transactions at Keysight Technologies

In related news, CEO Satish Dhanasekaran sold 17,822 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $169.66, for a total value of $3,023,680.52. Following the sale, the chief executive officer now owns 116,582 shares in the company, valued at $19,779,302.12. This represents a 13.26 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, SVP John Page sold 3,884 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $169.66, for a total transaction of $658,959.44. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president now owns 37,081 shares in the company, valued at $6,291,162.46. This represents a 9.48 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 32,118 shares of company stock valued at $5,411,891 in the last 90 days. 0.61% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of analysts recently weighed in on the company. Susquehanna restated a “positive” rating and issued a $185.00 price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies in a report on Wednesday, November 20th. 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. Bank of America upped their price target on shares of Keysight Technologies from $150.00 to $160.00 and gave the company an “underperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 20th. Robert W. Baird upped their price target on shares of Keysight Technologies from $180.00 to $190.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday. Finally, StockNews.com raised shares of Keysight Technologies from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, February 22nd. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating and nine have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Keysight Technologies currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $184.44.

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.