StockNews.com Downgrades Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) to Hold

StockNews.com cut shares of Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) from a buy rating to a hold rating in a report released on Saturday morning.

Several other equities analysts have also weighed in on KEYS. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lifted their price target on Keysight Technologies from $175.00 to $180.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 20th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies from $155.00 to $165.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 21st. Barclays boosted their target price on shares of Keysight Technologies from $180.00 to $200.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 20th. Wells Fargo & Company reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and issued a $180.00 price target on shares of Keysight Technologies in a research note on Wednesday, August 21st. Finally, Robert W. Baird increased their target price on Keysight Technologies from $163.00 to $180.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, November 20th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have issued a hold rating and eight have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $177.30.

Keysight Technologies Stock Up 0.8 %

Shares of KEYS stock opened at $171.66 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 2.98, a quick ratio of 2.27 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35. The stock has a market cap of $29.79 billion, a P/E ratio of 49.05, a P/E/G ratio of 2.27 and a beta of 0.98. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $156.56 and a 200 day moving average of $146.35. Keysight Technologies has a twelve month low of $119.72 and a twelve month high of $175.39.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Keysight Technologies

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Swedbank AB lifted its stake in Keysight Technologies by 3.8% during the 2nd quarter. Swedbank AB now owns 4,128,892 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $564,626,000 after acquiring an additional 151,446 shares in the last quarter. Natixis Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of 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 worth $28,125,000 after purchasing an additional 14,185 shares in the last quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC boosted its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies by 72.6% in the third quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 16,895 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $2,685,000 after purchasing an additional 7,106 shares during the period. Speece Thorson Capital Group Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies by 28.7% in the third quarter. Speece Thorson Capital Group Inc. now owns 80,629 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $12,814,000 after purchasing an additional 17,962 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Teachers Retirement System of The State of Kentucky increased its stake in Keysight Technologies by 172.6% during the 1st quarter. Teachers Retirement System of The State of Kentucky now owns 41,977 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $6,565,000 after buying an additional 26,577 shares during the period. 84.58% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Keysight Technologies Company 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.