Versant Capital Management Inc Buys 158 Shares of Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:KEYS)

Versant Capital Management Inc raised its position in shares of Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) by 79.4% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 357 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after purchasing an additional 158 shares during the period. Versant Capital Management Inc’s holdings in Keysight Technologies were worth $57,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other large investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Cromwell Holdings LLC grew its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies by 15.9% during the 3rd quarter. Cromwell Holdings LLC now owns 548 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $87,000 after acquiring an additional 75 shares during the period. Allworth Financial LP lifted its holdings in Keysight Technologies by 3.9% during the third quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 1,996 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $317,000 after purchasing an additional 75 shares during the last quarter. Ameritas Investment Partners Inc. lifted its holdings in Keysight Technologies by 0.4% during the second quarter. Ameritas Investment Partners Inc. now owns 20,669 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $2,826,000 after purchasing an additional 82 shares during the last quarter. Brookstone Capital Management boosted its position in Keysight Technologies by 3.4% during the third quarter. Brookstone Capital Management now owns 2,935 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $466,000 after purchasing an additional 97 shares during the period. Finally, First Horizon Advisors Inc. raised its position in shares of Keysight Technologies by 6.8% in the third quarter. First Horizon Advisors Inc. now owns 1,798 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $286,000 after purchasing an additional 114 shares during the period. 84.58% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research analysts recently commented on the stock. Barclays raised their price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies from $180.00 to $200.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, November 20th. Robert W. Baird raised their price target on Keysight Technologies from $163.00 to $180.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, November 20th. Susquehanna reiterated a “positive” rating and set a $185.00 price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies in a research note on Wednesday, November 20th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded Keysight Technologies from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and raised their target price for the stock from $170.00 to $200.00 in a research note on Monday, December 16th. Finally, StockNews.com upgraded Keysight Technologies from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, December 27th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating and ten have issued a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Keysight Technologies presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $180.80.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Keysight Technologies news, SVP Jeffrey K. Li sold 4,412 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, December 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $171.92, for a total transaction 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. This trade represents a 12.59 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, SVP Mark Adam Wallace sold 6,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $161.79, for a total value of $970,740.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president now owns 85,829 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $13,886,273.91. The trade was a 6.53 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 33,063 shares of company stock valued at $5,573,941 in the last quarter. Corporate insiders own 0.60% of the company’s stock.

Keysight Technologies Stock Up 1.8 %

Shares of NYSE KEYS opened at $163.80 on Monday. 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 business has a 50-day moving average of $163.13 and a 200-day moving average of $151.32. The firm has a market capitalization of $28.37 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 46.80, a PEG ratio of 2.12 and a beta of 1.02. Keysight Technologies, Inc. has a 12 month low of $119.72 and a 12 month high of $175.39.

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.