Dakota Wealth Management Has $551,000 Position in Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:KEYS)

Dakota Wealth Management boosted its position in Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) by 5.5% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 3,431 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after purchasing an additional 178 shares during the period. Dakota Wealth Management’s holdings in Keysight Technologies were worth $551,000 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 the business. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its stake 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 buying an additional 323,235 shares during the last quarter. Swedbank AB raised its holdings in Keysight Technologies by 7.1% in the 3rd quarter. Swedbank AB now owns 4,421,264 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $702,671,000 after acquiring an additional 292,372 shares during the period. Fort Pitt Capital Group LLC lifted its position in Keysight Technologies by 59.1% during the third quarter. Fort Pitt Capital Group LLC now owns 686,704 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $109,138,000 after acquiring an additional 254,985 shares during the last quarter. D. E. Shaw & Co. Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies by 506.3% during the second quarter. D. E. Shaw & Co. Inc. now owns 300,903 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $41,148,000 after acquiring an additional 251,274 shares during the period. Finally, Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC grew its position in shares of Keysight Technologies by 27.6% in the third quarter. Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC now owns 1,001,358 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $158,692,000 after purchasing an additional 216,564 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 84.58% of the company’s stock.

Keysight Technologies Stock Performance

NYSE:KEYS opened at $172.67 on Friday. Keysight Technologies, Inc. has a twelve month low of $119.72 and a twelve month high of $175.39. The company has a quick ratio of 2.27, a current ratio of 2.98 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $166.12 and its 200 day simple moving average is $154.39. The firm has a market capitalization of $29.90 billion, a PE ratio of 49.33, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.18 and a beta of 1.02.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

KEYS has been the subject of several recent research reports. Susquehanna restated a “positive” rating and issued a $185.00 price target on shares of Keysight Technologies in a research note on Wednesday, November 20th. StockNews.com raised shares of Keysight Technologies from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday. Morgan Stanley raised their price target on shares of Keysight Technologies from $165.00 to $180.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 20th. Bank of America boosted their price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies from $150.00 to $160.00 and gave the company an “underperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, November 20th. Finally, Robert W. Baird raised their target price on shares of Keysight Technologies from $163.00 to $180.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, November 20th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating and ten have assigned a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $180.80.

Insider Transactions at Keysight Technologies

In other news, SVP Jeffrey K. Li sold 4,412 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, December 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $171.92, for a total value of $758,511.04. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president now directly owns 30,637 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,267,113.04. This represents a 12.59 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, SVP Mark Adam Wallace sold 6,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 30th. The shares were 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. This represents a 6.53 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 33,063 shares of company stock valued at $5,573,941. 0.60% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

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.