Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV Increases Position in Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:KEYS)

Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV grew its holdings in Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) by 1.3% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 7,977 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after buying an additional 103 shares during the period. Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV’s holdings in Keysight Technologies were worth $1,281,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. State Street Corp increased its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies by 2.5% during the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 7,857,378 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $1,248,773,000 after acquiring an additional 194,294 shares during the period. Swedbank AB increased its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies by 7.1% during the third quarter. Swedbank AB now owns 4,421,264 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $702,671,000 after acquiring an additional 292,372 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies by 7.9% during the third 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 acquiring an additional 323,235 shares during the period. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. increased its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies by 2.9% during the fourth quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 1,015,675 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $163,148,000 after acquiring an additional 28,754 shares during the period. Finally, Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC increased its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies by 27.6% during the third quarter. Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC now owns 1,001,358 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $158,692,000 after acquiring an additional 216,564 shares during the period. 84.58% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Keysight Technologies Stock Performance

Shares of KEYS opened at $154.29 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35, a quick ratio of 2.27 and a current ratio of 2.98. The company has a market capitalization of $26.66 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 44.08, a PEG ratio of 2.41 and a beta of 1.10. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $167.70 and its 200 day simple moving average is $162.05. Keysight Technologies, Inc. has a 1 year low of $119.72 and a 1 year high of $186.20.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research analysts have recently issued reports on KEYS shares. Susquehanna restated a “positive” rating and set a $185.00 target price on shares of Keysight Technologies in a research report on Wednesday, November 20th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft upped their target price on shares of Keysight Technologies from $175.00 to $180.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 20th. Morgan Stanley upped their target price 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. Wells Fargo & Company upped their target price on shares of Keysight Technologies from $180.00 to $190.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 26th. Finally, StockNews.com lowered shares of Keysight Technologies from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, March 11th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating and nine have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $184.44.

Insider Activity at Keysight Technologies

In related news, SVP Mark Adam Wallace sold 6,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, December 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $161.79, for a total transaction of $970,740.00. Following the transaction, the senior vice president now owns 85,829 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $13,886,273.91. This represents a 6.53 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Insiders own 0.61% of the company’s stock.

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.