Crossmark Global Holdings Inc. Buys 289 Shares of Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:KEYS)

Crossmark Global Holdings Inc. increased its stake in Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) by 2.6% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 11,212 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after buying an additional 289 shares during the quarter. Crossmark Global Holdings Inc.’s holdings in Keysight Technologies were worth $1,801,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of KEYS. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its position in Keysight Technologies by 7.9% in 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 buying an additional 323,235 shares during the last quarter. Swedbank AB lifted its position in Keysight Technologies by 7.1% in 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 buying an additional 292,372 shares during the last quarter. Fort Pitt Capital Group LLC lifted its position in Keysight Technologies by 59.1% in 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 buying an additional 254,985 shares during the last quarter. D. E. Shaw & Co. Inc. lifted its position in Keysight Technologies by 506.3% in 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 buying an additional 251,274 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC lifted its position 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 purchasing an additional 216,564 shares during the last quarter. 84.58% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling at Keysight Technologies

In other Keysight Technologies news, SVP Jeffrey K. Li sold 4,412 shares of Keysight Technologies stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, December 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $171.92, for a total value of $758,511.04. Following the transaction, the senior vice president now owns 30,637 shares in the company, valued at $5,267,113.04. The trade was a 12.59 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, VP Lisa M. Poole sold 350 shares of Keysight Technologies stock in a transaction dated Monday, November 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $171.79, for a total value of $60,126.50. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president now owns 4,820 shares in the company, valued at $828,027.80. This trade represents a 6.77 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 33,063 shares of company stock worth $5,573,941 over the last quarter. Insiders own 0.60% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several analysts have recently weighed in on the company. StockNews.com upgraded Keysight Technologies from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded Keysight Technologies from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and lifted their target price for the stock from $170.00 to $200.00 in a research report on Monday, December 16th. Bank of America lifted their target price on Keysight Technologies from $150.00 to $160.00 and gave the stock an “underperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 20th. Robert W. Baird lifted their target price on Keysight Technologies from $163.00 to $180.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 20th. Finally, Morgan Stanley lifted their target price on Keysight Technologies from $165.00 to $180.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 20th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating and ten have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $180.80.

Keysight Technologies Stock Performance

Shares of Keysight Technologies stock opened at $173.01 on Friday. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $165.27 and its 200-day moving average price is $153.89. Keysight Technologies, Inc. has a 12 month low of $119.72 and a 12 month high of $175.39. 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 firm has a market cap of $29.96 billion, a P/E ratio of 49.43, a P/E/G ratio of 2.16 and a beta of 1.02.

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.