Fiduciary Trust Co Has $498,000 Stock Position in Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:KEYS)

Fiduciary Trust Co lifted its stake in Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) by 21.2% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 3,098 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after acquiring an additional 541 shares during the period. Fiduciary Trust Co’s holdings in Keysight Technologies were worth $498,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Venturi Wealth Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies by 100.8% in the fourth quarter. Venturi Wealth Management LLC now owns 265 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $43,000 after acquiring an additional 133 shares during the last quarter. Quarry LP lifted its position in Keysight Technologies by 188.1% in the fourth quarter. Quarry LP now owns 435 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $70,000 after purchasing an additional 284 shares during the period. Huntington National Bank lifted its position in Keysight Technologies by 37.4% in the fourth quarter. Huntington National Bank now owns 793 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $127,000 after purchasing an additional 216 shares during the period. Principal Securities Inc. lifted its position in Keysight Technologies by 45.0% in the fourth quarter. Principal Securities Inc. now owns 834 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $134,000 after purchasing an additional 259 shares during the period. Finally, Smartleaf Asset Management LLC lifted its position in Keysight Technologies by 45.5% in the fourth quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 959 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $155,000 after purchasing an additional 300 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 84.58% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In other news, CFO Neil Dougherty sold 3,632 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, March 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $155.00, for a total value of $562,960.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer now directly owns 115,063 shares in the company, valued at approximately $17,834,765. This trade represents a 3.06% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. 0.61% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

KEYS has been the subject of several research reports. StockNews.com cut Keysight Technologies from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, March 22nd. Robert W. Baird raised their target price on Keysight Technologies from $180.00 to $190.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 27th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their target price on Keysight Technologies from $200.00 to $172.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, April 17th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price objective on Keysight Technologies from $180.00 to $190.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 26th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating and nine have given a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $181.33.

Keysight Technologies Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE:KEYS opened at $154.00 on Monday. Keysight Technologies, Inc. has a twelve month low of $119.72 and a twelve month high of $186.20. The firm has a market cap of $26.61 billion, a PE ratio of 44.00, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.41 and a beta of 1.10. 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 business has a fifty day moving average of $145.42 and a 200-day moving average of $159.16.

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.