Mizuho Securities USA LLC Raises Holdings in Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:KEYS)

Mizuho Securities USA LLC increased its position in Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) by 45.3% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 16,448 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after buying an additional 5,130 shares during the period. Mizuho Securities USA LLC’s holdings in Keysight Technologies were worth $2,642,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in KEYS. Virtu Financial LLC bought a new position in shares of Keysight Technologies during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $833,000. Quantbot Technologies LP purchased a new stake in Keysight Technologies during the fourth quarter valued at $2,114,000. TD Private Client Wealth LLC lifted its position in Keysight Technologies by 23.3% during the fourth quarter. TD Private Client Wealth LLC now owns 3,851 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $619,000 after purchasing an additional 727 shares during the last quarter. Magnetar Financial LLC purchased a new position in shares of Keysight Technologies in the 4th quarter worth $279,000. Finally, Talos Asset Management LP bought a new stake in shares of Keysight Technologies in the 4th quarter worth about $13,718,000. 84.58% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research analysts recently commented on the company. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price target on Keysight Technologies from $180.00 to $190.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 26th. 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 report on Monday, December 16th. StockNews.com lowered Keysight Technologies from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday. Finally, Robert W. Baird boosted their price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies from $180.00 to $190.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 27th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating and nine have given a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Keysight Technologies currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $184.44.

Keysight Technologies Trading Up 2.7 %

NYSE KEYS opened at $158.75 on Tuesday. Keysight Technologies, Inc. has a 12 month low of $119.72 and a 12 month high of $186.20. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $166.87 and its 200-day moving average price is $162.22. The stock has a market cap of $27.43 billion, a PE ratio of 45.36, a PEG ratio of 2.41 and a beta of 1.10. The company has a current ratio of 2.98, a quick ratio of 2.27 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Keysight Technologies news, SVP Mark Adam Wallace sold 6,000 shares of Keysight Technologies stock in a transaction on Monday, December 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $161.79, for a total transaction of $970,740.00. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president now directly owns 85,829 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $13,886,273.91. The trade was a 6.53 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Insiders own 0.61% of the company’s stock.

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.