Daiwa Securities Group Inc. Purchases 4,432 Shares of Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:KEYS)

Daiwa Securities Group Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) by 21.1% during the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 25,478 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after buying an additional 4,432 shares during the period. Daiwa Securities Group Inc.’s holdings in Keysight Technologies were worth $4,049,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in KEYS. Larson Financial Group LLC lifted its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies by 31.7% during the 3rd quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC now owns 1,853 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $294,000 after purchasing an additional 446 shares during the last quarter. Algert Global LLC bought a new position in Keysight Technologies in the third quarter worth about $727,000. Cerity Partners LLC lifted its position in shares of Keysight Technologies by 12.9% during the third quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 9,994 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $1,588,000 after buying an additional 1,140 shares during the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. lifted its position in shares of Keysight Technologies by 2.8% during the third quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 986,921 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $156,851,000 after buying an additional 26,421 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Smithfield Trust Co grew its position in shares of Keysight Technologies by 77.2% in the 3rd quarter. Smithfield Trust Co now owns 1,184 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $187,000 after buying an additional 516 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 84.58% of the company’s stock.

Keysight Technologies Stock Up 0.1 %

Shares of KEYS stock opened at $171.90 on Wednesday. Keysight Technologies, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $119.72 and a fifty-two week high of $175.39. The firm has a market capitalization of $29.83 billion, a PE ratio of 49.11, a P/E/G ratio of 2.27 and a beta of 0.98. 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 stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $157.00 and its 200-day simple moving average is $146.49.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities research analysts recently commented on KEYS shares. Wells Fargo & Company reissued an “overweight” rating and set a $180.00 target price on shares of Keysight Technologies in a research report on Wednesday, August 21st. Bank of America upped their price target on Keysight Technologies from $150.00 to $160.00 and gave the stock an “underperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 20th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft raised their price objective on Keysight Technologies from $175.00 to $180.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 20th. StockNews.com lowered Keysight Technologies from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday. Finally, Morgan Stanley raised their price target on Keysight Technologies from $165.00 to $180.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, November 20th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have issued a hold rating and eight have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Keysight Technologies presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $177.30.

Keysight Technologies Company 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.