Tran Capital Management L.P. Has $1.44 Million Stake in Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:KEYS)

Tran Capital Management L.P. reduced its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) by 4.5% in the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 8,958 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after selling 425 shares during the quarter. Tran Capital Management L.P.’s holdings in Keysight Technologies were worth $1,439,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the business. Truvestments Capital LLC bought a new position in Keysight Technologies during the third quarter worth $28,000. Erste Asset Management GmbH acquired a new stake in shares of Keysight Technologies during the 3rd quarter worth about $29,000. American National Bank & Trust bought a new stake in shares of Keysight Technologies during the 3rd quarter worth about $31,000. Goodman Advisory Group LLC acquired a new position in Keysight Technologies in the 3rd quarter valued at about $35,000. Finally, Versant Capital Management Inc raised its holdings in Keysight Technologies by 79.4% in the 4th quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 357 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $57,000 after acquiring an additional 158 shares during the period. 84.58% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

KEYS has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. Susquehanna restated a “positive” rating and set a $185.00 price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies in a report on Wednesday, November 20th. Barclays boosted their price target on Keysight Technologies from $180.00 to $200.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 20th. StockNews.com upgraded Keysight Technologies from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft boosted their target price on shares of Keysight Technologies from $175.00 to $180.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 20th. Finally, Bank of America raised their price target on shares of Keysight Technologies from $150.00 to $160.00 and gave the stock an “underperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 20th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating and ten have issued a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Keysight Technologies presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $180.80.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, CEO Satish Dhanasekaran sold 17,822 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, December 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $169.66, for a total transaction of $3,023,680.52. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 116,582 shares in the company, valued at $19,779,302.12. This represents a 13.26 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, SVP Jeffrey K. Li sold 4,412 shares of Keysight Technologies stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, December 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $171.92, for a total value of $758,511.04. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president now owns 30,637 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,267,113.04. This represents a 12.59 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 33,063 shares of company stock worth $5,573,941. Corporate insiders own 0.60% of the company’s stock.

Keysight Technologies Trading Down 0.3 %

Shares of Keysight Technologies stock opened at $172.67 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 2.27, a current ratio of 2.98 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35. Keysight Technologies, Inc. has a 12-month low of $119.72 and a 12-month high of $175.39. The company has a market capitalization of $29.90 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 49.33, a PEG ratio of 2.18 and a beta of 1.02. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $166.12 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $154.39.

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.