Crown Oak Advisors LLC Buys 5,196 Shares of Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:KEYS)

Crown Oak Advisors LLC raised its stake in Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) by 10.1% in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 56,710 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after purchasing an additional 5,196 shares during the period. Keysight Technologies accounts for approximately 4.7% of Crown Oak Advisors LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 10th largest holding. Crown Oak Advisors LLC’s holdings in Keysight Technologies were worth $9,109,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. Truvestments Capital LLC purchased a new position in shares of Keysight Technologies in the 3rd quarter valued at about $28,000. Erste Asset Management GmbH acquired a new stake in Keysight Technologies in the third quarter valued at approximately $29,000. American National Bank & Trust purchased a new stake in shares of Keysight Technologies in the third quarter valued at approximately $31,000. Goodman Advisory Group LLC acquired a new position in shares of Keysight Technologies during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $35,000. Finally, Groupama Asset Managment lifted its position in shares of Keysight Technologies by 76.6% during the 3rd quarter. Groupama Asset Managment now owns 21,753 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $35,000 after buying an additional 9,437 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 84.58% of the company’s stock.

Keysight Technologies Trading Up 0.2 %

Shares of NYSE KEYS opened at $173.01 on Friday. 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 stock has a market capitalization of $29.96 billion, a PE ratio of 49.43, a PEG ratio of 2.18 and a beta of 1.02. Keysight Technologies, Inc. has a twelve month low of $119.72 and a twelve month high of $175.39. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $165.27 and a 200-day simple moving average of $153.89.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several brokerages recently commented on KEYS. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised shares of Keysight Technologies from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and boosted their price target for the stock from $170.00 to $200.00 in a report on Monday, December 16th. StockNews.com raised shares of Keysight Technologies from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday. Barclays raised their price target on shares of Keysight Technologies from $180.00 to $200.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 20th. Bank of America raised their target price on Keysight Technologies from $150.00 to $160.00 and gave the company an “underperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 20th. Finally, Susquehanna reiterated a “positive” rating and issued a $185.00 target price on shares of Keysight Technologies in a research report on Wednesday, November 20th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating and ten have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $180.80.

Insider Buying and Selling at Keysight Technologies

In related news, CEO Satish Dhanasekaran sold 17,822 shares of Keysight Technologies stock in a transaction on Monday, December 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $169.66, for a total value of $3,023,680.52. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 116,582 shares in the company, valued at approximately $19,779,302.12. This trade represents a 13.26 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, SVP Jeffrey K. Li sold 4,412 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on 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 directly owns 30,637 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $5,267,113.04. The trade was a 12.59 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 33,063 shares of company stock valued at $5,573,941 in the last three months. 0.60% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Keysight Technologies 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.