Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) Given Consensus Rating of “Moderate Buy” by Brokerages

Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) has been assigned a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” from the ten ratings firms that are presently covering the company, Marketbeat.com reports. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, one has given a hold rating and eight have issued a buy rating on the company. The average 12 month price objective among brokers that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $177.30.

Several analysts have commented on KEYS shares. Wells Fargo & Company reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and issued a $180.00 price objective on shares of Keysight Technologies in a research report on Wednesday, August 21st. Barclays upped their price objective on Keysight Technologies from $180.00 to $200.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 20th. Susquehanna reissued a “positive” rating and issued a $185.00 target price on shares of Keysight Technologies in a research report on Wednesday, November 20th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price target on Keysight Technologies from $155.00 to $165.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 21st. Finally, StockNews.com lowered Keysight Technologies from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday.

Keysight Technologies Trading Up 0.1 %

NYSE KEYS opened at $171.90 on Wednesday. The business’s fifty day moving average is $157.00 and its 200-day moving average is $146.49. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35, a current ratio of 2.98 and a quick ratio of 2.27. The stock has a market capitalization of $29.83 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 49.11, a PEG ratio of 2.27 and a beta of 0.98. Keysight Technologies has a one year low of $119.72 and a one year high of $175.39.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Keysight Technologies

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. State Street Corp lifted its holdings in Keysight Technologies by 2.5% during the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 7,857,378 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $1,248,773,000 after buying an additional 194,294 shares in the last quarter. Swedbank AB raised its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies by 7.1% during the third quarter. Swedbank AB now owns 4,421,264 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $702,671,000 after acquiring an additional 292,372 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies by 7.9% in the third quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 4,400,035 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $697,411,000 after purchasing an additional 323,235 shares during the period. Van ECK Associates Corp grew its stake in Keysight Technologies by 6.1% in the second quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 1,378,723 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $188,540,000 after purchasing an additional 79,774 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Boston Partners purchased a new position in Keysight Technologies during the 1st quarter worth $175,979,000. 84.58% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

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.