Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. Has $232,000 Stock Position in Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:KEYS)

Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. lifted its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) by 432.8% in the third quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 1,460 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after buying an additional 1,186 shares during the period. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.’s holdings in Keysight Technologies were worth $232,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of KEYS. B. Riley Wealth Advisors Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Keysight Technologies by 16.3% during the 1st quarter. B. Riley Wealth Advisors Inc. now owns 3,018 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $472,000 after buying an additional 423 shares in the last quarter. Hancock Whitney Corp increased its holdings in Keysight Technologies by 2.0% in the 1st quarter. Hancock Whitney Corp now owns 9,238 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $1,445,000 after purchasing an additional 179 shares in the last quarter. Comerica Bank increased its holdings in Keysight Technologies by 9.4% in the 1st quarter. Comerica Bank now owns 44,556 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $6,968,000 after purchasing an additional 3,824 shares in the last quarter. Plato Investment Management Ltd increased its holdings in Keysight Technologies by 1,351.4% in the 1st quarter. Plato Investment Management Ltd now owns 2,119 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $331,000 after purchasing an additional 1,973 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Cetera Investment Advisers increased its holdings in Keysight Technologies by 165.2% in the 1st quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 23,339 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $3,650,000 after purchasing an additional 14,538 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 84.58% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of brokerages have issued reports on KEYS. Morgan Stanley upped their target price on Keysight Technologies from $165.00 to $180.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, November 20th. Barclays increased 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. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft increased their price target on Keysight Technologies from $175.00 to $180.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 20th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price target on Keysight Technologies from $155.00 to $165.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 21st. Finally, Robert W. Baird increased their price target on Keysight Technologies from $163.00 to $180.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 20th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have issued a hold rating and eight have given a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $177.30.

Keysight Technologies Stock Down 1.9 %

Shares of Keysight Technologies stock opened at $168.60 on Thursday. Keysight Technologies, Inc. has a one year low of $119.72 and a one year high of $175.39. 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’s 50-day moving average is $157.43 and its 200 day moving average is $146.65. The firm has a market cap of $29.26 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 48.17, a PEG ratio of 2.22 and a beta of 0.98.

Insider Activity at Keysight Technologies

In other Keysight Technologies news, VP Lisa M. Poole sold 350 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, November 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $171.79, for a total value of $60,126.50. Following the transaction, the vice president now owns 4,820 shares in the company, valued at approximately $828,027.80. This represents a 6.77 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. 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.