Dohj LLC Takes Position in Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:KEYS)

Dohj LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund purchased 2,626 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock, valued at approximately $418,000.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Ancora Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Keysight Technologies during the third quarter valued at about $25,000. OFI Invest Asset Management bought a new stake in Keysight Technologies in the third quarter worth about $26,000. Venturi Wealth Management LLC raised its position in Keysight Technologies by 145.9% in the fourth quarter. Venturi Wealth Management LLC now owns 268 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $43,000 after acquiring an additional 159 shares in the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC bought a new stake in Keysight Technologies in the fourth quarter worth about $48,000. Finally, BluePath Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in Keysight Technologies in the third quarter worth about $44,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 84.58% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, SVP Kailash Narayanan sold 4,300 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, March 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $152.88, for a total value of $657,384.00. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president now directly owns 29,156 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $4,457,369.28. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Company insiders own 0.60% of the company’s stock.

Keysight Technologies Stock Up 0.8 %

NYSE:KEYS traded up $1.12 on Friday, hitting $148.55. 893,758 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,148,857. The company has a current ratio of 1.93, a quick ratio of 1.44 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.25. Keysight Technologies, Inc. has a 1 year low of $118.57 and a 1 year high of $172.72. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $152.86 and a 200-day moving average price of $146.66. The company has a market cap of $25.93 billion, a PE ratio of 27.26, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 6.68 and a beta of 1.05.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 20th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $1.63 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.59 by $0.04. Keysight Technologies had a return on equity of 26.84% and a net margin of 18.14%. The firm had revenue of $1.26 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.25 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $1.72 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was down 8.8% on a year-over-year basis. Equities analysts anticipate that Keysight Technologies, Inc. will post 5.4 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities research analysts have commented on the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut shares of Keysight Technologies from an “overweight” rating to a “neutral” rating and dropped their price target for the stock from $184.00 to $170.00 in a research report on Thursday, February 15th. Citigroup boosted their price objective on Keysight Technologies from $157.00 to $168.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 21st. Finally, Barclays boosted their price objective on Keysight Technologies from $134.00 to $141.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 21st. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have given a hold rating and five have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $160.63.

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.