Dohj LLC Makes New $418,000 Investment in Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:KEYS)

Dohj LLC bought a new position in Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor bought 2,626 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock, valued at approximately $418,000.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. Ancora Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Keysight Technologies in the 3rd quarter worth about $25,000. OFI Invest Asset Management acquired a new stake in shares of Keysight Technologies in the third quarter valued at about $26,000. Venturi Wealth Management LLC increased its stake in shares of 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 valued at $43,000 after buying an additional 159 shares during the period. BluePath Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Keysight Technologies in the third quarter valued at about $44,000. Finally, Itau Unibanco Holding S.A. increased its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies by 31.5% in the third quarter. Itau Unibanco Holding S.A. now owns 342 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $45,000 after buying an additional 82 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 84.58% of the company’s stock.

Keysight Technologies Stock Up 0.8 %

NYSE:KEYS traded up $1.12 on Friday, hitting $148.55. The stock had a trading volume of 893,758 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,148,857. The business’s fifty day moving average is $152.86 and its 200 day moving average is $146.66. The company has a market cap of $25.93 billion, a PE ratio of 27.26, a P/E/G ratio of 6.68 and a beta of 1.05. The company has a quick ratio of 1.44, a current ratio of 1.93 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.25. Keysight Technologies, Inc. has a 52 week low of $118.57 and a 52 week high of $172.72.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, February 20th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $1.63 earnings per share for the quarter, beating 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 company had revenue of $1.26 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.25 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $1.72 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was down 8.8% on a year-over-year basis. On average, equities research analysts expect that Keysight Technologies, Inc. will post 5.4 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

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

Insider Activity

In other news, SVP Kailash Narayanan sold 4,300 shares of the firm’s 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 transaction, the senior vice president now owns 29,156 shares in the company, valued at $4,457,369.28. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Corporate insiders own 0.60% of the company’s stock.

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.