B. Riley Wealth Advisors Inc. Has $308,000 Holdings in Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:KEYS)

B. Riley Wealth Advisors Inc. lowered its stake in Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:KEYS) by 8.0% in the third quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 1,950 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after selling 170 shares during the period. B. Riley Wealth Advisors Inc.’s holdings in Keysight Technologies were worth $308,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors have also made changes to their positions in the business. Cromwell Holdings LLC increased its stake in Keysight Technologies by 15.9% during the third quarter. Cromwell Holdings LLC now owns 548 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $87,000 after acquiring an additional 75 shares during the period. Allworth Financial LP grew its position in Keysight Technologies by 3.9% during the 3rd quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 1,996 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $317,000 after acquiring an additional 75 shares during the last quarter. Ameritas Investment Partners Inc. lifted its holdings in Keysight Technologies by 0.4% during the 2nd quarter. Ameritas Investment Partners Inc. now owns 20,669 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $2,826,000 after buying an additional 82 shares in the last quarter. HB Wealth Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies by 3.4% in the 2nd quarter. HB Wealth Management LLC now owns 2,804 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $383,000 after purchasing an additional 92 shares during the period. Finally, Brookstone Capital Management lifted its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies by 3.4% in the 3rd quarter. Brookstone Capital Management now owns 2,935 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $466,000 after purchasing an additional 97 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 84.58% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity at Keysight Technologies

In related news, VP Lisa M. Poole sold 350 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, November 25th. The shares were 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 $828,027.80. The trade was a 6.77 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, SVP Jeffrey K. Li sold 4,412 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, December 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $171.92, for a total transaction of $758,511.04. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president now owns 30,637 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,267,113.04. The trade was a 12.59 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 27,063 shares of company stock worth $4,603,201 over the last quarter. Company insiders own 0.60% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of brokerages have commented on KEYS. Morgan Stanley increased their price target on shares of Keysight Technologies from $165.00 to $180.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 20th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised shares of Keysight Technologies from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and boosted their target price for the stock from $170.00 to $200.00 in a research note on Monday, December 16th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft boosted their target price on shares of Keysight Technologies from $175.00 to $180.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 20th. StockNews.com cut shares of Keysight Technologies from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, November 23rd. Finally, Susquehanna reaffirmed a “positive” rating and set a $185.00 target price on shares of Keysight Technologies in a research note on Wednesday, November 20th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, one has issued a hold rating and nine have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $180.80.

Keysight Technologies Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:KEYS opened at $163.22 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $28.27 billion, a PE ratio of 46.63, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.15 and a beta of 1.00. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $162.01 and its 200-day moving average is $149.31. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35, a quick ratio of 2.27 and a current ratio of 2.98. Keysight Technologies, Inc. has a 52 week low of $119.72 and a 52 week high of $175.39.

Keysight Technologies Company 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.