Swiss National Bank decreased its position in shares of Pure Storage, Inc. (NYSE:PSTG – Free Report) by 4.1% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 879,400 shares of the technology company’s stock after selling 37,600 shares during the period. Swiss National Bank owned about 0.27% of Pure Storage worth $54,022,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.
A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. FMR LLC lifted its position in shares of Pure Storage by 0.8% during the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 49,153,797 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $2,469,487,000 after purchasing an additional 368,643 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp increased its stake in Pure Storage by 6.5% during the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 10,262,666 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $515,596,000 after buying an additional 626,427 shares during the period. Disciplined Growth Investors Inc. MN lifted its holdings in Pure Storage by 3.2% during the 3rd quarter. Disciplined Growth Investors Inc. MN now owns 5,684,218 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $285,575,000 after buying an additional 177,559 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its position in Pure Storage by 4.3% in the 3rd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 5,382,095 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $269,798,000 after buying an additional 219,971 shares during the period. Finally, BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. grew its stake in shares of Pure Storage by 22.5% in the third quarter. BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. now owns 4,063,776 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $204,163,000 after acquiring an additional 747,034 shares in the last quarter. 83.42% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.
Insider Buying and Selling at Pure Storage
In other Pure Storage news, insider Ajay Singh sold 19,972 shares of Pure Storage stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, December 31st. The stock was sold at an average price of $61.58, for a total value of $1,229,875.76. Following the transaction, the insider now directly owns 262,144 shares in the company, valued at approximately $16,142,827.52. This trade represents a 7.08 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, CRO Dan Fitzsimons sold 8,895 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, December 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $64.11, for a total value of $570,258.45. Following the sale, the executive now owns 72,927 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $4,675,349.97. This trade represents a 10.87 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 6.00% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.
Pure Storage Price Performance
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
A number of research analysts recently issued reports on the company. Needham & Company LLC reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $75.00 target price on shares of Pure Storage in a report on Thursday, February 27th. TD Cowen boosted their price objective on Pure Storage from $70.00 to $80.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, December 4th. Lake Street Capital raised their target price on shares of Pure Storage from $68.00 to $70.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, December 4th. Evercore ISI boosted their price target on shares of Pure Storage from $70.00 to $75.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, December 4th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company raised their price objective on shares of Pure Storage from $75.00 to $80.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, December 4th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have assigned a hold rating and fifteen have issued a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Pure Storage currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $73.20.
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Pure Storage Profile
Pure Storage, Inc engages in the provision of data storage and management technologies, products, and services in the United States and internationally. Its Purity software is shared across its products and provides enterprise-class data services, such as always-on data reduction, data protection, and encryption, as well as storage protocols, including block, file, and object.
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