Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC increased its holdings in Nutanix (NASDAQ:NTNX – Free Report) by 4.3% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 16,874 shares of the technology company’s stock after purchasing an additional 692 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC’s holdings in Nutanix were worth $1,290,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
Several other large investors also recently modified their holdings of NTNX. AQR Capital Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Nutanix by 65.5% in the first quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 3,604,005 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $246,874,000 after purchasing an additional 1,426,049 shares during the last quarter. Jericho Capital Asset Management L.P. grew its stake in shares of Nutanix by 46.8% in the first quarter. Jericho Capital Asset Management L.P. now owns 4,102,993 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $286,430,000 after purchasing an additional 1,308,357 shares during the last quarter. Nuveen LLC bought a new stake in shares of Nutanix in the first quarter worth about $86,949,000. Perpetual Ltd grew its stake in shares of Nutanix by 10,205.2% in the first quarter. Perpetual Ltd now owns 875,946 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $61,150,000 after purchasing an additional 867,446 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. grew its stake in shares of Nutanix by 4,832.0% in the first quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 506,418 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $35,353,000 after purchasing an additional 496,150 shares during the last quarter. 85.25% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.
Nutanix Stock Performance
NTNX stock opened at $67.66 on Friday. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $71.95 and a 200-day moving average price of $72.37. Nutanix has a 52-week low of $54.66 and a 52-week high of $83.36. The firm has a market capitalization of $18.19 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 105.72, a PEG ratio of 6.51 and a beta of 0.51.
Insider Activity
In related news, CEO Rajiv Ramaswami sold 144,707 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, October 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $76.42, for a total value of $11,058,508.94. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 524,608 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $40,090,543.36. This represents a 21.62% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, Director Teresa Gayle Sheppard sold 3,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, October 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $76.48, for a total value of $267,680.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 22,400 shares in the company, valued at $1,713,152. This trade represents a 13.51% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 159,598 shares of company stock worth $12,218,560. Insiders own 6.80% of the company’s stock.
Analysts Set New Price Targets
Several analysts recently issued reports on the company. Citigroup raised Nutanix to a “positive” rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 5th. Bank of America cut their price objective on Nutanix from $95.00 to $93.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, August 28th. Northland Capmk cut Nutanix from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 9th. Barclays cut their price objective on Nutanix from $94.00 to $82.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, August 28th. Finally, Needham & Company LLC cut their price objective on Nutanix from $92.00 to $80.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, August 28th. Fourteen analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Nutanix presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $87.67.
Check Out Our Latest Analysis on NTNX
Nutanix Profile
Nutanix, Inc engages in the provision of a cloud platform leveraging web-scale engineering and consumer-grade design. It operates through the following geographic segments: United States, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia Pacific, and Other Americas. The firm also provides software solutions and cloud services to customers’ enterprise infrastructure.
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