Vanguard Group Inc. Decreases Stake in Nutanix $NTNX

Vanguard Group Inc. lessened its position in shares of Nutanix (NASDAQ:NTNX) by 0.5% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 25,515,282 shares of the technology company’s stock after selling 117,434 shares during the period. Vanguard Group Inc. owned about 9.52% of Nutanix worth $1,950,388,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Swedbank AB purchased a new position in shares of Nutanix during the first quarter worth about $1,642,000. Silverberg Bernstein Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Nutanix by 61.6% in the 2nd quarter. Silverberg Bernstein Capital Management LLC now owns 37,893 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $2,897,000 after purchasing an additional 14,438 shares during the last quarter. Andra AP fonden boosted its position in shares of Nutanix by 79.7% in the 2nd quarter. Andra AP fonden now owns 215,707 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $16,489,000 after purchasing an additional 95,700 shares during the period. OMNI 360 Wealth Inc. purchased a new position in Nutanix during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $265,000. Finally, Inspire Investing LLC grew its stake in Nutanix by 43.1% during the 1st quarter. Inspire Investing LLC now owns 41,472 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $2,895,000 after buying an additional 12,489 shares during the last quarter. 85.25% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Nutanix Stock Down 1.7%

Shares of NASDAQ:NTNX opened at $57.62 on Friday. Nutanix has a fifty-two week low of $54.66 and a fifty-two week high of $83.36. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $70.58 and its 200-day simple moving average is $73.02. The company has a market cap of $15.49 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 90.03, a PEG ratio of 6.55 and a beta of 0.54.

Nutanix (NASDAQ:NTNX) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August 27th. The technology company reported $0.37 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.31 by $0.06. Nutanix had a net margin of 7.42% and a negative return on equity of 28.01%. The firm had revenue of $653.27 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $642.48 million. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $0.27 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was up 19.2% compared to the same quarter last year. Nutanix has set its Q1 2026 guidance at EPS. FY 2026 guidance at EPS. On average, research analysts forecast that Nutanix will post 0.31 EPS for the current year.

Insider Activity at Nutanix

In other Nutanix news, CEO Rajiv Ramaswami sold 144,707 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction 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 completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 524,608 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $40,090,543.36. This trade represents a 21.62% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, Director Teresa Gayle Sheppard sold 3,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, October 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $76.48, for a total transaction of $267,680.00. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 22,400 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,713,152. This trade represents a 13.51% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold a total of 159,598 shares of company stock worth $12,218,560 over the last three months. 2.40% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

NTNX has been the subject of several research analyst reports. Northland Capmk downgraded Nutanix from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, October 9th. Oppenheimer initiated coverage on shares of Nutanix in a research report on Monday. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $90.00 price target for the company. Zacks Research raised shares of Nutanix from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Monday, October 27th. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of Nutanix in a research note on Wednesday. Finally, Barclays decreased their target price on shares of Nutanix from $94.00 to $82.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, August 28th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have given a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Nutanix currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $86.80.

Nutanix Company 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.