Primecap Management Co. CA Sells 152,080 Shares of Nutanix $NTNX

Primecap Management Co. CA reduced its position in shares of Nutanix (NASDAQ:NTNX) by 5.3% in the third quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 2,709,533 shares of the technology company’s stock after selling 152,080 shares during the quarter. Primecap Management Co. CA owned about 1.01% of Nutanix worth $201,562,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Norges Bank purchased a new stake in Nutanix during the second quarter valued at $263,938,000. Marshall Wace LLP raised its position in shares of Nutanix by 75.9% during the 2nd quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 3,279,107 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $250,655,000 after buying an additional 1,415,117 shares in the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its position in shares of Nutanix by 4.6% during the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 26,682,475 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $1,984,909,000 after buying an additional 1,167,193 shares in the last quarter. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd lifted its holdings in shares of Nutanix by 221.5% in the 2nd quarter. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd now owns 1,614,293 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $123,397,000 after acquiring an additional 1,112,177 shares during the last quarter. Finally, AQR Capital Management LLC grew its position in Nutanix by 30.8% in the second quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 4,712,266 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $360,206,000 after acquiring an additional 1,108,261 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 85.25% of the company’s stock.

Nutanix Stock Up 1.5%

NTNX stock opened at $38.44 on Thursday. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $45.60 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $59.07. Nutanix has a twelve month low of $35.39 and a twelve month high of $83.36. The firm has a market cap of $10.39 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 51.25, a PEG ratio of 4.12 and a beta of 0.48.

Nutanix (NASDAQ:NTNX) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, November 25th. The technology company reported $0.41 earnings per share for the quarter, meeting analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.41. The company had revenue of $670.58 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $677.23 million. Nutanix had a net margin of 8.43% and a negative return on equity of 32.95%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 13.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.42 EPS. Research analysts expect that Nutanix will post 0.31 EPS for the current year.

Nutanix News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Nutanix this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q2 earnings beat — Nutanix reported $0.56 EPS, topping the Zacks consensus of $0.44 and showing revenue strength year-over-year, which supports the stock’s rally. Nutanix (NTNX) Q2 Earnings and Revenues Surpass Estimates
• Positive Sentiment: Strategic AMD investment/partnership — Nutanix agreed to sell shares to AMD (about $150M reported) and unveiled an AI infrastructure partnership, a credibility and capital boost that investors view as a meaningful catalyst. Nutanix Stock Rips Higher After $150 Million AMD Equity Investment
• Neutral Sentiment: Earnings call/transcript now available — Management commentary in the Q2 call will be key for forward visibility on customer migration progress and AI product traction; transcript available for detailed read. Nutanix, Inc. (NTNX) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcript
• Neutral Sentiment: Official Q2 release and materials posted — Company filed the quarter’s GAAP results, slide deck and PR (useful for verifying guidance and metrics). Nutanix Reports Second Quarter Fiscal 2026 Financial Results
• Negative Sentiment: Q3 revenue guide below Street — Nutanix issued Q3 revenue guidance around $680–$690M versus consensus ~ $701M, which is the main near-term negative driver and explains some investor caution despite the beat. Nutanix Reports Second Quarter Fiscal 2026 Financial Results
• Negative Sentiment: Margin pressure and moderating growth noted — Analysts (and a Morgan Stanley-style note cited by media) flagged higher server costs and revenue timing as factors slowing growth, which could compress near-term margins. Nutanix’s Growth Continues to Moderate as Higher Server Costs, Revenue Timing Weigh, Morgan Stanley Says

Analysts Set New Price Targets

NTNX has been the topic of several analyst reports. Zacks Research cut Nutanix from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 25th. Barclays reissued an “equal weight” rating and set a $53.00 target price (down from $64.00) on shares of Nutanix in a research report on Thursday, January 15th. Morgan Stanley lowered their price target on Nutanix from $62.00 to $56.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday. Needham & Company LLC dropped their price objective on shares of Nutanix from $80.00 to $65.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, November 26th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group reduced their target price on shares of Nutanix from $75.00 to $60.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, February 9th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have issued a Buy rating and seven have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $66.73.

Nutanix Profile

Nutanix, Inc is an enterprise cloud computing company that develops software to simplify the deployment and management of datacenter infrastructure. Founded in 2009 and headquartered in San Jose, California, Nutanix is best known for pioneering hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI), an approach that integrates compute, storage and virtualization into a single software-defined platform aimed at reducing complexity and operational overhead in private and hybrid cloud environments.

The company’s product portfolio centers on the Nutanix Cloud Platform, which includes its core AOS software for HCI, Prism for infrastructure management and automation, and a suite of additional services such as Calm for application automation, Files and Volumes for file and block services, Karbon for Kubernetes orchestration, and Era for database management.