a16z Perennial Management L.P. Acquires Shares of 1,058 Ubiquiti Inc. $UI

a16z Perennial Management L.P. purchased a new stake in Ubiquiti Inc. (NYSE:UI) in the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund purchased 1,058 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $699,000.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC increased its holdings in shares of Ubiquiti by 31.0% during the 3rd quarter. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC now owns 76 shares of the company’s stock valued at $50,000 after purchasing an additional 18 shares in the last quarter. Baron Wealth Management LLC grew its position in Ubiquiti by 2.2% during the third quarter. Baron Wealth Management LLC now owns 947 shares of the company’s stock valued at $626,000 after buying an additional 20 shares during the period. Valeo Financial Advisors LLC increased its holdings in Ubiquiti by 2.5% in the second quarter. Valeo Financial Advisors LLC now owns 1,025 shares of the company’s stock valued at $422,000 after buying an additional 25 shares in the last quarter. M&T Bank Corp raised its position in shares of Ubiquiti by 2.6% in the second quarter. M&T Bank Corp now owns 1,204 shares of the company’s stock worth $495,000 after acquiring an additional 30 shares during the period. Finally, Financial Perspectives Inc boosted its stake in shares of Ubiquiti by 21.9% during the 2nd quarter. Financial Perspectives Inc now owns 206 shares of the company’s stock worth $85,000 after acquiring an additional 37 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 4.00% of the company’s stock.

Ubiquiti News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Ubiquiti this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Quarterly results materially beat expectations: GAAP diluted EPS ~$3.86–3.88 vs. consensus ~ $3.08 (Zacks/consensus) and revenue of ~$814.9M vs. estimates of ~$717M; revenue grew ~35.8% YoY and margins/ROE remain strong — the core driver of investor optimism. BusinessWire: Q2 results Investing.com: market reaction
• Positive Sentiment: Board declared a $0.80 quarterly cash dividend payable Feb 23 (record Feb 17), signaling shareholder returns alongside strong cash flow; modest yield (~0.5%) but supportive to sentiment. BusinessWire: dividend details
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst upgrade: Wall Street Zen raised its rating to Buy, which can attract fresh flows and bolster momentum following the earnings beat. AmericanBankingNews: upgrade
• Neutral Sentiment: Consensus and outlook: sell-side models are moving (average FY EPS estimates cited around ~7.21), and the stock carries a relatively rich valuation (PE in the high 40s); these set higher expectations that investors will watch for sustainability.
• Negative Sentiment: Regulatory/sanctions uncertainty — commentary flagged “sanctions questions” ahead of the print, which remains a risk to watch if trade or export restrictions re-emerge; this is a potential headwind despite the beat. Investing.com: sanctions article

Insider Activity at Ubiquiti

In other news, CAO Kevin Radigan sold 350 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, November 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $576.58, for a total transaction of $201,803.00. Following the transaction, the chief accounting officer owned 2,768 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,595,973.44. The trade was a 11.23% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. 93.10% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Ubiquiti Stock Up 7.8%

Shares of NYSE UI opened at $620.89 on Friday. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $563.82 and a 200-day simple moving average of $579.10. The stock has a market capitalization of $37.56 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 47.47 and a beta of 1.40. Ubiquiti Inc. has a 52 week low of $255.00 and a 52 week high of $803.59.

Ubiquiti (NYSE:UI) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Friday, February 6th. The company reported $3.88 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.08 by $0.80. The firm had revenue of $814.87 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $716.95 million. Ubiquiti had a net margin of 28.72% and a return on equity of 132.71%. Ubiquiti’s quarterly revenue was up 35.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $2.28 earnings per share. As a group, equities research analysts expect that Ubiquiti Inc. will post 7.21 EPS for the current year.

Ubiquiti Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, February 23rd. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, February 17th will be paid a dividend of $0.80 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, February 17th. This represents a $3.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.5%. Ubiquiti’s payout ratio is 24.46%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several brokerages recently weighed in on UI. Barclays set a $527.00 price target on Ubiquiti and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a research note on Friday. Zacks Research raised shares of Ubiquiti from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, December 3rd. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Ubiquiti from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Ubiquiti in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Finally, BWS Financial restated a “buy” rating and set a $720.00 price target on shares of Ubiquiti in a research report on Thursday, January 15th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, one has issued a Buy rating, one has assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $615.67.

Ubiquiti Profile

Ubiquiti Inc (NYSE: UI) is a U.S.-based technology company that designs and sells networking and wireless communication products for enterprise, service provider and consumer markets. Its product portfolio includes Wi‑Fi access points, routers and gateways, managed Ethernet switches, network management software, and IP surveillance systems. Ubiquiti’s offerings are organized under several well‑known lines—most notably UniFi for managed LAN/Wi‑Fi and networked video, AmpliFi for consumer Wi‑Fi, and product families targeting service‑provider and point‑to‑point wireless broadband applications.

The company emphasizes integrated hardware and software solutions, with centralized management and cloud‑enabled control as core features of its platform approach.