Traders Purchase Large Volume of Call Options on Nutanix (NASDAQ:NTNX)

Nutanix (NASDAQ:NTNX) was the target of unusually large options trading activity on Thursday. Traders purchased 7,474 call options on the company. This is an increase of approximately 179% compared to the typical volume of 2,675 call options.

Nutanix Price Performance

NASDAQ:NTNX traded up $0.34 during trading hours on Thursday, reaching $38.78. The company had a trading volume of 8,530,884 shares, compared to its average volume of 4,550,113. Nutanix has a 1-year low of $35.39 and a 1-year high of $83.36. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $45.60 and its 200-day moving average price is $59.07. The firm has a market cap of $10.49 billion, a PE ratio of 51.65, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 4.12 and a beta of 0.48.

Nutanix (NASDAQ:NTNX) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, February 25th. The technology company reported $0.56 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.44 by $0.12. The firm had revenue of $722.83 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $709.83 million. Nutanix had a net margin of 8.43% and a negative return on equity of 32.95%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 10.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $0.47 EPS. On average, analysts expect that Nutanix will post 0.31 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Nutanix

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of NTNX. Earned Wealth Advisors LLC grew its holdings in Nutanix by 3.8% in the second quarter. Earned Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 3,915 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $299,000 after purchasing an additional 142 shares during the period. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. lifted its position in shares of Nutanix by 6.4% during the 2nd quarter. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. now owns 2,453 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $188,000 after buying an additional 148 shares in the last quarter. Simmons Bank increased its holdings in Nutanix by 2.1% in the 2nd quarter. Simmons Bank now owns 7,295 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $558,000 after acquiring an additional 150 shares in the last quarter. Crestwood Advisors Group LLC raised its position in Nutanix by 0.4% during the third quarter. Crestwood Advisors Group LLC now owns 43,499 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $3,236,000 after acquiring an additional 161 shares during the period. Finally, Manchester Capital Management LLC raised its position in Nutanix by 14.1% during the second quarter. Manchester Capital Management LLC now owns 1,374 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $105,000 after acquiring an additional 170 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 85.25% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research firms recently issued reports on NTNX. The Goldman Sachs Group cut their target price on Nutanix from $75.00 to $60.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, February 9th. Northland Securities dropped their price target on Nutanix from $76.00 to $53.00 and set a “market perform” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, November 26th. Piper Sandler cut their price objective on Nutanix from $72.00 to $63.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Nutanix in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Finally, Bank of America cut their price target on shares of Nutanix from $75.00 to $60.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have assigned a Buy rating and six have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $63.60.

More Nutanix News

Here are the key news stories impacting Nutanix this week:

• Positive Sentiment: AMD strategic partnership and $150M equity investment — AMD agreed to buy shares and commit engineering/GT​M support as part of a multi‑year AI infrastructure deal, creating a “halo” for Nutanix’s agentic-AI positioning and lifting sentiment. Quiver Quant: Nutanix jumps as AMD takes strategic stake
• Positive Sentiment: Quarterly beat — Nutanix reported Q2 revenue of $722.8M and adj. EPS $0.56 (vs. consensus ~$0.44), showing demand strength and giving investors confidence in ongoing enterprise AI traction. GlobeNewswire: Q2 results
• Positive Sentiment: Unusual call-option activity — Traders bought ~7,474 call contracts (≈+179% vs. average), a short‑term bullish flow that can amplify upside momentum into the close/next session.
• Positive Sentiment: Ongoing analyst support — Multiple firms continue to issue buy/outperform views and mid‑cycle price targets above the current price, backing a longer‑term AI/VMware‑replacement thesis. TipRanks: Long‑term buy thesis
• Neutral Sentiment: Bank of America cut its price target (from $75 to $60) but kept a Buy rating — reduces upside expectations while retaining conviction. Benzinga: BoA PT cut
• Neutral Sentiment: Notes that growth is moderating — some analysts call out higher server costs and revenue timing as headwinds that could temper near‑term margin/quarterly prints. Yahoo Finance: Growth moderating
• Negative Sentiment: Supply constraints and trimmed guidance — management narrowed FY26 revenue guidance (roughly $2.80–$2.84B) and set Q3 revenue at $680–$690M, below some street estimates, signalling near‑term execution/timing risk. Seeking Alpha: Supply constraints
• Negative Sentiment: Barclays lowered its price target to $47 and moved to Equal Weight — another sign sell‑side expectations were tempered after the quarter. TickerReport/Benzinga: Barclays PT cut
• Negative Sentiment: Insider selling — recent open‑market sales by several executives add a cautionary signal for some investors. Quiver Quant: Insider trades

Nutanix Company 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.