Nutanix jumps as AMD takes strategic stake and the company posts a quarterly beat

Nutanix (NTNX) is up 4.1% today. Here is some analysis on what might have caused this price movement.

Analysis: Shares appear to be moving higher on enthusiasm around a new strategic enterprise-AI partnership with AMD that includes a sizable equity investment, plus follow-through from Nutanix’s latest quarterly results. The combination likely reinforced investor expectations for Nutanix’s relevance in enterprise “agentic AI” infrastructure deployments.

Details:

Nutanix and AMD announced a multi-year strategic partnership to develop an open, full-stack AI infrastructure platform aimed at powering agentic AI across enterprise, hybrid, edge, and cloud environments.

As part of the agreement, AMD plans to invest $150 million in Nutanix common stock at $36.26 per share, with the investment expected to close in Q2 2026 pending regulatory approvals and customary conditions.

AMD also committed up to $100 million to support joint engineering initiatives and go-to-market collaboration tied to integrated solutions.

Nutanix’s fiscal Q2 2026 results showed revenue of $722.8 million and adjusted EPS of $0.56, alongside forward revenue guidance (including $680–$690 million for the next quarter), which helped keep earnings momentum in focus despite near-term execution risks.

Sources:

AMD Newsroom, The Associated Press, MarketWatch

Disclaimer: This price movement analysis was generated with the help of AI. Please double-check the information provided for mistakes.

$NTNX Insider Trading Activity

$NTNX insiders have traded $NTNX stock on the open market 6 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 0 have been purchases and 6 have been sales.

Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $NTNX stock by insiders over the last 6 months:

RAJIV RAMASWAMI (President and CEO) has made 0 purchases and 2 sales selling 144,707 shares for an estimated $11,059,200.
RUKMINI SIVARAMAN (Chief Financial Officer) sold 11,391 shares for an estimated $892,414
BRIAN MARTIN (Chief Legal Officer) sold 10,241 shares for an estimated $783,731
TERESA GAYLE SHEPPARD has made 0 purchases and 2 sales selling 3,500 shares for an estimated $267,691.

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$NTNX Hedge Fund Activity

We have seen 244 institutional investors add shares of $NTNX stock to their portfolio, and 459 decrease their positions in their most recent quarter.

Here are some of the largest recent moves:

UBS AM, A DISTINCT BUSINESS UNIT OF UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC removed 5,822,793 shares (-80.0%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $300,980,170
AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC added 4,826,443 shares (+72.8%) to their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $249,478,838
GENERATION INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLP removed 3,013,651 shares (-46.8%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $155,775,620
FIL LTD added 2,786,929 shares (+180.1%) to their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $144,056,360
CITADEL ADVISORS LLC added 2,430,339 shares (+9636.9%) to their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $125,624,222
ALYESKA INVESTMENT GROUP, L.P. added 2,425,665 shares (+926.8%) to their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $125,382,623
FEDERATED HERMES, INC. removed 2,210,012 shares (-62.1%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $114,235,520

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$NTNX Analyst Ratings

Wall Street analysts have issued reports on $NTNX in the last several months. We have seen 8 firms issue buy ratings on the stock, and 0 firms issue sell ratings.

Here are some recent analyst ratings:

RBC Capital issued a "Outperform" rating on 01/05/2026
Goldman Sachs issued a "Buy" rating on 11/28/2025
B of A Securities issued a "Buy" rating on 11/26/2025
JP Morgan issued a "Overweight" rating on 11/26/2025
Needham issued a "Buy" rating on 11/26/2025
Piper Sandler issued a "Overweight" rating on 11/26/2025
Keybanc issued a "Overweight" rating on 11/26/2025

To track analyst ratings and price targets for $NTNX, check out Quiver Quantitative's $NTNX forecast page.

$NTNX Price Targets

Multiple analysts have issued price targets for $NTNX recently. We have seen 12 analysts offer price targets for $NTNX in the last 6 months, with a median target of $60.0.

Here are some recent targets:

Wamsi Mohan from B of A Securities set a target price of $60.0 on 02/26/2026
Mike Cikos from Needham set a target price of $55.0 on 02/26/2026
Meta Marshall from Morgan Stanley set a target price of $56.0 on 02/24/2026
Matthew Martino from Goldman Sachs set a target price of $60.0 on 02/09/2026
Tim Long from Barclays set a target price of $53.0 on 01/15/2026
Matthew Hedberg from RBC Capital set a target price of $65.0 on 01/05/2026
Brandon Nispel from Keybanc set a target price of $65.0 on 11/26/2025

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