What is William Blair’s Estimate for Nutanix Q1 Earnings?

Nutanix (NASDAQ:NTNX) – Analysts at William Blair decreased their Q1 2026 earnings estimates for Nutanix in a report issued on Friday, August 22nd. William Blair analyst J. Ader now forecasts that the technology company will post earnings per share of $0.08 for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.09. The consensus estimate for Nutanix’s current full-year earnings is $0.31 per share.

Nutanix (NASDAQ:NTNX) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, June 4th. The technology company reported $0.42 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.38 by $0.04. Nutanix had a net margin of 0.97% and a negative return on equity of 21.32%. The firm had revenue of $638.98 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $626.12 million. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $0.28 EPS. The company’s revenue was up 21.8% compared to the same quarter last year.

A number of other analysts have also recently commented on the stock. The Goldman Sachs Group initiated coverage on shares of Nutanix in a research note on Tuesday, July 15th. They set a “buy” rating and a $95.00 price target on the stock. Piper Sandler restated an “overweight” rating and set a $88.00 target price (up previously from $76.00) on shares of Nutanix in a research report on Thursday, May 29th. Morgan Stanley reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and issued a $90.00 price target (up from $75.00) on shares of Nutanix in a report on Tuesday, May 20th. Susquehanna boosted their price objective on Nutanix from $90.00 to $95.00 and gave the company a “positive” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 29th. Finally, KeyCorp initiated coverage on Nutanix in a research note on Thursday, June 26th. They set an “overweight” rating and a $95.00 price objective on the stock. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have assigned a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $91.00.

Nutanix Stock Performance

NTNX stock opened at $68.79 on Monday. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $73.35 and a 200-day moving average of $72.01. Nutanix has a fifty-two week low of $52.18 and a fifty-two week high of $83.36. The company has a market capitalization of $18.44 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 140.39, a PEG ratio of 4.54 and a beta of 0.71.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Colonial Trust Co SC bought a new position in Nutanix in the fourth quarter valued at $28,000. Twin Tree Management LP purchased a new position in shares of Nutanix in the 1st quarter worth about $29,000. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB increased its position in shares of Nutanix by 78.0% during the 1st quarter. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB now owns 436 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $30,000 after purchasing an additional 191 shares during the last quarter. GW&K Investment Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Nutanix during the 1st quarter valued at about $30,000. Finally, SouthState Corp purchased a new position in shares of Nutanix during the 1st quarter valued at about $32,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 85.25% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In other Nutanix news, CFO Rukmini Sivaraman sold 2,100 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, June 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $72.73, for a total value of $152,733.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 209,070 shares in the company, valued at $15,205,661.10. This represents a 0.99% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, Director Groen Max Pieter De sold 5,480,467 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, June 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $76.81, for a total value of $420,954,670.27. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 5,480,468 shares in the company, valued at approximately $420,954,747.08. The trade was a 50.00% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last three months, insiders sold 5,491,492 shares of company stock worth $421,797,778. Company insiders own 6.80% of the company’s stock.

About Nutanix

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.