Rise in NTNX’s short interest indicates Bearish sentiment

Daniel Torres

Investors can expect a company’s stock to rise or fall based on the buying and selling of stock by its insiders. Nutanix Inc shares valued at $11,059,201 were sold by RAMASWAMI RAJIV on Oct 02 ’25. At $76.42 per share, RAMASWAMI RAJIV sold 144,707 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 524,608 shares worth approximately $22.55 million following the completion of this transaction.

Also, Sheppard Teresa Gayle sold 3,500 shares, netting a total of over 267,691 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $76.48 each, the insider now holds 22,400 shares.

Before that, RAJIV RAMASWAMI had added 144,707 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $11,059,204, the Officer bought Nutanix Inc shares for $76.42 each.

As published in a research note from Barclays on January 15, 2026, Nutanix Inc [NTNX] has been rated down from an Overweight to an Equal weight and the price target has been revised to $53. Analysts at Morgan Stanley downgraded the stock from ‘”an Overweight”‘ to ‘”an Equal-weight”‘ outlook in a report released in mid January. As of November 26, 2025, Needham has reiterated its “Buy” rating for NTNX. Earlier on November 17, 2025, Oppenheimer initiated its rating. Their recommendation was “an Outperform” for NTNX stock.

Analyzing NTNX Stock Performance

On last trading session, Nutanix Inc [NASDAQ: NTNX] rose 3.39% to $42.98. The stock’s lowest price that day was $42.06, but it reached a high of $43.08 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -16.45%. Over the course of the year, Nutanix Inc shares have dropped approximately -34.32%.

Is Nutanix Inc subject to short interest?

Stocks of Nutanix Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-12-31 jumping by 1.47 million shares to 9.9 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-11-28 was 8.42 million shares. A jump of 14.9% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 2.15 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 2.15.

Which companies own the most shares of Nutanix Inc (NTNX)?

In terms of Nutanix Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 65 in the next 12 months, up nearly 56.36% from the previous closing price of $41.57. Analysts anticipate Nutanix Inc stock to reach 90 by 2026, with the lowest price target being 53. In spite of this, 11 analysts ranked Nutanix Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2026. On August 28, 2025, Needham assigned a price target of “a Buy” to the stock and reiterated coverage with a $80.

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