Nikko Asset Management Americas Inc. lessened its holdings in shares of Pure Storage, Inc. (NYSE:PSTG – Free Report) by 11.5% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 1,266,738 shares of the technology company’s stock after selling 164,562 shares during the period. Nikko Asset Management Americas Inc.’s holdings in Pure Storage were worth $77,816,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.
Other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the company. Sugar Maple Asset Management LLC acquired a new position in Pure Storage in the fourth quarter valued at $29,000. Compass Financial Services Inc acquired a new position in Pure Storage in the fourth quarter valued at $29,000. Berbice Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in Pure Storage in the fourth quarter valued at $37,000. Larson Financial Group LLC increased its stake in Pure Storage by 49.1% in the third quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC now owns 644 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $32,000 after purchasing an additional 212 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Financial Life Planners bought a new stake in Pure Storage in the fourth quarter valued at $44,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 83.42% of the company’s stock.
Pure Storage Stock Performance
Shares of NYSE:PSTG opened at $50.99 on Monday. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $62.86 and a 200 day moving average price of $57.34. Pure Storage, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $44.76 and a fifty-two week high of $73.67. The firm has a market cap of $16.63 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 134.17, a P/E/G ratio of 5.12 and a beta of 1.09.
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Insider Activity at Pure Storage
In other news, CRO Dan Fitzsimons sold 8,895 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, December 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $64.11, for a total value of $570,258.45. Following the sale, the executive now directly owns 72,927 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,675,349.97. This trade represents a 10.87 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, insider Ajay Singh sold 19,972 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, December 31st. The shares were sold at an average price of $61.58, for a total transaction of $1,229,875.76. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now owns 262,144 shares in the company, valued at $16,142,827.52. This represents a 7.08 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 6.00% of the stock is owned by insiders.
Pure Storage Company Profile
Pure Storage, Inc engages in the provision of data storage and management technologies, products, and services in the United States and internationally. Its Purity software is shared across its products and provides enterprise-class data services, such as always-on data reduction, data protection, and encryption, as well as storage protocols, including block, file, and object.
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