Nutanix (NTNX) closed at $41.43 in the latest trading session, marking a -1.07% move from the prior day. The stock trailed the S&P 500, which registered a daily loss of 0.01%. On the other hand, the Dow registered a loss of 0.13%, and the technology-centric Nasdaq decreased by 0.16%.
The enterprise cloud platform services provider's shares have seen a decrease of 20.4% over the last month, not keeping up with the Computer and Technology sector's loss of 1.54% and the S&P 500's loss of 0.28%.
The upcoming earnings release of Nutanix will be of great interest to investors. The company's earnings report is expected on February 25, 2026. It is anticipated that the company will report an EPS of $0.44, marking a 21.43% fall compared to the same quarter of the previous year. Simultaneously, our latest consensus estimate expects the revenue to be $709.67 million, showing a 8.39% escalation compared to the year-ago quarter.
For the annual period, the Zacks Consensus Estimates anticipate earnings of $1.78 per share and a revenue of $2.84 billion, signifying shifts of +9.88% and +11.94%, respectively, from the last year.
It is also important to note the recent changes to analyst estimates for Nutanix. These recent revisions tend to reflect the evolving nature of short-term business trends. With this in mind, we can consider positive estimate revisions a sign of optimism about the business outlook.
Research indicates that these estimate revisions are directly correlated with near-term share price momentum. We developed the Zacks Rank to capitalize on this phenomenon. Our system takes these estimate changes into account and delivers a clear, actionable rating model.
Ranging from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), the Zacks Rank system has a proven, outside-audited track record of outperformance, with #1 stocks returning an average of +25% annually since 1988. Within the past 30 days, our consensus EPS projection has moved 0.35% lower. Right now, Nutanix possesses a Zacks Rank of #4 (Sell).
Looking at valuation, Nutanix is presently trading at a Forward P/E ratio of 23.48. This valuation marks a premium compared to its industry average Forward P/E of 15.25.
Meanwhile, NTNX's PEG ratio is currently 1.79. The PEG ratio is akin to the commonly utilized P/E ratio, but this measure also incorporates the company's anticipated earnings growth rate. By the end of yesterday's trading, the Computers - IT Services industry had an average PEG ratio of 1.3.
The Computers - IT Services industry is part of the Computer and Technology sector. With its current Zacks Industry Rank of 140, this industry ranks in the bottom 43% of all industries, numbering over 250.
The Zacks Industry Rank evaluates the power of our distinct industry groups by determining the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks forming the groups. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.
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