Quantbot Technologies LP bought a new position in shares of Fortinet, Inc. (NASDAQ:FTNT – Free Report) during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm bought 34,068 shares of the software maker’s stock, valued at approximately $5,234,000.
Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. BlackRock Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Fortinet during the 2nd quarter worth $9,561,650,000. State Street Corp grew its position in shares of Fortinet by 1.6% in the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 29,660,558 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $2,493,860,000 after purchasing an additional 477,397 shares during the period. Norges Bank purchased a new stake in shares of Fortinet in the fourth quarter valued at $1,152,917,000. Bank of New York Mellon Corp increased its stake in Fortinet by 6.6% in the fourth quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 14,504,597 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $1,151,810,000 after purchasing an additional 893,190 shares during the last quarter. Finally, First Trust Advisors LP increased its stake in Fortinet by 45.5% in the first quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 11,506,173 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $940,284,000 after purchasing an additional 3,598,487 shares during the last quarter. 83.71% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.
Insider Activity at Fortinet
In other news, VP Michael Xie sold 3,907 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, June 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $146.44, for a total value of $572,141.08. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president owned 9,923,610 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,453,213,448.40. This represents a 0.04% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CEO Ken Xie sold 161,482 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, August 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $162.66, for a total transaction of $26,266,662.12. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 52,972,372 shares in the company, valued at approximately $8,616,486,029.52. This represents a 0.30% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. The sale was made to cover tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of equity awards. Insiders sold 329,142 shares of company stock worth $50,731,178 in the last 90 days. 17.60% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.
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Fortinet Stock Performance
Shares of NASDAQ:FTNT opened at $153.51 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $112.63 billion, a PE ratio of 54.05, a P/E/G ratio of 2.91 and a beta of 1.07. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.32, a current ratio of 1.28 and a quick ratio of 1.19. The business has a 50-day moving average of $156.24 and a two-hundred day moving average of $117.61. Fortinet, Inc. has a 12 month low of $73.55 and a 12 month high of $172.09.
Fortinet (NASDAQ:FTNT – Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 29th. The software maker reported $0.90 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.75 by $0.15. Fortinet had a return on equity of 191.54% and a net margin of 28.17%.The company had revenue of $2.05 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.89 billion. During the same period last year, the business posted $0.64 EPS. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 25.6% compared to the same quarter last year. Fortinet has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.410-3.470 EPS and its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.830-0.870 EPS. As a group, research analysts forecast that Fortinet, Inc. will post 3.05 earnings per share for the current year.
Fortinet Company Profile
Fortinet, Inc (NASDAQ: FTNT) is a multinational cybersecurity company that develops and delivers integrated security solutions for enterprise, service provider and government customers worldwide. Founded in 2000 and headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, the company was co‑founded by Ken Xie and Michael Xie. Ken Xie serves as chairman and chief executive officer, and the company operates through a global sales, channel and services organization to support customers across the Americas, EMEA and Asia‑Pacific.
Fortinet’s product portfolio centers on network security appliances and software, with its FortiGate next‑generation firewalls and the FortiOS operating system forming a core platform.
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