Elastic (NYSE:ESTC - Get Free Report) CEO Ashutosh Kulkarni sold 7,017 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, December 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $108.12, for a total value of $758,678.04. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 395,326 shares in the company, valued at approximately $42,742,647.12. The trade was a 1.74 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink.
Elastic Stock Down 0.2 %
Elastic stock opened at $103.71 on Friday. Elastic has a 12 month low of $69.00 and a 12 month high of $136.06. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $93.37 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $97.37. The company has a current ratio of 1.99, a quick ratio of 1.99 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.70. The firm has a market cap of $10.75 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 188.56 and a beta of 1.02.
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ESTC has been the subject of several research analyst reports. The Goldman Sachs Group lifted their target price on shares of Elastic from $99.00 to $113.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research report on Friday, November 22nd. Robert W. Baird upgraded shares of Elastic from a "neutral" rating to an "outperform" rating and upped their target price for the stock from $95.00 to $135.00 in a research report on Friday, November 22nd. UBS Group lowered their price target on Elastic from $135.00 to $95.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, August 30th. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price objective on Elastic from $100.00 to $135.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Friday, November 22nd. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus increased their price objective on Elastic from $98.00 to $132.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, November 22nd. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eighteen have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Elastic has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $126.50.
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Hedge Funds Weigh In On Elastic
Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Asset Dedication LLC grew its stake in shares of Elastic by 1,333.3% in the second quarter. Asset Dedication LLC now owns 301 shares of the company's stock worth $34,000 after acquiring an additional 280 shares during the period. AlphaCentric Advisors LLC bought a new position in Elastic in the second quarter valued at about $40,000. Quarry LP purchased a new position in Elastic in the second quarter worth about $40,000. Signaturefd LLC increased its position in shares of Elastic by 44.1% during the 2nd quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 389 shares of the company's stock valued at $44,000 after purchasing an additional 119 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Eastern Bank bought a new stake in Elastic during the third quarter valued at approximately $61,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 97.03% of the company's stock.
Elastic Company Profile
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Elastic N.V., a data analytics company, delivers solutions designed to run in public or private clouds in multi-cloud environments. It primarily offers Elastic Stack, a set of software products that ingest and store data from various sources and formats, as well as performs search, analysis, and visualization on that data.
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