Investors Are Bullish on Vmware - Here's What You Need to Know.

By Chris Stiles • Thursday, June 29 15:04 • Permanent Link

After this afternoon's 2.1% surge to $143.61 per share, Vmware might just keep moving past its target price of $142.42. With an average analyst rating of hold, and target prices from $134.0 to $161.0, the stock's next move is anyone's guess.

Vmware's short interest — meaning the percentage of the share float that is being shorted — is lower than average at 1.2%. The stock's short ratio is 1.6. The company's insiders own 36.44% of its outstanding shares, which indicates a strong alignment between management and shareholder interests.

Another number to watch is the company's rate of institutional share ownership, which now stands at 49.4%. In conclusion, we believe there is mixed market sentiment regarding Vmware.

Institutions Invested in Vmware

Date Reported	Holder	Percentage	Shares	Value
2023-03-31	Silver Lake Group, LLC	10%	42,050,818	$6,038,917,998
2023-03-31	Dodge & Cox Inc	6%	26,621,128	$3,823,060,208
2023-03-31	Vanguard Group, Inc. (The)	3%	14,945,910	$2,146,382,144
2023-03-31	Blackrock Inc.	3%	14,309,491	$2,054,986,011
2023-03-31	State Street Corporation	1%	5,146,470	$739,084,559
2023-03-31	Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft	1%	4,729,505	$679,204,215
2023-03-31	Temasek Holdings (Private) Limited	1%	4,573,346	$656,778,221
2023-03-31	Ubs Asset Management Americas Inc	1%	4,415,867	$634,162,662
2023-03-31	Morgan Stanley	1%	3,017,338	$433,319,912
2023-03-31	Barclays Plc	1%	2,702,653	$388,127,998

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