Discussion stirs around VMware, Inc. (NYSE:VMW) this week; here is what analysts are saying.

Investors sentiment increased to 1.09 in Q4 2016. Its up 0.13, from 0.96 in 2016Q3. It increased, as 54 investors sold #VMware, Inc. shares while 105 reduced holdings. 55 funds opened positions while 119 raised stakes. 81.75 million shares or 1.18% less from 82.72 million shares in 2016Q3 were reported. First Quadrant L P Ca accumulated 328,591 shares or 0.53% of the stock. Cornerstone Cap Mngmt Hldgs Lc holds 38,534 shares. Sandy Spring Commercial Bank reported 0% in VMware, Inc. (NYSE:VMW). 2.04 million are held by Blackrock Institutional Trust Na. Glenmede Tru Na accumulated 1.47M shares or 0.63% of the stock. Hussman Strategic Advsr holds 1.18% of its portfolio in VMware, Inc. (NYSE:VMW) for 75,000 shares. Old Mutual Investors (Uk) reported 122,039 shares stake. Mcf Advsrs Ltd Liability Corporation reported 0% stake. New York-based Hutchin Hill Capital Ltd Partnership has invested 0.21% in VMware, Inc. (NYSE:VMW). Aberdeen Asset Public Ltd Uk invested in 0% or 3,567 shares. Blair William Il, a Illinois-based fund reported 21,380 shares. Rhumbline Advisers holds 0.02% of its portfolio in VMware, Inc. (NYSE:VMW) for 85,023 shares. Gilman Hill Asset Mngmt Lc has invested 0.12% in VMware, Inc. (NYSE:VMW). 49,586 were reported by Clinton Grp. The Missouri-based Moneta Gp Advsrs Llc has invested 0.06% in VMware, Inc. (NYSE:VMW).  Since February 8, 2017, it had 0 buys, and 15 insider sales for $710.43 million activity. Shares for $59.40 million were sold by Durban Egon. $944,090 worth of VMware, Inc. (NYSE:VMW) shares were sold by Carli Maurizio. $999,223 worth of VMware, Inc. (NYSE:VMW) shares were sold by Smith S. Dawn. The insider SLP Denali Co-Invest GP – L.L.C. sold 666,354 shares worth $59.40M. 1.46 million shares were sold by Dell Technologies Inc, worth $117.17 million. $322,735 worth of VMware, Inc. (NYSE:VMW) was sold by POONEN SANJAY. Another trade for 666,354 shares valued at $59.40 million was sold by DELL MICHAEL S. VMware, Inc. (NYSE:VMW) Ratings Coverage Among 40 analysts covering VMware Inc (NYSE:VMW), 15 have Buy rating, 0 Sell and 25 Hold. Therefore 38% are positive. VMware Inc had 96 analyst reports since July 22, 2015 according to SRatingsIntel. The firm has “Outperform” rating by Oppenheimer given on Monday, October 31. The stock of VMware, Inc. (NYSE:VMW) earned “Market Perform” rating by BMO Capital Markets on Thursday, October 27. The stock has “Hold” rating by BMO Capital Markets on Tuesday, September 1. The firm earned “Buy” rating on Friday, June 2 by Raymond James. The rating was downgraded by Susquehanna on Wednesday, October 21 to “Neutral”. Zacks downgraded the stock to “Hold” rating in Friday, September 4 report. RBC Capital Markets maintained the stock with “Buy” rating in Wednesday, May 31 report. The rating was downgraded by Goldman Sachs to “Neutral” on Wednesday, September 7. On Thursday, September 3 the stock rating was maintained by Pacific Crest with “Overweight”. On Wednesday, October 21 the stock rating was downgraded by Raymond James to “Mkt Perform”. Below is a list of VMware, Inc. (NYSE:VMW) latest ratings and price target changes. 07/07/2017 Broker: Jefferies Rating: Buy New Target: $116.0000 Maintain 07/07/2017 Broker: RBC Capital Markets Rating: Buy New Target: $113.0000 Maintain 21/06/2017 Broker: Stifel Nicolaus Old Rating: Hold New Rating: Buy Upgrade 02/06/2017 Broker: Barclays Capital Rating: Hold New Target: $100.0000 02/06/2017 Broker: BTIG Research Rating: Hold 02/06/2017 Broker: Stifel Nicolaus Rating: Hold New Target: $96.0000 Maintain 02/06/2017 Broker: Raymond James Rating: Buy New Target: $106.0000 Maintain 02/06/2017 Broker: Maxim Group Rating: Hold New Target: $96.0000 Maintain 02/06/2017 Broker: Jefferies Rating: Buy New Target: $116.0000 02/06/2017 Broker: Oppenheimer Rating: Buy New Target: $110.0000 Maintain About 382,718 shares traded. VMware, Inc. (NYSE:VMW) has risen 57.35% since July 25, 2016 and is uptrending. It has outperformed by 40.65% the S&P500. VMware, Inc. is an information technology company. The company has market cap of $37.81 billion. The Firm is engaged in development and application of virtualization technologies with x86 server computing, separating application software from the underlying hardware. It has a 31 P/E ratio. The Firm offers various products, which allow organizations to manage IT resources across private clouds and multi-cloud, multi-device environments by leveraging synergies across three product categories: Software-Defined Data Center (SDDC), Hybrid Cloud Computing and End-User Computing (EUC). More important recent VMware, Inc. (NYSE:VMW) news were published by: Marketwatch.com which released: “VMware gains after report that Amazon deal could expand to data-center software” on July 17, 2017, also Seekingalpha.com published article titled: “VMware, The Hybrid Cloud And The Re-Emergence Of Growth”, Marketwired.com published: “Amy Fliegelman Olli Appointed Senior Vice President and General Counsel of VMware” on July 17, 2017. More interesting news about VMware, Inc. (NYSE:VMW) was released by: Seekingalpha.com and their article: “VMware: Upside Awaits As Growth Accelerates” with publication date: June 29, 2017
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