Wedbush Reiterates Splunk (SPLK) Neutral Recommendation

Fintel reports that on July 21, 2023, Wedbush reiterated coverage of Splunk (NASDAQ:SPLK) with a Neutral recommendation.

Analyst Price Forecast Suggests 16.96% Upside

As of July 6, 2023, the average one-year price target for Splunk is 122.17. The forecasts range from a low of 86.86 to a high of $141.75. The average price target represents an increase of 16.96% from its latest reported closing price of 104.46.

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The projected annual revenue for Splunk is 4,119MM, an increase of 12.73%. The projected annual non-GAAP EPS is 2.48.

What is the Fund Sentiment?

There are 1147 funds or institutions reporting positions in Splunk. This is a decrease of 2 owner(s) or 0.17% in the last quarter. Average portfolio weight of all funds dedicated to SPLK is 0.30%, a decrease of 3.03%. Total shares owned by institutions increased in the last three months by 10.98% to 178,924K shares. The put/call ratio of SPLK is 0.44, indicating a bullish outlook.

What are Other Shareholders Doing?

Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd, Zurich holds 20,487K shares representing 12.37% ownership of the company. In it's prior filing, the firm reported owning 20K shares, representing an increase of 99.90%. The firm increased its portfolio allocation in SPLK by 8.92% over the last quarter.

H&F Corporate Investors X holds 12,800K shares representing 7.73% ownership of the company. No change in the last quarter.

Primecap Management holds 11,131K shares representing 6.72% ownership of the company. In it's prior filing, the firm reported owning 10,946K shares, representing an increase of 1.66%. The firm increased its portfolio allocation in SPLK by 7.87% over the last quarter.

Pictet Asset Management holds 6,010K shares representing 3.63% ownership of the company. In it's prior filing, the firm reported owning 4,375K shares, representing an increase of 27.21%. The firm increased its portfolio allocation in SPLK by 32.35% over the last quarter.

VTSMX - Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund Investor Shares holds 5,064K shares representing 3.06% ownership of the company. In it's prior filing, the firm reported owning 4,943K shares, representing an increase of 2.39%. The firm increased its portfolio allocation in SPLK by 5.35% over the last quarter.

Splunk Background Information
(This description is provided by the company.)

Splunk Inc. turns data into doing with the Data-to-Everything Platform. Splunk technology is designed to investigate, monitor, and analyze and act on data at any scale.

Additional reading:

• SPLUNK INC.
• Offer Letter between the Registrant and Tom Casey, dated as of September 13, 2022.
• Letter between the Registrant and Christian Smith, dated
• Splunk Announces Fiscal First Quarter 2024 Financial Results Increases Annual Recurring Revenue 16%, More Than Triples Operating and Free Cash Flow
• Splunk Appoints Yamini Rangan to Its Board of Directors

This story originally appeared on Fintel.