Ubiquiti (NYSE:UI) Sees Unusually-High Trading Volume – Time to Buy?

Ubiquiti Inc. (NYSE:UI) saw strong trading volume on Friday . 107,762 shares were traded during mid-day trading, a decline of 3% from the previous session’s volume of 111,666 shares.The stock last traded at $522.50 and had previously closed at $573.87.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several analysts have recently issued reports on UI shares. Barclays upped their target price on shares of Ubiquiti from $527.00 to $672.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a research report on Monday, May 11th. BWS Financial reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $980.00 price target on shares of Ubiquiti in a research report on Wednesday, July 8th. Wall Street Zen cut Ubiquiti from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, April 27th. Weiss Ratings downgraded Ubiquiti from a “buy (b)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research report on Friday, May 29th. Finally, Zacks Research downgraded Ubiquiti from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, August 14th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, one has issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $750.67.

Ubiquiti Stock Performance

The stock has a fifty day moving average of $553.35 and a 200-day moving average of $690.80. The company has a market cap of $32.54 billion, a PE ratio of 34.55 and a beta of 1.31.

Institutional Trading of Ubiquiti

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. M&T Bank Corp increased its stake in shares of Ubiquiti by 7,845.7% during the fourth quarter. M&T Bank Corp now owns 98,527 shares of the company’s stock valued at $54,520,000 after buying an additional 97,287 shares during the period. Militia Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in Ubiquiti in the first quarter worth about $1,581,000. Diversify Advisory Services LLC purchased a new stake in Ubiquiti in the second quarter worth about $1,526,000. Diversify Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in Ubiquiti during the 1st quarter worth about $2,173,000. Finally, Hsbc Holdings PLC grew its holdings in Ubiquiti by 112.5% during the 4th quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC now owns 4,138 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,290,000 after acquiring an additional 2,191 shares in the last quarter. 4.00% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Ubiquiti Company Profile

Ubiquiti Inc (NYSE: UI) is a U.S.-based technology company that designs and sells networking and wireless communication products for enterprise, service provider and consumer markets. Its product portfolio includes Wi?Fi access points, routers and gateways, managed Ethernet switches, network management software, and IP surveillance systems. Ubiquiti’s offerings are organized under several well?known lines—most notably UniFi for managed LAN/Wi?Fi and networked video, AmpliFi for consumer Wi?Fi, and product families targeting service?provider and point?to?point wireless broadband applications.

The company emphasizes integrated hardware and software solutions, with centralized management and cloud?enabled control as core features of its platform approach.