AZENTA INC AZTA
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 114340102 · ISIN US1143401024
Life science company
- SectorIndustrials
- IndustrySpecial Industry Machinery, NEC
- HeadquartersBurlington, MA
- Websiteazenta.com
- FilingsSEC EDGAR
* Summed across managers. Shares that two managers' reports both contain – a subsidiary's holdings that its parent's report includes too, or a sub-adviser's in its client's – are counted once ($2.3m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 60.2m as of 2023-08-03, from the company's own SEC filing; the percentage can still exceed 100%: lent-out shares are counted by the lender and the buyer, and some reports overlap without saying so. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $46.67. Options: 10 managers hold calls ($30.9m notional), 8 hold puts ($2.5m).
Trends to Q2 2023
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 341 |
| Q4 2022 | 351 |
| Q1 2023 | 344 |
| Q2 2023 | 307 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2022 | 177 | 171 |
| Q1 2023 | 174 | 185 |
| Q2 2023 | 133 | 184 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | $9.5m | $6.6m | 0.69 |
| Q4 2022 | $34.9m | $42.2m | 1.21 |
| Q1 2023 | $48.7m | $39.7m | 0.82 |
| Q2 2023 | $30.9m | $2.5m | 0.08 |
Biggest buyers
| Politan Capital Management LP | New | +2.0m |
| Hudson Bay Capital Management LP | New | +1.6m |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC | New | +592.0k |
| NORGES BANK | Added | +561.1k |
| TORONTO DOMINION BANK | New | +480.0k |
| Legal & General Group Plc | Added | +428.4k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Added | +280.6k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Added | +270.9k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | +266.2k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP | Added | +212.5k |
Biggest sellers
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Reduced | -1.2m |
| Ceredex Value Advisors LLC | Sold out | -1.1m |
| Laurion Capital Management LP | Sold out | -994.6k |
| BROWN ADVISORY INC | Reduced | -988.3k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -888.1k |
| Granahan Investment Management, LLC | Reduced | -775.2k |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. | Reduced | -762.9k |
| BlackRock Inc. | Reduced | -628.0k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC | Reduced | -417.1k |
| Thematics Asset Management | Sold out | -339.0k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $10.2m217.7k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $7.5m161.3k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $5.3m114.5k shares |
| Lighthouse Investment Partners, LLC | Reduced | $4.5m97.0k shares |
| Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC | Added | $1.2m25.7k shares |
| PEAK6 Investments LLC | Reduced | $765.6k16.4k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $611.5k13.1k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Reduced | $494.8k10.6k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $252.1k5.4k shares |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. | Unchanged | $00 shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $830.9k17.8k shares |
| Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC | Unchanged | $448.1k9.6k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Reduced | $392.1k8.4k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | New | $312.8k6.7k shares |
| PEAK6 Investments LLC | Reduced | $303.4k6.5k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $214.7k4.6k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $9.3k200 shares |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. | Unchanged | $00 shares |
Options at notional value: the value of the shares the contracts control, as filers report them, not what the options cost. Not included in the holders, shares or buying above.
Major shareholders (over 5%)
Anyone who owns more than 5% of a class of the company's shares has to say so: on Schedule 13D if they may try to influence or control the company, on 13G if they're a passive investor, and update it as the stake changes. Each holder's latest filing, from 19 Dec 2024 on; percentages are of the share class, as the holder worked them out.
| Holder | Stake |
|---|---|
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-28 | 5.3% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-26; now reported by VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC), DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP (4.6%, 2026-01-21)
Insider purchases and sales in Q2 2023
Shares bought or sold by the company's own officers, directors and 10% owners, in the open market or privately, as they reported to the SEC on Form 4 (due within two business days of the trade). Grants, option exercises, shares withheld for tax and gifts aren't included.
Officers and directors buying vs selling
Number of people, by quarter (10% owners not included)
Numbers
| Quarter | Buying | Bought | Selling | Sold | Sold under a plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2021 | 0 | — | 8 | $15.0m | — |
| Q1 2022 | 0 | — | 1 | $19.6k | — |
| Q2 2022 | 0 | — | 1 | $10.3k | — |
| Q3 2022 | 2 | $752.2k | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2023 | 0 | — | 1 | $103.4k | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-06-06 | MARTIN JOSEPH R Director | Sold | $103.4k2.4k shares |
Their holding: how much the trade added to or took from the insider's holding (direct, or the trust or fund named). The same trade is sometimes reported by more than one insider, such as a fund and the director who represents it; totals count it once. A value is left blank where the reported price is far from the market price (usually a typo).
Holders, Q2 2023
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 6.5m $301.6m | Reduced -417.1k |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 6.1m $287.0m | Reduced -628.0k |
| KAYNE ANDERSON RUDNICK INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.59% of their portfolio | 4.5m $209.8m | Added +29.4k |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC 0.17% of their portfolio | 2.3m $107.4m | Reduced -69.5k |
| NORGES BANK 0.02% of their portfolio | 2.2m $102.5m | Added +561.1k |
| Politan Capital Management LP 5.53% of their portfolio | 2.0m $93.4m | New |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.9m $88.7m | Reduced -192.1k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.8m $85.5m | Reduced -1.2m |
| Hudson Bay Capital Management LP 0.77% of their portfolio | 1.6m $77.0m | New |
| GW&K Investment Management, LLC 0.73% of their portfolio | 1.6m $76.8m | Reduced -8.6k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.5m $71.9m | Added +171.2k |
| Conestoga Capital Advisors, LLC 0.95% of their portfolio | 1.3m $60.0m | Reduced -25.3k |
| Fisher Asset Management, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.1m $51.9m | Added +9.2k |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.1m $49.1m | Added +17.5k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.0m $48.1m | Reduced -14.2k |
| WCM INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.14% of their portfolio | 993.6k $46.4m | Added +62.9k |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 959.2k $44.8m | Added +4.9k |
| DF DENT & CO INC 0.60% of their portfolio | 950.4k $44.4m | Reduced -73.9k |
| Stephens Investment Management Group LLC 0.63% of their portfolio | 868.8k $40.6m | Added +19.7k |
| BROWN ADVISORY INC 0.06% of their portfolio | 807.1k $37.7m | Reduced -988.3k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 764.2k $35.7m | Added +212.5k |
| Granahan Investment Management, LLC 1.06% of their portfolio | 737.4k $34.4m | Reduced -775.2k |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 702.2k $32.8m | Reduced -83.7k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.05% of their portfolio | 657.3k $30.7m | Added +270.9k |
| WESTFIELD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO LP 0.19% of their portfolio | 644.8k $30.1m | Added +56.1k |
| TEACHER RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF TEXAS 0.20% of their portfolio | 642.3k $30.0m | Added +134.8k |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP 0.04% of their portfolio | 641.7k $30.0m | Reduced -14.1k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 625.3k $29.2m | Added +280.6k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.01% of their portfolio | 621.1k $29.0m | Reduced -33.4k |
| EXCHANGE TRADED CONCEPTS, LLC 0.70% of their portfolio | 608.3k $28.4m | Added +47.3k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.01% of their portfolio | 605.0k $28.2m | Added +6.3k |
| PALISADE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LP 0.74% of their portfolio | 599.1k $28.0m | Added +148.1k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.01% of their portfolio | 598.2k $27.9m | Added +428.4k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 592.0k $27.8m | New |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.01% of their portfolio | 564.6k $26.4m | Added +440 |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 553.6k $25.8m | Added +5.7k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 515.6k $24.1m | Added +266.2k |
| GENEVA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.47% of their portfolio | 510.3k $23.8m | Reduced -236.8k |
| TORONTO DOMINION BANK 0.02% of their portfolio | 480.0k $22.4m | New |
| ROYCE & ASSOCIATES LP 0.22% of their portfolio | 479.4k $22.4m | Added +16.2k |
| Rock Springs Capital Management LP 0.52% of their portfolio | 469.9k $21.9m | Added +38.7k |
| SYSTEMATIC FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT LP 0.68% of their portfolio | 460.3k $21.5m | Reduced -4.2k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 451.9k $21.1m | Reduced -7.4k |
| NATIXIS ADVISORS, LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 447.2k $20.9m | Added +19.6k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 444.9k $20.8m | Added +15.1k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 405.1k $18.9m | Added +14.3k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 372.9k $17.4m | Added +169.3k |
| AMERICAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.57% of their portfolio | 353.7k $16.5m | Reduced -115.4k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 347.0k $16.2m | Added +74.4k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 298.2k $13.3m | Unchanged |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.01% of their portfolio | 293.1k $13.7m | Added +64.1k |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. 0.03% of their portfolio | 264.1k $12.3m | Reduced -12.9k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 259.2k $12.1m | Added +202.2k |
| NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA /FI/ 0.02% of their portfolio | 254.1k $11.7m | Added +175.0k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 253.6k $11.8m | Reduced -19.9k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.01% of their portfolio | 249.9k $11.7m | Added +13.4k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 247.8k $11.6m | Added +56.3k |
| NATIXIS 0.10% of their portfolio | 246.0k $11.5m | Added +7.9k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 244.5k $11.4m | Reduced -11.0k |
| WILLIAM BLAIR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 242.0k $11.3m | Added +3.0k |
| Park West Asset Management LLC 0.95% of their portfolio | 233.5k $10.9m | Reduced -16.5k |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans 0.02% of their portfolio | 230.1k $10.7m | Reduced -39.7k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.01% of their portfolio | 222.6k $10.4m | Reduced -7.6k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 185.9k $8.7m | Reduced -27.8k |
| Brandywine Global Investment Management, LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 171.0k $8.0m | New |
| KORNITZER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC /KS 0.16% of their portfolio | 170.2k $7.9m | Reduced -143.8k |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.01% of their portfolio | 166.7k $7.8m | New |
| Swiss National Bank 0.00% of their portfolio | 150.4k $7.0m | Reduced -11.5k |
| THOMPSON SIEGEL & WALMSLEY LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 138.3k $6.5m | Added +13.6k |
| PEREGRINE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.15% of their portfolio | 119.4k $5.6m | Reduced -43 |
| SEGALL BRYANT & HAMILL, LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 107.7k $5.0m | Added +486 |
| TRUIST FINANCIAL CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 105.2k $4.9m | Added +191 |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 102.7k $4.8m | Added +22.6k |
| Baird Financial Group, Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 101.4k $4.7m | Added +86.4k |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 0.00% of their portfolio | 98.8k $4.6m | Reduced -741 |
| AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC. 0.03% of their portfolio | 98.3k $4.6m | Reduced -8.3k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 97.1k $4.5m | Reduced -5.2k |
| CWM, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 92.8k $4.3m | Reduced -3.4k |
| Granite Investment Partners, LLC 0.17% of their portfolio | 91.9k $4.3m | New |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 91.1k $4.3m | Reduced -17.2k |
| ING GROEP NV 0.03% of their portfolio | 88.0k $4.1m | New |
| SG Americas Securities, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 88.0k $4.1m | Reduced -24.3k |
| HRT FINANCIAL LP 0.04% of their portfolio | 87.4k $4.1m | Reduced -32.1k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.00% of their portfolio | 84.2k $3.9m | Reduced -8.4k |
| Retirement Systems of Alabama 0.02% of their portfolio | 84.0k $3.9m | Reduced -6.3k |
| LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 83.8k $3.9m | Reduced -43.8k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 83.7k $3.9m | Reduced -7.8k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 82.2k $3.8m | Reduced -14.4k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.01% of their portfolio | 79.9k $3.7m | Reduced -85.3k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 74.1k $3.5m | Reduced -888.1k |
| JOHN G ULLMAN & ASSOCIATES INC 0.53% of their portfolio | 73.4k $3.4m | Added +32.0k |
| Gotham Asset Management, LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 70.8k $3.3m | Added +1.5k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 69.7k $3.3m | Reduced -5.0k |
| B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. AG 0.04% of their portfolio | 67.6k $3.2m | Added +36.1k |
| Jump Financial, LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 66.8k $3.1m | Added +4.3k |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 64.0k $3.0m | Added +4.2k |
| Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 63.9k $3.0m | Added +4.5k |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 61.2k $2.9m | Added +2.1k |
| STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.01% of their portfolio | 59.8k $2.8m | Reduced -4.0k |
| GUGGENHEIM CAPITAL LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 58.5k $2.7m | Reduced -58 |