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 ($1.6m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 45.7m as of 2025-02-03, 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 ≈ $49.99. Options: 8 managers hold calls ($12.1m notional), 8 hold puts ($15.0m).
Trends to Q4 2024
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 341 |
| Q4 2022 | 351 |
| Q1 2023 | 344 |
| Q2 2023 | 307 |
| Q3 2023 | 311 |
| Q4 2023 | 319 |
| Q1 2024 | 328 |
| Q2 2024 | 322 |
| Q3 2024 | 315 |
| Q4 2024 | 311 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 2023 | 174 | 185 |
| Q2 2023 | 133 | 184 |
| Q3 2023 | 110 | 182 |
| Q4 2023 | 116 | 179 |
| Q1 2024 | 143 | 166 |
| Q2 2024 | 127 | 174 |
| Q3 2024 | 131 | 182 |
| Q4 2024 | 133 | 180 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2024 | $8.2m | $13.3m | 1.62 |
| Q2 2024 | $14.9m | $13.1m | 0.88 |
| Q3 2024 | $9.4m | $20.2m | 2.13 |
| Q4 2024 | $12.1m | $15.0m | 1.24 |
Biggest buyers
| BlackRock, Inc. | Added | +1.3m |
| LORD, ABBETT & CO. LLC | New | +947.0k |
| Conestoga Capital Advisors, LLC | Added | +621.8k |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP | Added | +447.3k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP | New | +409.4k |
| AMERICAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC | Added | +319.2k |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. | Added | +302.8k |
| Park West Asset Management LLC | New | +300.0k |
| SEGALL BRYANT & HAMILL, LLC | New | +288.1k |
| UBS Group AG | Added | +246.1k |
Biggest sellers
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Reduced | -490.0k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Reduced | -462.2k |
| TEACHER RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF TEXAS | Reduced | -436.4k |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC | Sold out | -419.1k |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Reduced | -295.4k |
| Man Group plc | Reduced | -269.5k |
| GW&K Investment Management, LLC | Reduced | -257.8k |
| WCM INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC | Sold out | -243.8k |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL | Sold out | -173.9k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC | Reduced | -167.1k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $4.1m82.8k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $4.0m80.0k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $2.5m50.9k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Unchanged | $755.0k15.1k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | New | $389.6k7.8k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $310.0k6.2k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $5.0k100 shares |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. | Unchanged | $00 shares |
Biggest puts
| BARCLAYS PLC | Reduced | $9.0m180.0k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $3.0m59.6k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $1.2m23.3k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Unchanged | $1.0m20.0k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Unchanged | $765.0k15.3k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Unchanged | $90.0k1.8k shares |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Reduced | $15.0k300 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 Q4 2024
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2023 | 0 | — | 1 | $103.4k | — |
| Q3 2023 | 0 | — | 1 | $1.2m | — |
| Q4 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2024 | 4 | $1.3m | 6 | $205.9k | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-11-19 | Madaus Martin D Director | Bought | $201.4k4.9k shares |
| 2024-11-19 | Marotta John President and CEO, director | Bought | $50.8k1.2k shares |
| 2024-11-19 | Joseph Jason SVP, General Counsel, Secy. | Sold | $45.6k1.1k shares |
| 2024-11-19 | Cueto Herman EVP, Chief Financial Officer | Sold | $28.5k712 shares |
| 2024-11-19 | Pirogova Olga SVP and CHRO | Sold | $22.0k548 shares |
| 2024-11-19 | Zhou Ginger SVP and General Manager, Genom | Sold | $19.7k491 shares |
| 2024-11-19 | Wang David Dong SVP & GM, SMS | Sold | $13.9k348 shares |
| 2024-11-19 | Hughes Violetta VP, Chief Accounting Officer | Sold | $6.5k163 shares |
| 2024-11-18 | Marotta John President and CEO, director | Bought | $502.1k12.7k shares |
| 2024-11-18 | Cornog William L Director · See footnote | Bought | $495.0k12.5k shares |
| 2024-11-18 | HIRSCH DIDIER Director | Bought | $39.5k1.0k shares |
| 2024-10-17 | Cueto Herman EVP, Chief Financial Officer | Sold | $69.7k1.6k 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, Q4 2024
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 5.8m $288.8m | Added +1.3m |
| Politan Capital Management LP 14.95% of their portfolio | 4.6m $230.6m | Added +995 |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 4.5m $225.8m | Reduced -160.3k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.04% of their portfolio | 3.0m $151.7m | Added +26.9k |
| KAYNE ANDERSON RUDNICK INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.26% of their portfolio | 2.2m $111.9m | Reduced -42.0k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.8m $87.9m | Added +70.8k |
| Conestoga Capital Advisors, LLC 1.05% of their portfolio | 1.6m $78.9m | Added +621.8k |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.4m $70.2m | Added +447.3k |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 1.3m $65.9m | Added +18.5k |
| GW&K Investment Management, LLC 0.55% of their portfolio | 1.3m $65.0m | Reduced -257.8k |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.1m $52.9m | Added +9.6k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.1m $52.6m | Reduced -490.0k |
| LORD, ABBETT & CO. LLC 0.15% of their portfolio | 947.0k $47.4m | New |
| PALISADE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LP 1.08% of their portfolio | 810.9k $40.5m | Added +230.2k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 782.7k $39.1m | Reduced -106.0k |
| Fisher Asset Management, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 771.8k $38.6m | Reduced -56.4k |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. 0.08% of their portfolio | 762.2k $38.1m | Added +302.8k |
| ROYCE & ASSOCIATES LP 0.35% of their portfolio | 758.1k $37.9m | Added +18.1k |
| Stephens Investment Management Group LLC 0.47% of their portfolio | 695.6k $34.8m | Reduced -102.6k |
| TEACHER RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF TEXAS 0.12% of their portfolio | 668.6k $33.4m | Reduced -436.4k |
| AMERICAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 1.23% of their portfolio | 659.7k $33.0m | Added +319.2k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 605.0k $30.2m | Reduced -142.9k |
| FULLER & THALER ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC. 0.11% of their portfolio | 586.3k $29.3m | Added +52.1k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.01% of their portfolio | 573.4k $28.7m | Added +47.9k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 568.2k $28.4m | Reduced -295.4k |
| NORGES BANK 0.00% of their portfolio | 508.1k $25.4m | Reduced -13.6k |
| GENEVA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.42% of their portfolio | 488.6k $24.4m | Reduced -6.1k |
| Rock Springs Capital Management LP 0.90% of their portfolio | 475.0k $23.8m | Reduced -57.5k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 461.6k $23.1m | Added +48.1k |
| SYSTEMATIC FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT LP 0.57% of their portfolio | 444.5k $22.2m | Added +9.9k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.03% of their portfolio | 409.4k $20.5m | New |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.01% of their portfolio | 408.5k $20.4m | Added +66.2k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.00% of their portfolio | 395.7k $19.8m | Reduced -40.2k |
| EXCHANGE TRADED CONCEPTS, LLC 0.38% of their portfolio | 375.6k $18.8m | Added +25.5k |
| NATIXIS ADVISORS, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 374.1k $18.7m | Reduced -4.3k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 358.0k $17.9m | Reduced -47.6k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 355.4k $17.8m | Added +173.7k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 300.8k $15.0m | Reduced -165.0k |
| Park West Asset Management LLC 1.25% of their portfolio | 300.0k $15.0m | New |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 298.5k $14.9m | Reduced -74.9k |
| SEGALL BRYANT & HAMILL, LLC 0.20% of their portfolio | 288.1k $14.4m | New |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 274.2k $13.7m | Added +246.1k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.02% of their portfolio | 266.0k $13.3m | Added +77.4k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 247.4k $12.4m | Added +92.1k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 221.1k $11.1m | Reduced -14.9k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 221.1k $11.1m | Added +107.3k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 218.8k $10.9m | Added +61.7k |
| Gotham Asset Management, LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 198.1k $9.9m | Added +157.5k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 193.1k $9.7m | Added +153.6k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 177.2k $8.9m | Reduced -462.2k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 172.8k $8.6m | Added +110.8k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 171.3k $8.6m | Added +69.9k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 170.8k $8.5m | Added +10.0k |
| COMERICA BANK 0.03% of their portfolio | 153.4k $7.7m | Added +25.1k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 152.5k $7.6m | Added +56.6k |
| PEREGRINE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.22% of their portfolio | 149.4k $7.5m | Added +52.1k |
| HRT FINANCIAL LP 0.04% of their portfolio | 140.1k $7.0m | Added +19.0k |
| Public Sector Pension Investment Board 0.02% of their portfolio | 113.5k $5.7m | New |
| JOHN G ULLMAN & ASSOCIATES INC 0.82% of their portfolio | 111.8k $5.6m | Added +32.0k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.00% of their portfolio | 111.7k $5.6m | Reduced -44.7k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 108.2k $5.4m | Added +17.9k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 100.0k $5.0m | Reduced -69.6k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 99.2k $5.0m | Added +9.6k |
| First Eagle Investment Management, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 97.5k $4.9m | New |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 91.0k $4.5m | Reduced -167.1k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.00% of their portfolio | 86.6k $4.3m | Reduced -9.4k |
| Roubaix Capital, LLC 2.05% of their portfolio | 85.7k $4.3m | New |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. 0.04% of their portfolio | 85.4k $4.3m | Added +41.9k |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB 0.00% of their portfolio | 84.8k $4.3m | Added +4.6k |
| SUSQUEHANNA FUNDAMENTAL INVESTMENTS, LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 78.5k $3.9m | First filing |
| Granite Investment Partners, LLC 0.16% of their portfolio | 72.3k $3.6m | Reduced -6.1k |
| Verition Fund Management LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 71.3k $3.6m | Added +53.3k |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 70.9k $3.5m | Added +2.8k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 69.6k $3.5m | Unchanged |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 68.1k $3.4m | Added +60.8k |
| ExodusPoint Capital Management, LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 66.6k $3.3m | Reduced -43.5k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.00% of their portfolio | 62.6k $3.1m | Reduced -6.3k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 59.0k $3.0m | Reduced -82.6k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.00% of their portfolio | 58.1k $2.9m | Added +26.9k |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 56.9k $2.8m | Reduced -2.4k |
| State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D 0.01% of their portfolio | 51.3k $2.6m | Added +11.3k |
| MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 50.5k $2.5m | Added +6.1k |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 50.3k $2.6m | Added +12.0k |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 46.6k $2.3m | First filing |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 45.9k $1.9m | Added +28.6k |
| PARADIGM CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC/NY 0.10% of their portfolio | 45.0k $2.2m | Unchanged |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.00% of their portfolio | 43.6k $2.2m | Added +5.2k |
| TRUIST FINANCIAL CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 42.0k $2.1m | Reduced -14.3k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 41.5k $2.1m | Reduced -5.3k |
| RICE HALL JAMES & ASSOCIATES, LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 40.7k $2.0m | Reduced -263 |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 37.1k $1.9m | Reduced -123.5k |
| NISA INVESTMENT ADVISORS, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 35.8k $1.8m | Reduced -900 |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans 0.00% of their portfolio | 35.2k $1.8m | Added +23.7k |
| Cerity Partners LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 33.0k $1.6m | Reduced -6.1k |
| CAXTON ASSOCIATES LP 0.05% of their portfolio | 31.9k $1.6m | New |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 31.9k $1.6m | Added +1.4k |
| WESBANCO BANK INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 31.0k $1.6m | Unchanged |
| STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.00% of their portfolio | 29.8k $1.5m | Reduced -4.8k |
| Orion Porfolio Solutions, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 29.5k $1.5m | Reduced -9.7k |
| Orion Portfolio Solutions, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 29.5k $1.5m | Reduced -9.7k |