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NATI National Instruments

At NI, it brings together the people, ideas and technology so forward thinkers and creative problem solvers can take on humanity’s biggest challenges. From data and automation to research and validation, it provides the tailored, software-connected systems engineers and enterprises need to Engineer Ambitiously™ every day.

Company profile

Ticker
NATI
Exchange
NASDAQ
Website
www.ni.com/
CEO
Eric Starkloff
Employees
Incorporated
Delaware
Location
Texas
Fiscal year end
Dec 31
Sector
Manufacturing > Electromedical and Electrotherapeutic Apparatus Manufacturing
Industry (SIC)
Services - Prepackaged Software
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Former names
NATIONAL INSTRUMENTS CORP /DE/
SEC CIK
0000935494
Corporate docs
IRS number
741871327

NATI stock data

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News

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National Instruments Joins ATIS's Next G Alliance For North American 6G Advancement
13 Apr 21
Recap: National Instruments Q4 Earnings
28 Jan 21
Shares of National Instruments (NASDAQ:NATI) moved higher in after-market trading after the company reported Q4 results. Quarterly Results Earnings per share were down 92.86% over the past year to $0.04, which missed the estimate of $0.13.
16 Stocks Moving In Thursday's After-Hours Session
28 Jan 21
Gainers Western Digital (NASDAQ: WDC) shares are trading higher after the company reported better-than-expected Q2 EPS and sales results and issued Q3 guidance.
National Instruments Q4 EPS $0.51 Beats $0.13 Estimate, Sales $368.00M Beat $359.59M Estimate
28 Jan 21
Earnings Scheduled For January 28, 2021
28 Jan 21

Press releases

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NI Joins the Next G Alliance to Help Build North America's Leadership in 6G
13 Apr 21
NI to contribute its expertise to assessing advanced wireless research needs that will shape the future business, social and technical landscape for 6G NI (NASDAQ:NATI) today announced that it has joined ATIS' Next G
NI Announces Upcoming Events with the Financial Community
1 Apr 21
NI (NASDAQ:NATI) will host the following events with the financial community. NATI Q1 2021 Earnings Call April 29, 2021 at 4:00 p.m. CT Needham Virtual Technology and Media Conference May 17, 2021 JP Morgan Virtual
NI Named Legacy Funder of the Code2College Vision 2024 Initiative
31 Mar 21
NI awards $400,000 to help Code2College build equitable pathways to STEM careers for underserved students. NI (NASDAQ:NATI) today announced its collaboration with Code2College and a donation of $400,000 to support
MaxLinear and NI Collaborate to Simplify Validation of Wideband Power Amplifiers for 5G Networks
23 Feb 21
NI Reports Record Quarterly Revenue
28 Jan 21

Calendar

23 Feb 21
17 Apr 21
31 Dec 21

Financial summary

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Financial data from company earnings reports.

Recent insider trades

NATI insider ownership history Insider history
Date Owner Security Transaction Code Indirect 10b5-1 $Price #Shares $Value #Remaining
19 Feb 21 Rust Scott Arthur Common Stock Gift Dispose G No No 0 388 0 55,950
17 Feb 21 Starkloff Eric Howard Common Stock Grant Aquire A No No 0 44,974 0 237,573
17 Feb 21 Starkloff Eric Howard RSU Common Stock Grant Aquire A No No 0 67,461 0 67,461
17 Feb 21 Rust Scott Arthur Common Stock Sell Dispose S No No 45.707 2,325 106.27K 56,338
1 Feb 21 Starkloff Eric Howard Common Stock Payment of exercise Dispose F No No 41.26 6,343 261.71K 192,599
1 Feb 21 Starkloff Eric Howard Common Stock Option exercise Aquire M No No 26.588 421 11.19K 198,942
1 Feb 21 Rust Scott Arthur Common Stock Option exercise Aquire M No No 26.588 235 6.25K 58,663
1 Feb 21 Green Jason Elliot Common Stock Option exercise Aquire M No No 26.588 279 7.42K 90,072
Data from 3, 4 and 5 filings. Stock values as filed, not updated for current price.

Institutional ownership Q4 2020

NATI institutional ownership history Ownership history

Data for the last complete 13F reporting period. To see the most recent changes to ownership, click the ownership history button above.

90.7% owned by funds/institutions
13F holders
 Current Prev Q Change
Total holders 293 287 +2.1%
Opened positions 46 35 +31.4%
Closed positions 40 67 -40.3%
Increased positions 106 126 -15.9%
Reduced positions 105 88 +19.3%
13F shares
 Current Prev Q Change
Total value 5.25B 4.03B +30.1%
Total shares 119.34M 112.95M +5.7%
Total puts 5.8K 11.4K -49.1%
Total calls 17.3K 12.6K +37.3%
Total put/call ratio 0.3 0.9 -62.9%
Largest owners
 Shares Value Change
TROW T. Rowe Price 20.87M $917M +0.3%
BLK Blackrock 12.66M $556.35M -3.3%
Vanguard 11.59M $509.11M +2.3%
JHG Janus Henderson 9.41M $413.44M +5.1%
GS Goldman Sachs 5.17M $227.02M +104.8%
Wellington Management 4.63M $203.32M -21.0%
William Blair Investment Management 3.61M $158.58M -1.2%
STT State Street 3.08M $135.34M +1.1%
Riverbridge Partners 2.85M $125.32M +5.5%
MS Morgan Stanley 2.17M $95.47M +26.4%
Largest transactions
 Shares Bought/sold Change
GS Goldman Sachs 5.17M +2.64M +104.8%
Ubs Global Asset Management Americas 1.76M +1.55M +707.7%
ATAC Neuberger Berman 1.4M +1.36M +3487.0%
Norges Bank 1.3M +1.3M NEW
Wellington Management 4.63M -1.23M -21.0%
Assenagon Asset Management 942.1K +933.02K +10276.7%
Hound Partners 0 -560.3K EXIT
First Trust Advisors 714.53K +548.37K +330.0%
Natixis 502.97K +494.67K +5959.9%
JHG Janus Henderson 9.41M +460.72K +5.1%
Data from 13F filings. Stock values as filed, not updated for current price. Long positions only.

Financial report summary

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Financial reports

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10-K
2020 FY
Annual report
23 Feb 21
10-Q
2020 Q3
Quarterly report
2 Nov 20
10-Q
2020 Q2
Quarterly report
4 Aug 20
10-Q
2020 Q1
Quarterly report
4 May 20
10-K
2019 FY
Annual report
20 Feb 20
10-Q
2019 Q3
Quarterly report
31 Oct 19
10-Q
2019 Q2
Quarterly report
2 Aug 19
10-Q
2019 Q1
Quarterly report
1 May 19
10-K
2018 FY
Annual report
21 Feb 19
10-Q
2018 Q3
Quarterly report
31 Oct 18

Current reports

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8-K
NI Reports Record Quarterly Revenue
28 Jan 21
8-K
NI Reports Preliminary Financial Results for Q4 2020
7 Jan 21
8-K
Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
30 Oct 20
8-K
NI Reports Third Quarter Results
29 Oct 20
8-K
NI Reports Second Quarter Revenue of $301 Million
30 Jul 20
8-K
NI Completes Acquisition of OptimalPlus
6 Jul 20
8-K
Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
15 Jun 20
8-K
National Instruments Reports Business Outlook for Q2 2020
9 Jun 20
8-K
National Instruments to Acquire OptimalPlus
2 Jun 20
8-K
Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
6 May 20

Registration and prospectus

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S-8
Registration of securities for employees
8 May 20
S-8
Registration of securities for employees
2 Aug 19
S-8
Registration of securities for employees
1 Jun 17
S-8
Registration of securities for employees
3 Aug 15
S-8
Registration of securities for employees
4 Aug 14
S-8
Registration of securities for employees
3 Aug 11
S-8
Registration of securities for employees
12 May 10
S-8
Registration of securities for employees
9 Aug 07
S-8
Registration of securities for employees
21 Aug 05
S-8
Registration of securities for employees
8 Aug 04

Proxies

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DEFA14A
Additional proxy soliciting materials
29 Mar 21
DEF 14A
Definitive proxy
29 Mar 21
DEFA14A
Additional proxy soliciting materials
24 Mar 20
DEF 14A
Definitive proxy
24 Mar 20
DEFA14A
Additional proxy soliciting materials
1 Apr 19
DEF 14A
Definitive proxy
1 Apr 19
DEFA14A
Additional proxy soliciting materials
30 Apr 18
DEFA14A
Additional proxy soliciting materials
29 Apr 18
DEF 14A
Definitive proxy
28 Mar 18
DEFA14A
Additional proxy soliciting materials
28 Mar 18

Other

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UPLOAD
Letter from SEC
1 Sep 20
CORRESP
Correspondence with SEC
31 Aug 20
UPLOAD
Letter from SEC
25 Aug 20
SD
Conflict minerals disclosure
1 Jun 20
UPLOAD
Letter from SEC
26 Jun 19
CORRESP
Correspondence with SEC
20 Jun 19
UPLOAD
Letter from SEC
10 Jun 19
SD
Conflict minerals disclosure
30 May 19
CT ORDER
Confidential treatment order
3 Dec 18
SD
Conflict minerals disclosure
2 May 18

Ownership

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NATIONAL INSTRUMENTS / Jason Elliot Green ownership change
12 Mar 21
4
NATIONAL INSTRUMENTS / Scott Arthur Rust ownership change
19 Feb 21
4
NATIONAL INSTRUMENTS / Eric Howard Starkloff ownership change
19 Feb 21
SC 13G/A
NATIONAL INSTRUMENTS / PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES ownership change
16 Feb 21
SC 13G/A
NATIONAL INSTRUMENTS / JANUS HENDERSON ownership change
11 Feb 21
SC 13G/A
NATIONAL INSTRUMENTS / VANGUARD ownership change
10 Feb 21
4
NATIONAL INSTRUMENTS / Eric Howard Starkloff ownership change
3 Feb 21
3
NATIONAL INSTRUMENTS / Ritu Favre ownership change
29 Jan 21
SC 13G/A
NATIONAL INSTRUMENTS / BlackRock ownership change
28 Jan 21
4
NATIONAL INSTRUMENTS / Scott Arthur Rust ownership change
21 Jan 21

Patents

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GRANT
Utility
Soft front panel for concurrent radio frequency measurements
6 Apr 21
Methods and measurements systems are disclosed relating to use of a soft front panel (SFP) to display results of measurement functions.
APP
Utility
Multi-phase Noise Cancelled Adjustable Switched Mode Programmable Load
25 Mar 21
Circuits and methods for operating a programmable load circuit that includes a plurality of sub-circuits connected in parallel between an input and an output.
APP
Utility
Electronically Adjustable Inductor Circuit
25 Mar 21
Circuits and methods for electronically adjusting an effective inductance of one or more primary inductors in a circuit.
GRANT
Utility
UE-aided channel reciprocity compensation for radio access in MIMO wireless communication systems
23 Mar 21
A wireless cellular base station (BS) transmitter transmits a downlink calibration pilot symbol.
GRANT
Utility
Radio frequency beam management and recovery
16 Mar 21
A base station (BS)/user equipment (UE) for performing radio frequency beam management and recovery in communication with a UE/BS.

Transcripts

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2020 Q4
Earnings call transcript
29 Jan 21
2020 Q3
Earnings call transcript
1 Nov 20
2020 Q3
Earnings call transcript
1 Nov 20
2020 Q3
Earnings call transcript
1 Nov 20
2020 Q2
Earnings call transcript
1 Aug 20
2020 Q1
Earnings call transcript
30 Apr 20
2019 Q4
Earnings call transcript
30 Jan 20
2019 Q3
Earnings call transcript
29 Oct 19
2019 Q2
Earnings call transcript
30 Jul 19
2019 Q1
Earnings call transcript
2 May 19

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