Stock Markets February 23, 2026

Pure Storage Rebrands as Everpure; Shares Slip After Deal to Buy 1touch Announced

Company shifts identity toward data management and agrees to acquire data intelligence firm; transaction timelines and financials remain undisclosed

By Sofia Navarro PSTG
Pure Storage Rebrands as Everpure; Shares Slip After Deal to Buy 1touch Announced
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Shares of Pure Storage fell sharply after the company unveiled a corporate name change to Everpure and announced a definitive agreement to acquire 1touch, a provider of data intelligence and orchestration tools. The rebrand is intended to reflect a move beyond traditional storage into broader data management capabilities. The transaction is expected to close in the second quarter of fiscal 2027 and carries customary closing conditions; financial terms were not released. The company will begin trading under the Everpure name on the NYSE on March 5 while retaining its existing PSTG ticker.

Key Points

  • Everpure Inc reported a 5.9% drop in its shares on Monday after announcing a corporate rebrand from Pure Storage and a definitive agreement to acquire data intelligence firm 1touch - impacts sectors including data storage, enterprise software, and cloud infrastructure.
  • The company will start trading under the Everpure name on the NYSE on March 5, but will retain the PSTG ticker symbol - a procedural change for equity markets.
  • Everpure says the 1touch acquisition will add data discovery and semantic context features to its Enterprise Data Cloud architecture, enabling discovery, classification, contextualization, and enrichment of data across datasets and environments.

Shares of Everpure Inc (NYSE:PSTG) declined 5.9% on Monday after the company disclosed a corporate rebrand and a planned acquisition aimed at expanding its data-management footprint.

The Santa Clara, California-based data storage firm said it will adopt the Everpure name to better represent its transition from pure storage offerings to broader data management services. The company confirmed it will start trading under the Everpure name on the New York Stock Exchange on March 5, while maintaining the PSTG ticker symbol.

In the same announcement, the company said it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire 1touch, a data intelligence and orchestration provider that offers enterprises a unified view of their information. According to the release, the acquisition will add capabilities for data discovery and semantic context to Everpure’s platform, enabling the company to discover, classify, contextualize, and enrich data across datasets and environments.

"Everpure reflects the company we have become as we help enterprises unleash the full power of their data," said Charles Giancarlo, CEO of Everpure. "With 1touch, we are taking the next step in helping organizations not only gain control of their most valuable asset - data - but also understand, enhance, and contextualize that data for actionable intelligence."

The announcement reiterated that the transaction is subject to customary closing conditions and is expected to close in the second quarter of fiscal year 2027. The company did not disclose financial terms of the deal.

Everpure described the acquisition as an extension of its Enterprise Data Cloud architecture, a model the company says transforms storage into a unified, virtualized cloud of data managed through an intelligent control plane. The company positioned the move as a step toward integrating data discovery and semantic context into that platform.

Market reaction was immediate: the stock moved lower on the day of the announcement, with a 5.9% decline recorded on Monday. Beyond the share movement, the company did not provide additional financial details or previously undisclosed timing for integration work tied to 1touch.


Context and next steps

Investors and market participants will observe the customary closing process and the company’s integration of 1touch capabilities into its Enterprise Data Cloud. The planned name change will take effect in trading on March 5, while the PSTG ticker will remain in place.

Risks

  • The transaction remains subject to customary closing conditions and is only expected to close in the second quarter of fiscal 2027, introducing timing uncertainty for the acquisition - this affects corporate planning and integration timelines in the data and software sectors.
  • Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed, creating uncertainty about the deal's balance-sheet impact and potential implications for capital allocation - relevant to investors and credit stakeholders.
  • The stock's immediate 5.9% decline on the announcement date reflects market volatility and investor reaction to the combination of a rebrand and an acquisition, introducing short-term market risk for shareholders.

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