NetScout Systems (NTCT) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

NetScout Systems, Inc. provides network monitoring, performance management, and cybersecurity solutions for enterprises, communications service providers, and government organizations. Its technology helps customers monitor network and application performance, investigate service disruptions, and identify security threats across complex digital environments.

The company’s offerings include the nGenius platform for service assurance and network visibility, as well as Arbor products designed to detect and mitigate distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks. NetScout serves customers around the world through its global operations and sales channels.

Founded in 1984 and headquartered in Westford, Massachusetts, NetScout expanded its portfolio through acquisitions, including Arbor Networks and Tektronix Communications businesses. Co-founder Anil Singhal has served as the company’s president and chief executive officer.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $31.34 to $33.36
• 50-Day Range: $31.51 to $41.20
• 52-Week Range: $25.29 to $45.28
• Volume: 781,494 shs
• Average Volume: 518,224 shs
• Market Capitalization: $2.29 billion
• P/E Ratio: 17.90
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $42.50
• Consensus Rating: Hold

NetScout Systems Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

NetScout Systems scored higher than 73% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 236th out of 585 stocks in the technology sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.7 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

NetScout Systems has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.25, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 1 buy rating, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

NetScout Systems has a consensus price target of $42.50, representing about 34.9% upside from its current price of $31.51.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

NetScout Systems has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 10.23%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for NetScout Systems are expected to grow by 10.23% in the coming year, from $2.15 to $2.37 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of NetScout Systems is 17.90, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 26.34.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of NetScout Systems is 17.90, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 42.78.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

NetScout Systems has a P/B Ratio of 1.38. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

5.10% of the float of NetScout Systems has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

NetScout Systems has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 6.9.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in NetScout Systems has recently increased by 5.63%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

NetScout Systems does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

NetScout Systems does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.7 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.33

News Sentiment

NetScout Systems has a news sentiment score of 0.33. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.50 average news sentiment score of Technology companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 21 news articles for NetScout Systems this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

7 people have searched for NTCT on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 600% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.6 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, NetScout Systems insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $813,184.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

4.74% of the stock of NetScout Systems is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

91.64% of the stock of NetScout Systems is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 11/05/2026
• Today: 11/09/2026
• RBC Global Technology, Internet, Media and Telecommunications Conference: 11/18/2026
• 30th Annual UBS Global Technology and AI Conference: 12/02/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 3/31/2027

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Technology
• Industry: Communications Equipment
• Sub-Industry: Communications Equipment
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:NTCT
• CIK: 1078075
• Web: www.netscout.com
• Phone: (978) 614-4000
• Fax: 978-614-4004
• Employees: 2,073
• Year Founded: 1984

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for NetScout Systems: $42.50
• High Price Target: $50.00
• Low Price Target: $35.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +34.9%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.25
• Research Coverage: 4 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $1.76
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 17.90
• Forward P/E Ratio: 13.30
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $95.53 million
• Net Margins: 14.62%
• Pretax Margin: 16.88%
• Return on Equity: 9.63%
• Return on Assets: 6.85%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 1.73
• Quick Ratio: 1.66

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $883.16 million
• Price / Sales: 2.59
• Cash Flow: $2.64 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 11.93
• Book Value: $22.84 per share
• Price / Book: 1.38

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 72,707,000
• Free Float: 69,261,000
• Market Cap: $2.29 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.72