NetScout Systems, Inc. (NTCT) Stock Price & Analysis

NetScout Systems, Inc. (NTCT) closed at USD 39.53 on Wednesday, October 28, 2026, down 2.40% on the day. The US market is currently closed (pre-market); this is not a live price.

The prior close was USD 40.5; the Oct 28, 2026 session ranged USD 39.42–40.89 on volume of 393,375 shares. Market capitalization is $2.87B, with a 52-week range of USD 25.29–45.28 (NMS). Source: Nexqual, retrieved October 29, 2026 at 10:38 UTC.

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Key facts (NTCT)

• Last four reported quarters (through Jun 30, 2026): revenue $883M, net income $121M (13.7% margin), free cash flow $261M (SEC filings).
• Valuation: P/E 23.7x (avg 24.4x at the last 1 fiscal year-ends).
• 1 of 80 tracked superinvestors hold NTCT (13F, Q2 2026): 0 new, 1 added, 0 reduced, 0 unchanged.
• Analysts: Buy (mean 2.33 on a 1–5 scale) (3 analysts), mean target USD 43.38 (range 37.13–50).
• Total return with dividends: 1Y +49.1% vs S&P 500 +13.6%; 5Y +46.1% vs S&P 500 +79.8%.
• Next earnings: 2026-11-05, EPS estimate USD 0.67, revenue estimate $219M.

Financials (SEC 10-K; TTM = last four 10-Q/10-K quarters) (NTCT)

Fiscal years end Mar. EPS is split-adjusted.

Valuation (price ÷ last four quarters, through Jun 30, 2026) (NTCT)

P/E 23.7x · P/S 3.3x · P/FCF 11.0x · P/B 1.7x · FCF yield 9.08% · Earnings yield 4.21% · Buyback yield (TTM) 1.59%

P/E at fiscal year-ends: Mar 2026 24.4x.

Superinvestors (SEC 13F-HR, Q2 2026) (NTCT)

1 of 80 tracked investors hold NTCT. Each row is the investor's latest 13F; change is vs their prior-quarter share count.

Analysts (NTCT)

Consensus Buy (mean 2.33 on a 1–5 scale), 3 analysts; mean target USD 43.38 (low 37.13, high 50).

Rating changes, last 120 days:

Total return (dividends reinvested) (NTCT)

NTCT earnings history and stock reaction

EPS as reported against the analyst consensus before the release; surprise uses the cent-rounded figures shown (in dollars when EPS and consensus have opposite signs). Stock reaction = close before the results to close after (the first close following a release after the bell or before the open).

NTCT recent SEC filings (last 120 days)

Source: SEC EDGAR. Quotes are the opening words of each item as filed; each form links to the filing. Insider Form 4 filings are listed in the insider sections.

NTCT suppliers, customers and competitors (named in its 10-K)

Quoted from the company's 10-K filed May 14, 2026.

NTCT company outlook (results filed Aug 6, 2026)

• “Additionally, in June, we marked a major milestone in NETSCOUT's 40-year history of innovation with the issuance of our 750th patent. "We are reaffirming our fiscal year 2027 outlook as we continue to execute on our strategy to drive revenue, expand margins, and generate solid free cash flow.”

Quoted word-for-word from the SEC 8-K results press release.

NTCT analyst estimates and revisions

NTCT options: expected move

Options price a move of about ±10.9% (±$4.25) by Nov 20, 2026, which includes earnings on Nov 5, 2026. Over the last 8 reports the stock moved ±4.3% on average.

30-day implied volatility 41.7% vs 29.3% realized over the last 30 trading days. Put/call ratio (volume) 1.25. Cboe delayed quotes (15 min). Expected move = at-the-money straddle.

Key Statistics (as of October 29, 2026 at 10:38 UTC)

Technical Analysis (NTCT)

Nexqual's technical model rates NTCT "BUY" based on 4 bullish and 1 bearish signals across 127 daily candles, as of October 29, 2026 at 10:38 UTC.

Analyst Ratings (NTCT)

Wall Street analysts rate NTCT "Buy" based on 3 analysts, with a mean price target of USD 43.38 (range USD 37.13–50), per Nexqual as of October 29, 2026 at 10:38 UTC.

Earnings (NTCT)

Recent Earnings History

Source: Nexqual, October 29, 2026 at 10:38 UTC.

Financials & Fundamentals (NTCT)

Source: Nexqual, October 29, 2026 at 10:38 UTC.

Financial Health Score (NTCT)

Nexqual rates NetScout Systems, Inc.'s overall financial health "Solid" across five dimensions, as of October 29, 2026 at 10:38 UTC.

Ownership (NTCT)

Source: Nexqual, October 29, 2026 at 10:38 UTC.

Leadership (NTCT)

NetScout Systems, Inc. is led by Anil K. Singhal, Co-Founder, Chairman, President & CEO, per Nexqual as of October 29, 2026 at 10:38 UTC.

Major Backers & Investors (NTCT)

Notable institutional backers of NetScout Systems, Inc. include LSV Asset Management, First Trust Advisors LP, Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V., according to Nexqual as of October 29, 2026 at 10:38 UTC.

Active Investors

Index Funds (Passive)

Source: Nexqual, October 29, 2026 at 10:38 UTC.

From NetScout Systems, Inc.'s Latest SEC 10-K Filing (filed 2026-05-14)

Key Strengths & Strategy (as disclosed to the SEC)

• DDoS Protection - Internet Service Providers (ISPs), including leading telecommunications providers, cable multi-service operators and cloud providers, have seen significant increases in the sophistication, scale and frequency of high-volume, multi-vector and application-specific DDoS attacks on their networks.
• We compete under the NetScout Arbor brand with a broad range of vendors including Radware, Akamai, F5 Networks, A10 Networks, Fortinet, Fastly, Cloudflare and Corero Network Security.
• Our unique visibility platform and solutions are powered by our pioneering deep packet inspection, or DPI, technology at scale, which is used by many Fortune 500 companies to protect their digital business services against disruption.
• Using our patented ASI technology, our platform is designed to captures every network-based interaction, transaction, and experience happening across the business in real time, at wire speed, and with high fidelity to produce "Smart Data." Rather than sampled metrics or synthetic data, Smart Data is structured, enriched, AI-ready metadata that captures how services and applications are performing.

Partnerships

• Key elements of our marketing strategy focus on thought leadership, market positioning, market education, go to market strategies, reputation management, demand generation, and the acceleration of our strategic selling relationships with local and global resellers, systems integrators, and our technology alliance partners.
• To promote industry standards and manifest technology leadership, we participate in and support the activities and recommendations of industry standards bodies, and we also engage in close and regular dialogue with our key customers and alliance partners.

Legal & Regulatory Risks (Item 1A, quoted)

• Our business is subject to laws, regulations and expectations relating to sustainability, human capital, governance and other corporate responsibility matters, which could increase costs and expose us to additional risks.
• We may be impacted by changes in taxation, trade, tariffs, and other regulatory requirements.
• We could be materially adversely affected by increased regulation of the Internet in any country where we operate, as well as access to or commerce conducted on the Internet. Governments may change or increase regulations or impose restrictions on sales, licensing, distribution, and the exporting or importing of certain technologies to or from certain countries.
• We publish policies, marketing materials and other statements regarding our data privacy and security compliance activities. Regulators in the United States are increasingly scrutinizing these statements, and if these policies, materials or statements are found to be inaccurate, misleading, or incomplete we may be subject to investigation, enforcement actions by regulators, or other adverse consequences.

Source: SEC EDGAR 10-K, official filing. Curated by Nexqual.

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