NetScout Systems, Inc.
NTCT
NASDAQ·Technology·Software - Infrastructure·Mkt cap $2.7B
$37.22
▼ -0.75%
P/E
27.39
Mkt Cap
$2.7B
52-Wk Range
$24.56–$45.28
52-Week Range
$24.56 - $45.28
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Beta
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Price action
Price chart
Up 50.1% over the trailing year
Total returns
Price performance
Total return across standard periods - splits & dividends adjusted by FMP. Periods longer than 1Y show annualized in the tooltip.
Why we rate it this way
The thesis at a glance
Bull and bear case · plain-English context across the five lenses we evaluate.
Bull Case
4 reasons
- Comprehensive integrated platform combining network assurance and cybersecurity capabilities
- Deep packet inspection and advanced analytics technology with 35+ years of market expertise
- Established customer relationships across enterprise, service provider, and government sectors
- Proprietary nGeniusONE platform with predictive and preemptive problem resolution capabilities
Bear Case
1 risk
- Low volatility (beta 0.7).
Growth
Stable outlook
Increasing demand for network visibility and performance management in cloud and hybrid environments
Value
Undervalued - trading well below Cloud Infrastructure (IaaS/PaaS) peers
Momentum
Weak
-8.3% over 3m
Quality
Excellent
Excellent business quality
Dividend
None
No dividend
Smart-money signal
Who's buying NTCT right now
Insider Form 4s, 13F institutional filings, and Congressional disclosures - at a glance.
Earnings track record
Latest print - beat on both lines
AI-summarized recap of last quarter, plus the surprise on every print.
Next: Nov 5, 2026
AUG 6, 2026
Reported EPS of $0.52 vs $0.38 consensus (+35.7% surprise). Revenue of $210.4M vs $196.2M expected (+7.3%). Beat on both top and bottom lines.
EPS surprise · last 4Q
1 of 1 beats
Estimate
Actual
Q3 26
+35.7%
Revenue trend · last 8Q
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+16%
+1%
+7%
+15%
-1%
+13%
Q1 24
Q2 24
Q3 24
Q4 25
Q1 25
Q2 25
Q3 25
Q1 27
$174.6M
$191.1M
$252.0M
$205.0M
$186.7M
$219.0M
$250.7M
$210.4M
Margins · last 8Q
Gross
78.9%
Operating
6.9%
Profit
10.4%
Wall Street consensus
1 analyst · 0% Buy
Live ratings and price targets aggregated across covering analysts.
Buy
0%
Hold
100%
Sell
0%
Median Price Target
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Latest: RBC Capital · Jul 16, 2026
vs Industry
How NTCT stacks vs Software - Infrastructure
Stock metrics vs industry averages. Green = better than industry.
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