Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft Cuts Netskope (NASDAQ:NTSK) Price Target to $16.00

Netskope (NASDAQ:NTSK) had its price objective decreased by Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft from $22.00 to $16.00 in a research report released on Thursday,Benzinga reports. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft currently has a buy rating on the stock.

Several other research analysts have also recently weighed in on the company. Robert W. Baird decreased their price target on Netskope from $27.00 to $20.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday. William Blair set a $21.00 price objective on Netskope in a research report on Thursday. BMO Capital Markets reduced their price objective on Netskope from $26.00 to $14.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Thursday. Wells Fargo & Company initiated coverage on Netskope in a research report on Tuesday, March 3rd. They issued an “overweight” rating and a $13.00 target price for the company. Finally, Weiss Ratings restated a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of Netskope in a research note on Monday, December 29th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, sixteen have assigned a Buy rating, one has assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $18.89.

Netskope Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ NTSK opened at $9.74 on Thursday. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $13.20. The company has a market capitalization of $3.83 billion and a P/E ratio of -97.40. Netskope has a 52-week low of $8.81 and a 52-week high of $27.99. The company has a current ratio of 2.32, a quick ratio of 2.32 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 5.17.

Netskope (NASDAQ:NTSK) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, March 11th. The company reported ($0.04) EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.06) by $0.02. The firm had revenue of $196.33 million for the quarter. The business’s revenue was up 32.2% on a year-over-year basis. Netskope has set its Q1 2027 guidance at -0.070–0.060 EPS and its FY 2027 guidance at -0.190–0.190 EPS.

Insider Buying and Selling at Netskope

In other Netskope news, CRO Raphael Bousquet sold 3,823 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, January 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $16.66, for a total transaction of $63,691.18. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, CEO Sanjay Beri sold 346,061 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, January 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $16.91, for a total transaction of $5,851,891.51. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 1,049,721 shares of company stock valued at $18,020,279.

Institutional Trading of Netskope

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Farther Finance Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Netskope during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Quarry LP bought a new position in Netskope in the third quarter worth approximately $41,000. Triumph Capital Management boosted its stake in shares of Netskope by 380.0% during the 4th quarter. Triumph Capital Management now owns 2,400 shares of the company’s stock worth $42,000 after acquiring an additional 1,900 shares during the last quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN raised its holdings in Netskope by 261.7% in the 4th quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 3,617 shares of the company’s stock worth $63,000 after purchasing an additional 2,617 shares during the period. Finally, Assetmark Inc. bought a new position in Netskope in the 3rd quarter worth $83,000.

Key Netskope News

Here are the key news stories impacting Netskope this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q4 beat and revenue growth — Netskope reported a slight EPS beat and revenue up ~32% year‑over‑year; management set a fiscal‑2027 revenue target of $870M–$876M and emphasized its AI‑native platform as a growth driver. This supports the company’s long‑term TAM story. Earnings Transcript Revenue Target Article
• Neutral Sentiment: New product: Netskope unveiled “Netskope One AI Security” positioning the company as an AI‑security platform — a potential multi‑year revenue tailwind, but market reaction has been mixed as investors parse near‑term financials. Product Launch
• Negative Sentiment: Cautious FY‑2027 guidance and wide EPS range — Management issued guidance with a wide FY EPS range and Q1 EPS that indicate near‑term margin/visibility pressure; the market interpreted that as a downgrade to near‑term profitability expectations, triggering the sharp post‑earnings selloff. Guidance Coverage
• Negative Sentiment: Analyst price‑target cuts — Multiple firms trimmed targets (examples: Deutsche Bank to $16, RBC to $14, BMO to $14, others lowered various PTs) even where ratings were maintained; this consensus of lower targets increases short‑term selling pressure. Deutsche Bank Note
• Negative Sentiment: Lockup expiry and analyst skepticism — Reports note a lockup expiration and some analysts calling Q4 softer than expected, which can add share supply and sentiment headwinds in the near term. Lockup/Analyst Coverage
• Negative Sentiment: Shareholder investigation — A law firm announced an inquiry into potential securities claims involving Netskope executives; this raises legal/dispersion risk and can weigh on sentiment until resolved. Investigation Notice

About Netskope

We are redefining security and networking for the era of cloud and AI. The cloud and AI have completely revolutionized work. We are more dispersed, more productive, and more automated than ever before, and the rate of change is only accelerating. Not since the internet has there been such a transformative tectonic shift. But, with it has come collateral damage-traditional security and networking are now broken. We founded Netskope to address this revolution. We built Netskope One, our unified, cloud-native platform from the ground up to solve the challenge of securing and accelerating the digital interactions of enterprises in this new era.