Netskope’s (NTSK) “Outperform” Rating Reiterated at Oppenheimer

Oppenheimer reissued their outperform rating on shares of Netskope (NASDAQ:NTSK) in a research report sent to investors on Thursday morning,Benzinga reports. The brokerage currently has a $19.00 price objective on the stock, down from their previous price objective of $23.00.

A number of other analysts have also recently commented on the stock. William Blair set a $21.00 price target on shares of Netskope in a research report on Thursday. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $26.00 price objective on shares of Netskope in a research note on Friday, December 12th. Citizens Jmp cut their target price on Netskope from $27.00 to $23.00 and set a “market outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday. Piper Sandler decreased their target price on Netskope from $28.00 to $21.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada lowered their target price on Netskope from $19.00 to $14.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Thursday. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, sixteen have issued a Buy rating, one has issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $18.89.

Netskope Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ NTSK opened at $9.74 on Thursday. The firm has a market cap 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 quick ratio of 2.32, a current ratio of 2.32 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 5.17. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $13.20.

Netskope (NASDAQ:NTSK) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, March 11th. The company reported ($0.04) earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of ($0.06) by $0.02. The firm had revenue of $196.33 million for the quarter. The firm’s revenue was up 32.2% compared to the same quarter last year. 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 news, CRO Raphael Bousquet sold 3,823 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, January 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $16.66, for a total transaction of $63,691.18. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, CEO Sanjay Beri sold 31,594 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, January 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $17.58, for a total transaction of $555,422.52. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 1,049,721 shares of company stock valued at $18,020,279.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in NTSK. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. grew its stake in Netskope by 32.6% in the fourth quarter. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. now owns 5,164 shares of the company’s stock valued at $91,000 after acquiring an additional 1,270 shares during the period. Farther Finance Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Netskope during the fourth quarter worth approximately $25,000. Quarry LP acquired a new position in shares of Netskope during the third quarter worth approximately $41,000. Triumph Capital Management lifted its holdings in shares of Netskope by 380.0% in the 4th quarter. Triumph Capital Management now owns 2,400 shares of the company’s stock worth $42,000 after purchasing an additional 1,900 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Assetmark Inc. grew its position in Netskope by 60.5% in the 4th quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 5,879 shares of the company’s stock valued at $103,000 after purchasing an additional 2,216 shares during the period.

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.