Bamco Inc. NY Invests $52.89 Million in Netskope Inc. $NTSK

Bamco Inc. NY bought a new stake in shares of Netskope Inc. (NASDAQ:NTSK) during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund bought 2,326,779 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $52,888,000. Bamco Inc. NY owned approximately 0.61% of Netskope as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of NTSK. Chicago Capital LLC bought a new stake in Netskope during the third quarter valued at about $2,056,000. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA bought a new position in shares of Netskope in the third quarter worth about $72,463,000. Federated Hermes Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Netskope during the third quarter worth about $18,184,000. New York State Common Retirement Fund bought a new stake in Netskope during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $943,000. Finally, Principal Financial Group Inc. bought a new stake in Netskope during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $27,239,000.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research analysts have weighed in on NTSK shares. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their price target on Netskope from $23.00 to $19.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reduced their price objective on shares of Netskope from $22.00 to $16.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday. BTIG Research dropped their target price on shares of Netskope from $22.00 to $17.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday. Wells Fargo & Company assumed coverage on shares of Netskope in a research note on Tuesday, March 3rd. They set an “overweight” rating and a $13.00 target price for the company. Finally, Weiss Ratings reiterated a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of Netskope in a report on Monday, December 29th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, sixteen have assigned a Buy rating, one has issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Netskope currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $18.89.

Netskope Price Performance

NASDAQ NTSK opened at $9.74 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 5.17, a current ratio of 2.32 and a quick ratio of 2.32. Netskope Inc. has a 1-year low of $8.81 and a 1-year high of $27.99. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $13.20. The stock has a market cap of $3.83 billion and a PE ratio of -97.40.

Netskope (NASDAQ:NTSK) last announced its quarterly earnings results 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 business had revenue of $196.33 million during the quarter. The company’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.

Key Headlines Impacting Netskope

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

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, CEO Sanjay Beri sold 346,061 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, January 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $16.91, for a total value of $5,851,891.51. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, 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. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold 1,049,721 shares of company stock valued at $18,020,279 in the last three months.

Netskope Profile

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.