Robert W. Baird Has Lowered Expectations for Netskope (NASDAQ:NTSK) Stock Price

Netskope (NASDAQ:NTSK) had its price target cut by investment analysts at Robert W. Baird from $27.00 to $20.00 in a report issued on Thursday,Benzinga reports. The brokerage currently has an “outperform” rating on the stock. Robert W. Baird’s target price would indicate a potential upside of 105.34% from the stock’s previous close.

Other equities analysts also recently issued research reports about the stock. Morgan Stanley lowered their target price on shares of Netskope from $27.00 to $18.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday. FBN Securities started coverage on Netskope in a research report on Wednesday, February 25th. They set an “outperform” rating and a $15.00 price objective for the company. Oppenheimer cut their target price on Netskope from $28.00 to $23.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, March 2nd. BTIG Research lowered their price target on Netskope from $22.00 to $17.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Thursday. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada reissued an “outperform” rating on shares of Netskope in a report on Wednesday, February 11th. 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. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $18.89.

Netskope Stock Performance

Shares of Netskope stock opened at $9.74 on Thursday. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $13.20. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.83 billion and a P/E ratio of -97.40. Netskope has a one year low of $8.81 and a one year high of $27.99. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 5.17, a quick ratio of 2.32 and a current ratio of 2.32.

Netskope (NASDAQ:NTSK) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, March 11th. The company reported ($0.04) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.06) by $0.02. The firm had revenue of $196.33 million during the quarter. The firm’s quarterly 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.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, CRO Raphael Bousquet sold 3,823 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, January 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $16.66, for a total value of $63,691.18. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, CEO Sanjay Beri sold 346,061 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, January 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $16.91, for a total transaction of $5,851,891.51. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold a total of 1,049,721 shares of company stock valued at $18,020,279 over the last quarter.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Netskope

Several hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in NTSK. ICONIQ Capital LLC purchased a new position in shares of Netskope during the third quarter worth about $1,506,261,000. Scge Management L.P. purchased a new position in shares of Netskope in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $312,104,000. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its stake in shares of Netskope by 51.5% during the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 5,332,708 shares of the company’s stock worth $93,536,000 after purchasing an additional 1,812,857 shares during the last quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA grew its position in Netskope by 11.7% in the 4th quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 3,561,508 shares of the company’s stock valued at $62,469,000 after buying an additional 373,529 shares during the last quarter. Finally, T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. grew its position in Netskope by 14.7% in the 4th quarter. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. now owns 3,556,583 shares of the company’s stock valued at $62,383,000 after buying an additional 456,321 shares during the last quarter.

Trending Headlines about 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

Netskope Company 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.