BMO Capital Markets Cuts Netskope (NASDAQ:NTSK) Price Target to $14.00

Netskope (NASDAQ:NTSK) had its target price lowered by BMO Capital Markets from $26.00 to $14.00 in a research note published on Thursday morning,Benzinga reports. The firm currently has an outperform rating on the stock.

A number of other equities research analysts have also weighed in on the company. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft restated a “buy” rating and set a $26.00 price target on shares of Netskope in a research note on Friday, December 12th. TD Cowen lowered their target price on shares of Netskope from $30.00 to $25.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, February 24th. Wells Fargo & Company assumed coverage on shares of Netskope in a research report on Tuesday, March 3rd. They set an “overweight” rating and a $13.00 target price on the stock. Mizuho cut their price target on shares of Netskope from $20.00 to $16.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday. Finally, FBN Securities started coverage on shares of Netskope in a research note on Wednesday, February 25th. They set an “outperform” rating and a $15.00 price target on the stock. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, sixteen have issued a Buy rating, one has assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Netskope has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $18.89.

Netskope Price Performance

Netskope stock opened at $9.74 on Thursday. Netskope has a 1-year low of $8.81 and a 1-year high of $27.99. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $13.20. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 5.17, a current ratio of 2.32 and a quick ratio of 2.32. The firm has a market cap of $3.83 billion and a PE ratio of -97.40.

Netskope (NASDAQ:NTSK) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, March 11th. The company reported ($0.04) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of ($0.06) by $0.02. The business had revenue of $196.33 million for the quarter. The company’s revenue for the quarter 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

In other Netskope 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 document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CFO Matto Andrew H. Del sold 77,207 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, January 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $16.92, for a total value of $1,306,342.44. Following the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 41,493 shares in the company, valued at $702,061.56. This represents a 65.04% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold a total of 1,049,721 shares of company stock valued at $18,020,279 over the last 90 days.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Netskope

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Farther Finance Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Netskope in the fourth quarter worth about $25,000. Quarry LP purchased a new position in Netskope during the third quarter valued at approximately $41,000. Triumph Capital Management boosted its position in 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. Wells Fargo & Company MN grew its stake in shares of Netskope by 261.7% during 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, Leonteq Securities AG purchased a new position in shares of Netskope during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $64,000.

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

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.