BMO Capital Markets Issues Pessimistic Forecast for Netskope (NASDAQ:NTSK) Stock Price

Netskope (NASDAQ:NTSK) had its target price dropped by analysts at BMO Capital Markets from $26.00 to $14.00 in a report released on Thursday,Benzinga reports. The firm currently has an “outperform” rating on the stock. BMO Capital Markets’ price objective points to a potential upside of 43.74% from the stock’s current price.

NTSK has been the topic of a number of other research reports. KeyCorp dropped their price target on Netskope from $17.00 to $15.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday. Citizens Jmp reduced their price objective on Netskope from $27.00 to $23.00 and set a “market outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday. Royal Bank Of Canada restated an “outperform” rating on shares of Netskope in a research report on Wednesday, February 11th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $26.00 target price on shares of Netskope in a report on Friday, December 12th. Finally, Piper Sandler reiterated an “overweight” rating on shares of Netskope in a research report on Friday, December 12th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, sixteen have given a Buy rating, one has assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $18.89.

Netskope Price Performance

Shares of NTSK opened at $9.74 on Thursday. 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 has a 1-year low of $8.81 and a 1-year high of $27.99. The stock has a market capitalization of $3.83 billion and a PE ratio of -97.40. The company has a fifty day moving average of $13.20.

Netskope (NASDAQ:NTSK) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, March 11th. The company reported ($0.04) earnings per share (EPS) 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 business’s revenue for the quarter 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 news, CEO Sanjay Beri sold 31,594 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, January 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $17.58, for a total value of $555,422.52. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, CFO Matto Andrew H. Del sold 49,875 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, January 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $17.16, for a total value of $855,855.00. Following the sale, the chief financial officer owned 41,493 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $712,019.88. This trade represents a 54.59% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold a total of 1,049,721 shares of company stock valued at $18,020,279 in the last ninety days.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Netskope

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd acquired a new position in Netskope in the 4th quarter valued at $87,000. Virtu Financial LLC lifted its stake in shares of Netskope by 239.4% in the 4th quarter. Virtu Financial LLC now owns 32,512 shares of the company’s stock worth $570,000 after acquiring an additional 22,932 shares during the period. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Netskope by 14.7% in the fourth quarter. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. now owns 3,556,583 shares of the company’s stock valued at $62,383,000 after acquiring an additional 456,321 shares in the last quarter. XTX Topco Ltd boosted its holdings in shares of Netskope by 11.3% in the fourth quarter. XTX Topco Ltd now owns 28,956 shares of the company’s stock valued at $508,000 after acquiring an additional 2,950 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Bamco Inc. NY increased its stake in shares of Netskope by 28.1% during the fourth quarter. Bamco Inc. NY now owns 2,981,743 shares of the company’s stock worth $52,300,000 after acquiring an additional 654,964 shares during the period.

Netskope News Summary

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.