Centiva Capital LP bought a new stake in Netskope Inc. (NASDAQ:NTSK – Free Report) in the third quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor bought 119,082 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,707,000.
Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of NTSK. Assetmark Inc. bought a new stake in Netskope in the 3rd quarter valued at $83,000. RiverPark Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Netskope in the 3rd quarter valued at $87,000. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. bought a new position in shares of Netskope during the 3rd quarter worth about $89,000. Ameriflex Group Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Netskope during the 3rd quarter valued at about $127,000. Finally, Virtu Financial LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Netskope during the 3rd quarter valued at about $218,000.
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 Stock Up 2.0%
Netskope (NASDAQ:NTSK – Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, March 11th. The company reported ($0.04) EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.06) by $0.02. The firm had revenue of $196.33 million during 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 Transactions at Netskope
In other news, CFO Matto Andrew H. Del sold 77,207 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on 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 transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 41,493 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $702,061.56. The trade was a 65.04% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, CEO Sanjay Beri sold 346,061 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, January 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $16.91, for a total value of $5,851,891.51. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold 1,049,721 shares of company stock valued at $18,020,279 in the last three months.
Analysts Set New Price Targets
Several research analysts recently issued reports on the stock. KeyCorp dropped their price target on shares of Netskope from $17.00 to $15.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday. Citizens Jmp decreased their price objective on Netskope from $27.00 to $23.00 and set a “market outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday. BMO Capital Markets lowered their price objective on Netskope from $26.00 to $14.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday. BTIG Research dropped their target price on Netskope from $22.00 to $17.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Thursday. Finally, Robert W. Baird cut their target price on Netskope from $27.00 to $20.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday. One 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 data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $18.89.
View Our Latest Stock Analysis on NTSK
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.
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