NetScout Systems (NTCT) Expected to Post Quarterly Earnings on Thursday

NetScout Systems (NASDAQ:NTCT) is expected to be posting its Q2 2027 results before the market opens on Thursday, November 5th. Analysts expect the company to post earnings of $0.6630 per share and revenue of $218.77 million for the quarter. NetScout Systems has set its FY 2027 guidance at 2.650-2.800 EPS. Investors may review the information on the company’s upcoming Q2 2027 earnings report for the latest details on the call scheduled for Thursday, November 5, 2026 at 8:30 AM ET.

NetScout Systems (NASDAQ:NTCT) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August 6th. The technology company reported $0.52 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.38 by $0.14. The firm had revenue of $210.42 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $196.17 million. NetScout Systems had a return on equity of 9.25% and a net margin of 13.71%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 12.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.34 EPS. On average, analysts expect NetScout Systems to post $2.15 EPS for the current fiscal year and $2.37 EPS for the next fiscal year.

NetScout Systems Stock Down 2.4%

NTCT opened at $39.53 on Thursday. NetScout Systems has a 52 week low of $25.29 and a 52 week high of $45.28. The business’s 50 day moving average is $38.94 and its two-hundred day moving average is $36.18. The firm has a market cap of $2.87 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.10 and a beta of 0.69.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

NTCT has been the topic of a number of research reports. Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of NetScout Systems from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 8th. B. Riley Financial reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $50.00 target price on shares of NetScout Systems in a report on Sunday, August 9th. after the company reported F1Q27 results. Royal Bank Of Canada upped their price target on shares of NetScout Systems from $38.00 to $43.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 6th. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of NetScout Systems from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, August 8th. Finally, Zacks Research lowered shares of NetScout Systems from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 8th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $46.50.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, Director Michael Szabados sold 4,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $37.70, for a total value of $150,800.00. Following the sale, the director directly owned 41,654 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,570,355.80. This represents a 8.76% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, COO Sanjay Munshi sold 2,269 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, August 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $39.27, for a total value of $89,103.63. Following the transaction, the chief operating officer directly owned 6,729 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $264,247.83. The trade was a 25.22% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 21,269 shares of company stock worth $813,184. 4.74% of the stock is owned by insiders.

About NetScout Systems

NetScout Systems, Inc (NASDAQ: NTCT) provides network performance management, service assurance and cybersecurity solutions for enterprises, communications service providers, government organizations and other large institutions. Its technologies are designed to help customers monitor network traffic, identify performance issues, maintain service availability and detect or respond to cyberthreats.

The company’s offerings include the nGeniusONE service assurance platform, InfiniStream network monitoring and packet-based visibility technologies, and solutions associated with its Arbor portfolio for distributed denial-of-service protection, network detection and response, and other cybersecurity applications.