Netskope Inc.’s (NASDAQ:NTSK) Lock-Up Period To Expire on March 17th

Netskope’s (NASDAQ:NTSK) lock-up period is set to end on Tuesday, March 17th. Netskope had issued 47,800,000 shares in its initial public offering on September 18th. The total size of the offering was $908,200,000 based on an initial share price of $19.00. Shares of the company owned by major shareholders and company insiders will be eligible for trade following the expiration of the lock-up period.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several analysts have weighed in on the company. Weiss Ratings reissued a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of Netskope in a report on Monday, December 29th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft cut their price objective on shares of Netskope from $22.00 to $16.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday. Mizuho lowered their target price on shares of Netskope from $20.00 to $16.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Thursday. TD Cowen cut their price target on Netskope from $30.00 to $25.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, February 24th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada dropped their price objective on Netskope from $19.00 to $14.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Thursday. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, sixteen have given a Buy rating, one has issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $18.89.

Netskope Price Performance

Netskope stock opened at $9.74 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $3.83 billion and a price-to-earnings ratio of -97.40. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $13.20. The company has a quick ratio of 2.32, a current ratio of 2.32 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 5.17. Netskope has a fifty-two week low of $8.81 and a fifty-two week high of $27.99.

Netskope (NASDAQ:NTSK) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, March 11th. The company reported ($0.04) EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate 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.

Insider Activity at Netskope

In related news, CEO Sanjay Beri sold 31,594 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, January 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $17.58, for a total transaction of $555,422.52. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, CRO Raphael Bousquet sold 3,823 shares of Netskope stock in a transaction dated Monday, January 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $16.66, for a total value of $63,691.18. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold a total of 1,049,721 shares of company stock worth $18,020,279 in the last quarter.

Key Netskope News

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

Institutional Trading of Netskope

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of NTSK. ICONIQ Capital LLC acquired a new stake in Netskope during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $1,506,261,000. Scge Management L.P. acquired a new position in shares of Netskope in the third quarter valued at approximately $312,104,000. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Netskope by 51.5% in the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 5,332,708 shares of the company’s stock valued at $93,536,000 after buying an additional 1,812,857 shares during the period. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA increased its position in shares of Netskope by 11.7% during the fourth quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 3,561,508 shares of the company’s stock worth $62,469,000 after acquiring an additional 373,529 shares in the last quarter. Finally, T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. increased its position in shares of Netskope by 14.7% during the fourth quarter. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. now owns 3,556,583 shares of the company’s stock worth $62,383,000 after acquiring an additional 456,321 shares in the last quarter.

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.