NetScout Systems (NASDAQ:NTCT) Announces FY 2027 Earnings Guidance

NetScout Systems (NASDAQ:NTCT) updated its FY 2027 earnings guidance on Thursday morning. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 2.650-2.800 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of 2.620. The company issued revenue guidance of $885.0 million-$915.0 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $904.9 million.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities analysts have commented on NTCT shares. B. Riley Financial reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $50.00 price objective on shares of NetScout Systems in a research note on Sunday, August 9th. after the company reported F1Q27 results. Royal Bank Of Canada cut their price target on shares of NetScout Systems from $43.00 to $35.00 and set a “sector perform” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday. Weiss Ratings raised NetScout Systems from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 8th. Wall Street Zen lowered NetScout Systems from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday. Finally, Zacks Research downgraded NetScout Systems from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, October 8th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, NetScout Systems has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $42.50.

NetScout Systems Stock Down 1.0%

Shares of NASDAQ:NTCT opened at $31.51 on Friday. The business has a fifty day moving average of $38.66 and a two-hundred day moving average of $36.49. NetScout Systems has a 52-week low of $25.29 and a 52-week high of $45.28. The stock has a market cap of $2.29 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.90 and a beta of 0.72.

NetScout Systems (NASDAQ:NTCT) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, November 5th. The technology company reported $0.71 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.66 by $0.05. The company had revenue of $222.19 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $218.77 million. NetScout Systems had a net margin of 13.71% and a return on equity of 9.25%. NetScout Systems’s revenue was up 1.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.62 EPS. NetScout Systems has set its FY 2027 guidance at 2.650-2.800 EPS. On average, equities analysts anticipate that NetScout Systems will post 2.15 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Activity at NetScout Systems

In related news, Director Michael Szabados sold 4,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $37.70, for a total value of $150,800.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 41,654 shares in the company, valued at $1,570,355.80. This represents a 8.76% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, EVP John Downing sold 8,000 shares of NetScout Systems stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $38.41, for a total value of $307,280.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 127,809 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,909,143.69. The trade was a 5.89% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 21,269 shares of company stock worth $813,184. 4.74% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

NetScout Systems News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting NetScout Systems this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Fiscal Q2 2027 adjusted EPS was $0.71, beating the $0.66 consensus and rising from $0.62 a year earlier. Revenue of $222.19 million also topped estimates of $218.77 million. Zacks earnings report
• Neutral Sentiment: NetScout maintained fiscal 2027 EPS guidance of $2.65–$2.80, above the $2.62 consensus. Revenue guidance of $885 million–$915 million brackets analysts’ $904.9 million estimate, while its midpoint is slightly below that forecast.
• Negative Sentiment: RBC cut its price target to $35 from $43 and kept a “sector perform” rating. The new target still implies about 11.1% upside from the cited $31.51 share price, but the sizable reduction may weigh on sentiment. RBC ratings information
• Negative Sentiment: Despite the quarterly beats, revenue increased just 1.4% year over year, suggesting modest growth and potentially limiting enthusiasm about the results.

NetScout Systems Company Profile

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.