BlueCrest Capital Management Ltd Acquires Shares of 221,500 Netskope Inc. $NTSK

BlueCrest Capital Management Ltd bought a new position in shares of Netskope Inc. (NASDAQ:NTSK) during the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund bought 221,500 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,035,000.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. Assetmark Inc. acquired a new position in Netskope in the 3rd quarter worth $83,000. RiverPark Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Netskope during the third quarter valued at about $87,000. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. purchased a new stake in shares of Netskope during the third quarter worth about $89,000. Ameriflex Group Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Netskope in the third quarter worth about $127,000. Finally, Virtu Financial LLC purchased a new position in Netskope in the third quarter valued at about $218,000.

Insider Transactions at Netskope

In related news, CFO Matto Andrew H. Del sold 77,207 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, January 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $16.92, for a total transaction of $1,306,342.44. Following the sale, the chief financial officer owned 41,493 shares in the company, valued at $702,061.56. This represents a 65.04% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CRO Raphael Bousquet sold 3,823 shares of Netskope stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, January 12th. The shares were 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. In the last three months, insiders have sold 1,049,721 shares of company stock worth $18,020,279.

Netskope Trading Up 2.0%

NTSK stock opened at $9.74 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 5.17, a quick ratio of 2.32 and a current ratio of 2.32. The firm has a market cap of $3.83 billion and a price-to-earnings ratio of -97.40. Netskope Inc. has a 12-month low of $8.81 and a 12-month high of $27.99. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $13.20.

Netskope (NASDAQ:NTSK) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, March 11th. The company reported ($0.04) EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.06) by $0.02. The business had revenue of $196.33 million during the quarter. Netskope’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.

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

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities research analysts have issued reports on the company. BMO Capital Markets dropped their price objective on Netskope from $26.00 to $14.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday. Oppenheimer restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $19.00 price target (down from $23.00) on shares of Netskope in a research note on Thursday. KeyCorp reduced their price objective on shares of Netskope from $17.00 to $15.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday. FBN Securities assumed coverage on shares of Netskope in a report on Wednesday, February 25th. They set an “outperform” rating and a $15.00 price objective for the company. Finally, Robert W. Baird cut their target price on shares of Netskope from $27.00 to $20.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, sixteen have assigned a Buy rating, one has assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Netskope currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $18.89.

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.