Netskope (NASDAQ:NTSK) Price Target Cut to $14.00 by Analysts at BMO Capital Markets

Netskope (NASDAQ:NTSK) had its target price dropped by investment analysts at BMO Capital Markets from $26.00 to $14.00 in a report issued on Thursday,Benzinga reports. The firm presently has an “outperform” rating on the stock. BMO Capital Markets’ price target suggests a potential upside of 54.02% from the stock’s previous close.

Several other equities research analysts also recently weighed in on NTSK. Morgan Stanley cut their target price on shares of Netskope from $27.00 to $18.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday. Wells Fargo & Company initiated coverage on shares of Netskope in a research report on Tuesday, March 3rd. They issued an “overweight” rating and a $13.00 price target for the company. Oppenheimer dropped their price target on shares of Netskope from $28.00 to $23.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, March 2nd. Robert W. Baird cut their price objective on Netskope from $27.00 to $20.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday. Finally, Weiss Ratings reiterated a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of Netskope in a report on Monday, December 29th. 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 stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $20.94.

Netskope Trading Down 25.1%

Netskope stock traded down $3.04 during midday trading on Thursday, reaching $9.09. 9,181,361 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,983,074. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.57 billion and a price-to-earnings ratio of -91.17. 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 business has a 50-day simple moving average of $13.50. Netskope has a 12-month low of $8.81 and a 12-month high of $27.99.

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

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Netskope news, CEO Sanjay Beri sold 346,061 shares of Netskope stock in a transaction on Friday, January 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $16.91, for a total value of $5,851,891.51. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, CFO Matto Andrew H. Del sold 77,207 shares of the company’s 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 completion of the sale, 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 ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last three months, insiders have sold 1,049,721 shares of company stock valued at $18,020,279.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd acquired a new position in shares of Netskope in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $87,000. Virtu Financial LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Netskope by 239.4% during the fourth quarter. Virtu Financial LLC now owns 32,512 shares of the company’s stock worth $570,000 after purchasing an additional 22,932 shares during the period. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. grew its position in Netskope by 14.7% in the 4th quarter. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. now owns 3,556,583 shares of the company’s stock valued at $62,383,000 after buying an additional 456,321 shares during the last quarter. XTX Topco Ltd grew its position in Netskope by 11.3% in the 4th quarter. XTX Topco Ltd now owns 28,956 shares of the company’s stock valued at $508,000 after buying an additional 2,950 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Bamco Inc. NY increased its stake in Netskope by 28.1% in the 4th quarter. Bamco Inc. NY now owns 2,981,743 shares of the company’s stock valued at $52,300,000 after buying an additional 654,964 shares during the period.

Trending Headlines about Netskope

Here are the key news stories impacting Netskope this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q4 results beat estimates — GAAP EPS loss narrower than expected and revenue grew 32.2% year‑over‑year; ARR rose ~31% and Q4 operating cash flow was positive. This underpins the bullish reaction. GlobeNewswire: Q4 Results
• Positive Sentiment: Company set FY2027 revenue guidance of $870M–$876M (slightly above consensus) and EPS guidance that modestly improves on consensus ranges — guidance implies continued revenue growth driven by AI‑native product expansion. Seeking Alpha: FY2027 Revenue Target
• Positive Sentiment: Product momentum — Netskope unveiled “Netskope One AI Security,” positioning the company to capture demand for security solutions across the AI stack, a potential future revenue driver. Business Insider: Product Launch
• Neutral Sentiment: Brokerage consensus remains favorable (consensus “Moderate Buy”), but analysts are re‑setting targets after the quarter; the consensus rating supports investor interest but doesn’t remove execution risk. American Banking News: Consensus Recommendation
• Neutral Sentiment: Full Q4 earnings call and transcript / slide deck are available for details on bookings, margin outlook and product cadence — useful for investors to parse drivers behind guidance ranges. Seeking Alpha: Earnings Call Transcript
• Negative Sentiment: Multiple analysts lowered price targets despite keeping buy/overweight stances — Robert W. Baird $27→$20 (still “outperform,” ~64.9% upside vs current), Morgan Stanley $27→$18 (“overweight,” ~48.4% upside), BTIG $22→$17 (“buy,” ~40.1% upside). Target cuts can cap near‑term upside and signal more conservative expectations. Benzinga: Analyst Target Changes
• Negative Sentiment: Shareholder litigation investigation announced (Johnson Fistel) into executive conduct — potential legal overhang that can increase risk and volatility for the stock. GlobeNewswire: Litigation Notice

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.