Hound Partners LLC Purchases New Shares in Netskope Inc. $NTSK

Hound Partners LLC acquired a new position in Netskope Inc. (NASDAQ:NTSK) in the third quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor acquired 206,500 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,694,000. Netskope makes up about 0.6% of Hound Partners LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 25th largest holding.

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

Insider Activity at Netskope

In other Netskope news, CRO Raphael Bousquet sold 3,823 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, January 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $16.66, for a total transaction of $63,691.18. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, CFO Matto Andrew H. Del sold 49,875 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, January 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $17.16, for a total transaction of $855,855.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 41,493 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $712,019.88. This represents a 54.59% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last three months, insiders have sold 1,049,721 shares of company stock worth $18,020,279.

Analyst Ratings Changes

NTSK has been the topic of several research analyst reports. 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. Mizuho lowered their target price on Netskope from $20.00 to $16.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday. Royal Bank Of Canada cut their price target on shares of Netskope from $19.00 to $14.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday. BMO Capital Markets decreased their price objective on shares of Netskope from $26.00 to $14.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Thursday. Finally, Citizens Jmp lowered their price objective on shares of Netskope from $27.00 to $23.00 and set a “market outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, sixteen have assigned a Buy rating, one has given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $18.89.

Netskope Price Performance

NASDAQ:NTSK opened at $9.74 on Monday. The company has a quick ratio of 2.32, a current ratio of 2.32 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 5.17. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $13.20. Netskope Inc. has a 1 year low of $8.81 and a 1 year high of $27.99. The stock has a market capitalization of $3.83 billion and a P/E ratio of -97.40.

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

Netskope 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.