NetScout Systems (NTCT) Set to Post Quarterly Earnings on Thursday

NetScout Systems (NASDAQ:NTCT) is expected to be issuing its Q2 2027 results before the market opens on Thursday, November 5th. Analysts expect NetScout Systems to announce earnings of $0.6630 per share and revenue of $218.77 million for the quarter. NetScout Systems has set its FY 2027 guidance at 2.650-2.800 EPS. Interested persons are encouraged to explore the company’s upcoming Q2 2027 earnings results page for the latest details on the call scheduled for Thursday, November 5, 2026 at 8:30 AM ET.

NetScout Systems (NASDAQ:NTCT) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August 6th. The technology company reported $0.52 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.38 by $0.14. The company had revenue of $210.42 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $196.17 million. NetScout Systems had a return on equity of 9.25% and a net margin of 13.71%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 12.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.34 earnings per share. On average, analysts expect NetScout Systems to post $2.15 EPS for the current fiscal year and $2.37 EPS for the next fiscal year.

NetScout Systems Stock Performance

Shares of NTCT stock opened at $37.62 on Tuesday. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $38.95 and its 200 day simple moving average is $36.34. NetScout Systems has a twelve month low of $25.29 and a twelve month high of $45.28. The company has a market capitalization of $2.74 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.94 and a beta of 0.69.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, Director Christopher Perretta sold 7,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, September 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $38.00, for a total value of $266,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 40,866 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,552,908. This represents a 14.62% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, Director Michael Szabados sold 4,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $37.70, for a total transaction of $150,800.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 41,654 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,570,355.80. This trade represents a 8.76% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 21,269 shares of company stock valued at $813,184. Corporate insiders own 4.74% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several brokerages have commented on NTCT. Zacks Research downgraded NetScout Systems from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, October 8th. Weiss Ratings raised shares of NetScout Systems from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a report on Thursday, October 8th. Royal Bank Of Canada raised their target price on shares of NetScout Systems from $38.00 to $43.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 6th. B. Riley Financial reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $50.00 target price on shares of NetScout Systems in a research note on Sunday, August 9th. after the company reported F1Q27 results. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of NetScout Systems from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Saturday, August 8th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $46.50.

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.