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$38.35 -0.59 (-1.52%) At close · Aug 19
Market Cap
$2.85B
Shares
72.71M

Price & Indicators

Indicators
Price
Panels
Event markers
20d MA 50d MA 200d MA Earnings Filing Insider Congress Investor day
Close$38.35 Open$39.25 Day$37.73–39.25 52W close$22.66–44.84 Avg vol 30d576K Short int3.3M · 4.6% float · 6.6d Short vol50% Last earningsAug 6, 2026 DataJan 2020–Aug 2026 Filing10-Q · Aug 6

Up next

Next earnings call
Nov 5, 2026 Est · unconfirmed · in 11 wks
FQ2-27 quarter ends
~Sep 30, 2026 Est
Latest filing: 10-Q
filed Aug 6, 2026

AI Brief

TL;DR.

Bullish
    Bearish

      AI-generated from the earnings call and 8-K · may contain errors · not investment advice

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      Equibles Rating

      blended score · not investment advice
      Overall
      Buy
      SellHoldBuy
      Technical Neutral Momentum Strong Sentiment Neutral Fundamentals Excellent Quant / Vol Low
      Market backdrop VIX 14.9 · calm Equity put/call 0.52
      Technical
      price trend
      Neutral
      50 / 200-day cross No cross
      Price vs 200-day avg +15%
      above
      Price vs 50-day avg −6%
      below
      RSI (14) 40
      neutral
      MACD trend Negative
      52-week position 71%
      mid-range
      Volume (OBV) Confirms
      volume backs price
      Momentum
      relative strength
      Strong
      1-month return −6%
      trailing
      6-month return +31%
      trailing
      YTD return +42%
      this year
      Relative strength +19%
      vs S&P · 6-mo
      Sentiment
      smart money
      Neutral
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $41 › 200d $33 — 50d above 200d
      Institutional flow Accumulating
      +8% holders QoQ · +55 funds added
      Insider flow Flat
      No net insider activity over 90 days
      Short interest Rising
      4.56% of float · ▲ +20.9% MoM · 6.6 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Multi-yr high
      313 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
      Squeeze score 61
      elevated · 0–100
      Fundamentals
      Excellent
      Revenue growth −2%
      Y/Y
      Gross margin 77%
      expanding
      EPS growth +125%
      Y/Y
      Free cash flow $285.4M
      Valuation P/E 23.9
      below peers
      Buyback $150.0M
      authorized
      Balance sheet $586.5M
      net cash
      Quant / Vol
      risk profile
      Low
      Volatility 32%
      annualized · 1-yr
      Max drawdown −14%
      past year
      ATR 3.6%
      of price · 14-day

      Blended from price, momentum, positioning, fundamentals & volatility · daily-close · not investment advice. Market backdrop is context, not part of the score.

      Guidance & track record

      Beat or met 2 of last 3
      Latest guidance · from the 8-K filed Aug 6, 2026
      Revenue · fiscal year 2027 Maintained $885M – $915M
      May 7, 2026 $885M – $915M changed to Aug 6, 2026 $885M – $915M
      prior FY $859.48M midpoint +4.7% Y/Y
      GAAP net income per diluted share · fiscal year 2027 Initiated $1.55 – $1.70
      prior FY $1.30 midpoint +25.0% Y/Y
      Non-GAAP net income per diluted share · fiscal year 2027 Initiated $2.65 – $2.80
      Prior guidance period ended · from the Earnings Call filed Mar 31, 2024
      Revenue · fiscal year 2025 $800M – $830M
      Non-GAAP diluted earnings per share · fiscal year 2025 $2.10 – $2.30
      Effective tax rate · fiscal year 2025 20%
      GAAP restructuring charges · first quarter of fiscal year 2025 $18M – $22M
      Non-GAAP earnings per share · first quarter of fiscal year 2025 $0.08 – $0.17
      Revenue · first quarter of fiscal year 2025 $165M – $175M
      Guided vs delivered · last 3 settled
      Revenue fiscal year 2026
      guided $830M – $870M
      $859.48M In line
      GAAP net income per share (diluted) fiscal year 2026
      guided $1.13 – $1.23
      $1.30 Beat +10.2%
      Revenue full fiscal year 2024
      guided $840M
      $829.46M Miss −1.3%

      Guidance from company 8-Ks · delivered figures from as-reported statements · no analyst estimates involved.

      Technicals

      trend & momentum for long-term holders Neutral
      2 · 4 · 1
      50 / 200-day cross
      No cross Neutral
      Price vs 200-day avg
      +15% Bullish
      Price vs 50-day avg
      −6% Bearish
      RSI (14)
      40 Neutral
      MACD trend
      Negative Bearish
      52-week position
      71% Neutral
      Volume (OBV)
      Confirms Neutral
      Market signals — smart money & positioning
      Bullish · 2 of 6
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $41 › 200d $33 — 50d above 200d
      Institutional flow Accumulating
      +8% holders QoQ · +55 funds added
      Insider flow Flat
      No net insider activity over 90 days
      Short interest Rising
      4.56% of float · ▲ +20.9% MoM · 6.6 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Multi-yr high
      313 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
      Price context
      position in its 52-week range
      Range low $23 Now $38 · 71% Range high $45
      vs 200-day avg +15% vs 50-day avg -6%

      Illustrative technical + ownership context — a signal mix, not investment advice.

      Key metrics

      the company's own KPIs, from written earnings releases and filings
      Metric Latest Period YoY
      GAAP → non-GAAP reconciliation
      GAAP Net income (loss) (GAAP) $21.84M
      +$17.97M Share-based compensation expense (1)
      +$11.25M Amortization of acquired intangible assets (2)
      +$25K Restructuring charges
      +$0K Acquisition related depreciation expense (3)
      +$0K Executive transition costs (4)
      -$12.52M Income tax adjustments (5)
      -$4.48M Interest and other income, net GAAP
      +$3.19M Depreciation and amortization excluding amortization of acquired intangible assets and acquisition related-depreciation expense
      +$9.64M Income tax expense non-GAAP
      = Adjusted EBITDA $46.91M
      Adjusted EBITDA as a % of revenue non-GAAP 22.3% Three Months Ended June 30, 2026 —
      fulfillable backlog $28M As of June 30, 2026 —
      Non-GAAP diluted net income per share non-GAAP $0.52 Three Months Ended June 30, 2026 —
      GAAP → non-GAAP reconciliation
      GAAP Diluted net income (loss) per share (GAAP) $0.29
      +$0.23 Share impact of non-GAAP adjustments identified above
      = Non-GAAP diluted net income per share $0.52
      Non-GAAP gross profit non-GAAP 169.69M Three Months Ended June 30, 2026 —
      GAAP → non-GAAP reconciliation
      GAAP Gross profit (GAAP) 165.93M
      +3.12M Share-based compensation expense (1)
      +642K Amortization of acquired intangible assets (2)
      +0K Acquisition related depreciation expense (3)
      = Non-GAAP gross profit 169.69M
      GAAP → non-GAAP reconciliation
      GAAP Income (loss) from operations (GAAP) 14.48M
      +17.97M Share-based compensation expense (1)
      +11.25M Amortization of acquired intangible assets (2)
      +25K Restructuring charges
      +0K Acquisition related depreciation expense (3)
      +0K Executive transition costs (4)
      = Non-GAAP income from operations 43.72M
      Non-GAAP net income non-GAAP 38.56M Three Months Ended June 30, 2026 —
      GAAP → non-GAAP reconciliation
      GAAP Net income (loss) (GAAP) 21.84M
      +17.97M Share-based compensation expense (1)
      +11.25M Amortization of acquired intangible assets (2)
      +25K Restructuring charges
      +0K Acquisition related depreciation expense (3)
      +0K Executive transition costs (4)
      -12.52M Income tax adjustments (5)
      = Non-GAAP net income 38.56M
      total product backlog $33M As of June 30, 2026 —

      Figures exactly as the company stated them in writing · click a metric with a to chart its history · period links open the stating document · "filing" marks figures stated in the 10-K/10-Q · YoY needs an exactly comparable prior-year period

      Versus peers

      Software - Infrastructure — same industry group
      Open screener →
      Company Mkt cap YTD Rev growth Y/Y P/E Short % shares
      NTCT
      Netscout Systems Inc
      this stock
      		$2.85B +41.7% -2.0% 23.9 4.6%
      MSFT
      Microsoft Corp
      		 $3.57T +0.1% +6.9% 26.8 1.1%
      ORCL
      Oracle Corp
      		 $413.69B -26.2% +17.3% 24.6 1.7%
      PLTR
      Palantir Technologies Inc.
      		 $413.22B -1.4% +56.2% 147.0 2.8%
      PANW
      Palo Alto Networks Inc
      		 $303.58B +95.3% +29.0% 305.3 2.6%

      Peers by industry group · P/E from as-reported trailing EPS · short % is of shares outstanding

      At a glance

      key data from every section
      Ownership
      Institutional Holders Accumulating
      Holders
      313
      % held
      94.3%
      Net QoQ
      +1.7M sh
      Top holder
      BlackRock, Inc.
      Held Float
      View
      Held by Funds
      Fund positions
      360
      View
      Short & Settlement
      Short Interest Rising
      Shares short
      3.3M
      Days to cover
      6.6d
      Change
      +573.7K sh
      View
      Short Volume
      Short vol %
      50%
      As of
      Aug 19, 2026
      Short Total
      View
      Fails to Deliver
      FTD shares
      504
      Value
      $19.6K
      As of
      Jul 30, 2026
      View
      Off-Exchange
      Off-exchange %
      33.8%
      Week of
      Jul 13, 2026
      Off-exch Lit
      View
      Financials
      Financials
      Revenue (FY)
      $859.5M
      Net income (FY)
      $95.5M
      EPS diluted
      $1.30
      View
      Buybacks
      Authorized
      $150.0M
      View
      Filings
      SEC Filings
      Latest
      8-K
      Filed
      Aug 6, 2026
      This year
      8
      View
      Proposed Sales
      Value
      $89.1K
      Shares
      2.3K
      Filed
      Aug 17, 2026
      View
      Earnings & Events
      Earnings Calls
      Last call
      Aug 6, 2026
      View
      Investor Relations
      Latest news
      NETSCOUT Extends Adaptive DDoS De…
      Published
      Aug 18, 2026
      View

      Performance

      5D 20D 120D MTD YTD
      NTCT -2.9% -5.7% +30.8% -5.7% +41.7%
      SPY -0.4% +2.9% +11.6% +3.0% +12.8%
      vs SPY -2.5% -8.6% +19.2% -8.7% +28.9%

      Capital returns

      Buyback program · as of May 9, 2022
      Authorized
      $150.00M
      Spent (derived)
      —
      Remaining
      —

      Dividends per share over the trailing 365 days by ex-date · buyback figures as last reported in SEC filings ("spent" derived as authorized − remaining; when several programs run concurrently, authorized is their combined total per the newest filing) · components shown separately — trailing-year buyback spend isn't tracked, so no combined shareholder yield is derived.

      Key facts CIK 1078075 CUSIP 64115T104 13F (30d) 291 filings 285 filers Visit website Investor relations

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