KeyCorp Has Positive Forecast for Netskope FY2026 Earnings

Netskope Inc. (NASDAQ:NTSK) – Stock analysts at KeyCorp upped their FY2026 earnings per share estimates for Netskope in a report issued on Monday, January 12th. KeyCorp analyst E. Heath now expects that the company will earn ($0.52) per share for the year, up from their previous estimate of ($1.18). KeyCorp has a “Overweight” rating and a $24.00 price objective on the stock. KeyCorp also issued estimates for Netskope’s Q4 2026 earnings at ($0.06) EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at ($0.05) EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at ($0.03) EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at ($0.04) EPS, Q4 2027 earnings at ($0.04) EPS, FY2027 earnings at ($0.17) EPS and FY2028 earnings at $0.05 EPS.

NTSK has been the subject of several other research reports. Wells Fargo & Company started coverage on shares of Netskope in a research note on Monday, October 13th. They issued an “overweight” rating and a $28.00 target price for the company. BMO Capital Markets assumed coverage on shares of Netskope in a report on Monday, October 13th. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $26.00 price objective for the company. William Blair assumed coverage on shares of Netskope in a research note on Monday, October 13th. They issued an “outperform” rating for the company. Citigroup began coverage on Netskope in a research report on Monday, October 13th. They set an “outperform” rating on the stock. Finally, Cowen began coverage on Netskope in a report on Monday, October 13th. They issued a “buy” rating for the company. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seventeen have issued a Buy rating, one has assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $26.71.

Netskope Stock Performance

Shares of Netskope stock opened at $16.40 on Wednesday. The company has a market cap of $6.45 billion and a PE ratio of -164.00. Netskope has a 52-week low of $15.99 and a 52-week high of $27.99. 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 firm has a 50-day moving average price of $19.15.

Netskope (NASDAQ:NTSK) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, December 11th. The company reported ($0.10) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of ($0.25) by $0.15. The firm had revenue of $184.17 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $175.81 million. The business’s revenue was up 33.0% compared to the same quarter last year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Netskope

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Quarry LP purchased a new position in Netskope during the third quarter worth about $41,000. Assetmark Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Netskope in the 3rd quarter valued at about $83,000. RiverPark Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Netskope during the 3rd quarter valued at about $87,000. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. bought a new stake in shares of Netskope during the 3rd quarter valued at about $89,000. Finally, Ameriflex Group Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Netskope during the third quarter worth about $127,000.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Netskope news, CFO Matto Andrew H. Del sold 49,875 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, January 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $17.16, for a total value of $855,855.00. Following the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 41,493 shares in the company, valued at $712,019.88. This represents a 54.59% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Sanjay Beri sold 31,594 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, January 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $17.58, for a total transaction of $555,422.52. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 1,049,721 shares of company stock valued at $18,020,279.

Key Headlines Impacting Netskope

Here are the key news stories impacting Netskope this week:

• Positive Sentiment: KeyCorp materially raised near‑term and multi‑year EPS forecasts (Q4 2026–Q4 2027, FY2026–FY2028) and kept an “Overweight” rating with a $24 price target — the analyst upgrades imply faster path to profitability and likely provide support for the stock. KeyCorp research note (MarketBeat)
• Positive Sentiment: Netskope’s recent quarter beat revenue and EPS consensus (revenue +33% Y/Y; EPS beat) — that underlying growth helped prompt analyst estimate hikes and is a fundamental positive for valuation momentum. Netskope earnings summary (MarketBeat)
• Neutral Sentiment: Several small institutional investors established modest positions in the prior quarter; these are minor and unlikely to move the tape materially on their own.
• Neutral Sentiment: A reported short‑interest update showed anomalous/zero figures (likely data noise) — no clear short‑pressure signal from the published short‑interest note.
• Negative Sentiment: Insider selling: Netskope CRO Raphael Bousquet sold multiple blocks (3,224; 3,192; 3,823 shares) in early January at roughly $16–$17 per share — repeated insider sales can weigh on sentiment even if routine or for personal reasons. SEC Form 4 disclosure
• Negative Sentiment: Media outlets have highlighted the insider sales and published comparative analyses of Netskope and peers — increased negative press around insider activity can amplify downward price pressure. AmericanBankingNews coverage

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.