Netskope (NASDAQ:NTSK) Price Target Cut to $14.00 by Analysts at Royal Bank Of Canada

Netskope (NASDAQ:NTSK) had its price objective cut by Royal Bank Of Canada from $19.00 to $14.00 in a research note published on Thursday morning,Benzinga reports. They currently have an outperform rating on the stock.

Other research analysts have also recently issued research reports about the stock. BTIG Research decreased their target price on shares of Netskope from $22.00 to $17.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of Netskope in a research report on Monday, December 29th. BMO Capital Markets decreased their price objective on Netskope from $26.00 to $14.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Thursday. KeyCorp lowered their target price on Netskope from $17.00 to $15.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday. Finally, William Blair set a $21.00 target price on Netskope in a research note on Thursday. One equities research 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 company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $18.89.

Netskope Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ NTSK opened at $9.55 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 5.17, a current ratio of 2.32 and a quick ratio of 2.32. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.76 billion and a price-to-earnings ratio of -95.50. Netskope has a 1-year low of $8.81 and a 1-year high of $27.99. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $13.34.

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

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, CFO Matto Andrew H. Del sold 49,875 shares of Netskope 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 directly owned 41,493 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $712,019.88. The trade was a 54.59% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, CRO Raphael Bousquet sold 3,823 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, January 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $16.66, for a total transaction of $63,691.18. 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 worth $18,020,279.

Institutional Trading of Netskope

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in NTSK. Chicago Capital LLC bought a new stake in shares of Netskope in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $2,056,000. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA bought a new stake in Netskope during the third quarter worth approximately $72,463,000. Federated Hermes Inc. acquired a new position in Netskope in the third quarter worth approximately $18,184,000. New York State Common Retirement Fund bought a new position in shares of Netskope in the third quarter valued at $943,000. Finally, Principal Financial Group Inc. bought a new position in shares of Netskope in the third quarter valued at $27,239,000.

More Netskope News

Here are the key news stories impacting Netskope this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q4 results and guidance: Netskope beat street EPS and delivered 32% YoY revenue growth; management set FY‑2027 revenue guidance of $870M–$876M (above consensus) and Q1/FY EPS ranges that were mixed vs. estimates. This fundamental beat and revenue guide are constructive for growth expectations. Netskope Announces Strong Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2026 Financial Results
• Positive Sentiment: Product/AI positioning: Company is emphasizing an AI‑native security platform (Netskope One AI Security), which supports longer‑term TAM expansion in cloud + AI security and underpins analyst conviction despite cuts. Netskope Unveils Netskope One AI Security
• Neutral Sentiment: Analyst stance remains generally constructive: Brokers still carry buy/overweight/outperform ratings overall (consensus ~“Moderate Buy”), even after trimming targets — indicating belief in recovery but with nearer‑term caution. Consensus Recommendation Given
• Negative Sentiment: Broad price‑target cuts: Multiple firms (JPMorgan, Deutsche Bank, Oppenheimer, RBC, BMO, KeyCorp, Morgan Stanley, Robert W. Baird, BTIG, Mizuho, Citizens Jmp, etc.) lowered targets today — trimming upside and triggering selling pressure as investors reprice expectations. Broker Price Target Cuts
• Negative Sentiment: Lockup expiry and perceived Q4 softness: Reports note analysts are worried about softer-than-expected Q4 trends and an impending lockup expiration that could increase share supply, amplifying downward momentum. MSN Article on Lockup/Analyst Concerns
• Negative Sentiment: Shareholder investigation: A law firm is soliciting Netskope investors about potential claims involving executives, which can increase legal risk and investor uncertainty. Johnson Fistel Investigation 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.