JPMorgan Chase & Co. Issues Pessimistic Forecast for Netskope (NASDAQ:NTSK) Stock Price

Netskope (NASDAQ:NTSK) had its price objective dropped by analysts at JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $23.00 to $19.00 in a research note issued to investors on Thursday,Benzinga reports. The firm presently has an “overweight” rating on the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co.‘s price target would suggest a potential upside of 95.07% from the company’s previous close.

A number of other equities analysts have also recently issued reports on the stock. Robert W. Baird cut their target price on shares of Netskope from $27.00 to $20.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday. BTIG Research lowered their price target on shares of Netskope from $22.00 to $17.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday. KeyCorp cut their price objective on Netskope from $17.00 to $15.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday. Oppenheimer reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and issued a $19.00 target price (down from $23.00) on shares of Netskope in a research note on Thursday. Finally, Mizuho lowered their target price on Netskope from $20.00 to $16.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, sixteen have assigned a Buy rating, one has issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Netskope has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $18.89.

Netskope Stock Performance

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

Netskope (NASDAQ:NTSK) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, March 11th. The company reported ($0.04) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping 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.

Insider Activity at Netskope

In related news, CFO Matto Andrew H. Del sold 77,207 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, January 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $16.92, for a total transaction of $1,306,342.44. Following the sale, the chief financial officer owned 41,493 shares in the company, valued at approximately $702,061.56. This trade represents a 65.04% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, CRO Raphael Bousquet sold 3,823 shares of Netskope stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, January 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $16.66, for a total transaction of $63,691.18. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 1,049,721 shares of company stock valued at $18,020,279.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Netskope

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Farther Finance Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Netskope in the fourth quarter valued at $25,000. Quarry LP acquired a new stake in Netskope in the 3rd quarter worth about $41,000. Triumph Capital Management grew its holdings in Netskope by 380.0% in the 4th quarter. Triumph Capital Management now owns 2,400 shares of the company’s stock valued at $42,000 after buying an additional 1,900 shares during the period. Wells Fargo & Company MN increased its stake in shares of Netskope by 261.7% during the 4th quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 3,617 shares of the company’s stock valued at $63,000 after acquiring an additional 2,617 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Leonteq Securities AG acquired a new position in shares of Netskope during the 4th quarter valued at about $64,000.

More Netskope News

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

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.