BlueCrest Capital Management Ltd Invests $5.04 Million in Netskope Inc. $NTSK

BlueCrest Capital Management Ltd acquired a new stake in Netskope Inc. (NASDAQ:NTSK) in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund acquired 221,500 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,035,000. BlueCrest Capital Management Ltd owned 0.06% of Netskope as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Vanguard Group Inc. acquired a new stake in Netskope in the 3rd quarter worth about $80,006,000. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA acquired a new position in shares of Netskope during the 3rd quarter valued at about $72,463,000. TimesSquare Capital Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Netskope during the 3rd quarter worth about $61,833,000. Bamco Inc. NY purchased a new position in shares of Netskope during the 3rd quarter worth about $52,888,000. Finally, Capital International Investors acquired a new stake in shares of Netskope in the third quarter worth approximately $47,733,000.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

NTSK has been the subject of several research analyst reports. KeyCorp dropped their price target on shares of Netskope from $17.00 to $15.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday. Mizuho lowered their price objective on shares of Netskope from $20.00 to $16.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday. FBN Securities assumed coverage on Netskope in a report on Wednesday, February 25th. They set an “outperform” rating and a $15.00 price objective for the company. Piper Sandler cut their target price on Netskope from $28.00 to $21.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reduced their target price on Netskope from $22.00 to $16.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, sixteen have given a Buy rating, one has issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $18.89.

Insider Activity at Netskope

In other Netskope news, CRO Raphael Bousquet sold 3,823 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, January 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $16.66, for a total value of $63,691.18. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, CFO Matto Andrew H. Del sold 77,207 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, January 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $16.92, for a total value of $1,306,342.44. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 41,493 shares in the company, valued at approximately $702,061.56. This represents a 65.04% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 1,049,721 shares of company stock worth $18,020,279.

Netskope News Summary

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

Netskope Stock Performance

NASDAQ NTSK opened at $9.74 on Friday. Netskope Inc. has a one year low of $8.81 and a one year high of $27.99. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $13.20. 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 stock has a market capitalization of $3.83 billion and a price-to-earnings ratio of -97.40.

Netskope (NASDAQ:NTSK) last released its quarterly earnings data 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 business had revenue of $196.33 million for the quarter. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 32.2% compared to the same quarter last year. Netskope has set its Q1 2027 guidance at -0.070–0.060 EPS and its FY 2027 guidance at -0.190–0.190 EPS.

Netskope Company Profile

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.