Hound Partners LLC Invests $4.69 Million in Netskope Inc. $NTSK

Hound Partners LLC acquired a new stake in Netskope Inc. (NASDAQ:NTSK) in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund acquired 206,500 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,694,000. Netskope makes up 0.6% of Hound Partners LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 25th biggest holding. Hound Partners LLC owned 0.05% of Netskope at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the stock. Assetmark Inc. acquired a new stake in Netskope in the third quarter worth $83,000. RiverPark Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Netskope during the third quarter valued at about $87,000. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. bought a new position in shares of Netskope during the 3rd quarter worth about $89,000. Ameriflex Group Inc. bought a new position in shares of Netskope during the 3rd quarter worth about $127,000. Finally, Virtu Financial LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Netskope in the 3rd quarter valued at about $218,000.

Trending Headlines about Netskope

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

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

NTSK has been the topic of a number of research reports. Royal Bank Of Canada dropped their price target on Netskope from $19.00 to $14.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday. Mizuho decreased their price objective on Netskope from $20.00 to $16.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Thursday. Oppenheimer reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $19.00 target price (down from $23.00) on shares of Netskope in a research report on Thursday. Piper Sandler cut their target price on Netskope from $28.00 to $21.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday. Finally, Citizens Jmp decreased their price target on shares of Netskope from $27.00 to $23.00 and set a “market outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, sixteen have given a Buy rating, one has assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Netskope has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $18.89.

Netskope Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ NTSK opened at $9.74 on Monday. The company has a market cap of $3.83 billion and a PE ratio of -97.40. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 5.17, a quick ratio of 2.32 and a current ratio of 2.32. Netskope Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $8.81 and a fifty-two week high of $27.99. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $13.20.

Netskope (NASDAQ:NTSK) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, March 11th. The company reported ($0.04) EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.06) by $0.02. The company had revenue of $196.33 million for the quarter. Netskope’s revenue for the quarter 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.

Insider Activity at Netskope

In related news, CEO Sanjay Beri sold 346,061 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, January 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $16.91, for a total value of $5,851,891.51. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CFO Matto Andrew H. Del sold 77,207 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, January 2nd. The shares were 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 trade represents a 65.04% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold a total of 1,049,721 shares of company stock valued at $18,020,279 over the last 90 days.

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.