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Netscout Systems (NTCT): analyst forecast and price target
Analyst consensus
Hold0 Buy1 Hold0 Sell
Ratings of 1 analysts in the last 3 months · top analysts only12-month forecast
Based on 1 price targets given in the last 3 months, the average target is $43.00, the highest $43.00, the lowest $43.00. The average is +12.9% from the last price of $38.07.
| Analyst | Firm | Price target | Rating | Upside | Action | Date | Move vs SPY | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Hedberg★★★★★★★★★★#1234 · hits 54% · avg +7.8% | RBC Capital | $43.00 | Hold | +12.9% | Reiterated | 12.10.26on TipRanks 21:45 | +0.3%next day −2.7% | ↗ |
| AI xAi Software - InfrastructurexAI Grok-4 | TipRanks - xAI | $43.00 → $42.00−2.3% | Buy | +10.3% | Upgrade | 12.09.26on TipRanks Sep 11 22:05 | — | |
| AI DeepSeek Software - InfrastructureDeepSeek V3.2-Speciale | TipRanks - DeepSeek | $46.00 → $41.00−10.9% | Buy | +7.7% | Reiterated | 12.09.26on TipRanks Sep 11 22:05 | — | |
| AI OpenAI Software - InfrastructureOpenAI 5.2 | TipRanks - OpenAI | $45.00 → $42.00−6.7% | Buy | +10.3% | Reiterated | 12.09.26on TipRanks Sep 11 22:05 | — | |
| AI Anthropic Software - InfrastructureAnthropic Opus-4.6 | TipRanks - Anthropic | $42.00 → $39.00−7.1% | Hold | +2.4% | Reiterated | 12.09.26on TipRanks Sep 11 22:05 | — | |
| AI Google Software - InfrastructureGemini 3-pro | TipRanks - Google | $46.00 → $41.00−10.9% | Buy | +7.7% | Reiterated | 12.09.26on TipRanks Sep 11 22:05 | — | |
| AI PerPlexity Software - InfrastructurePerPlexity SonarPro | TipRanks - PerPlexity | $44.00 → $42.00−4.5% | Buy | +10.3% | Reiterated | 12.09.26on TipRanks Sep 11 22:05 | — | |
| Erik Suppiger★★★★★★★★★★#366 · hits 59% · avg +20.7% | B. Riley Securities | $35.00 | Buy | −8.1% | Reiterated | 30.03.26on TipRanks 09:30 | −1.7%next day −1.1% · 5 days +1.8% | ↗ |
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The latest rating of each analyst in the last 12 months, as TipRanks lists them. Every rating kept, earlier ones included
Best analysts covering Netscout Systems
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How the average price target moved
The average target of all analysts (their ratings of the 3 months before) on each day, the top analysts’ dashed, against the price; the site keeps this record since 1 October 2026. On 01.10.26: target $43.00 at a price of $40.18 (+7.0%); now: $43.00 at $38.07 (+12.9%).
PriceAverage targetTop analysts’ target
Recommendation trend · top analysts
Strong BuyBuyHoldSell
| Rating | 05.26 | 06.26 | 07.26 | 08.26 | 09.26 | 10.26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strong Buy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Buy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hold | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Sell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Earnings and sales forecast
Next report: 29.10.26 (Q2 2027, date not confirmed)
Earnings per share
Next quarter’s EPS estimate — $0.66 (from $0.66 to $0.67). Last quarter: $0.52.
Sales
Next quarter’s sales estimate — $222M (from $218M to $230M). Last quarter: $210M.
Best top-analyst consensus in the sector · Technology
About Netscout Systems
- CEO: Anil K. Singhal
- Employees: 2,063
- 310 Littleton Road, Westford, MA, 01886-4105, US
- www.netscout.com
NetScout Systems, Inc. specializes in delivering comprehensive service assurance and robust cybersecurity solutions, designed to protect digital business services from potential disruptions worldwide, with operations spanning the United States, Europe, and Asia. Their product portfolio includes the nGeniusONE management software, which empowers customers to anticipate, prevent, and resolve network and service delivery issues, while simultaneously optimizing and planning network infrastructure capacity. They also offer unique platforms and analytic modules specifically for analyzing and troubleshooting traffic within radio access and Wi-Fi environments. The company provides nGeniusPULSE, an active testing tool that enables enterprises to pinpoint infrastructure performance challenges and ascertain application availability, reliability, and speed. For service providers, the nGenius Business Analytics solution offers deep insights into network traffic patterns. Hardware offerings include ISNG, an advanced passive network probe; packet flow systems that ensure targeted network traffic access for various monitoring and security apparatus; and a suite of test access points facilitating non-disruptive observation of network traffic. Under its Arbor brand, NetScout delivers a suite of cybersecurity defenses against distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks, featuring products such as Arbor Sightline, Arbor Threat Mitigation System, Arbor Insight, Arbor Edge Defense, and Arbor Cloud. Furthermore, advanced threat detection capabilities are provided through Omnis Cyber Investigator. NetScout serves a diverse clientele, encompassing enterprise customers in sectors like financial services, technology, manufacturing, healthcare, utilities, education, transportation, and retail, alongside telecommunications providers (including mobile, wireline, cable, internet, and cloud services), and governmental organizations. Their products are distributed through a direct sales force, as
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