The Bid & Ask

Quotations, Dispatches, and the Daily Tape

Thursday, August 13, 2026

Subject of the day

NTCT

Concerning the House

NetScout Systems, Inc. provides carrier service assurance, cybersecurity, and Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) solutions to protect digital business services against disruptions. It offers nGeniusONE management software to predict, preempt, and resolve network and service delivery problems, as well as facilitate the optimization and capacity planning of their network infrastructures; and specialized platforms and analytic modules to analyze and troubleshoot traffic in radio access and Wi-Fi networks; and Omnis Insights, a solution that is designed to generate a high-fidelity and curated dataset that strengthens observability and cybersecurity operations. Its platform provides real-time generation and analysis of information-rich, high-volume network-derived data for use its applications and partner networks. In addition, it offers ISNG, a real-time information platform that provides insights to optimize network performance; packet flow systems that delivers targeted network traffic access to a range of monitoring and cybersecurity tools and systems, including the nGeniusONE application; vSTREAM, a virtualized form factor version; Infinistream, an advanced passive network probe; and markets test access points that enables full and non-disruptive access to network traffic. Further, the company provides cybersecurity solutions to protect networks against DDoS attacks under the Arbor solutions, including Arbor Sightline, Arbor Threat Mitigation System, Arbor Insight, Arbor Edge Defense, and Omnis Cyber Intelligence solutions. It serves enterprise customers in financial services, technology, manufacturing, healthcare, utilities, education, transportation, and retail; mobile, wireline, and cable operators, internet service providers, and cloud providers industries; and government and associated agencies through a direct sales force, and indirect reseller and distribution channels. The company was incorporated in 1984 and is headquartered in Westford, Massachusetts.

United States · www.netscout.com

The Long Run

FY 2011–2026 · 15 years

LineLatestCAGRTrend
Revenue$829.46M+20.2%
Gross profit$682.49M+9.0%
Operating income$109.83M+8.3%
Net income$95.53M+31.3%
Cash from ops$58.81M+2.9%
Quotation

$39.72

+0.23 (+0.6%)

52w hi$44.84
52w lo$22.39
Vol541.04K
As ofAug 13
The Verdict

Hold

Our score +0.50

Short+0.19
Medium+0.70
Long+0.69

computed 2026-08-13

By the Numbers

NetScout Systems, Inc.

Technology · Software - Infrastructure

Market cap$2.89B
Enterprise value$2.28B
Trailing P/E24.22x
Forward P/E14.20x
EV / EBITDA12.15x
P / S (ttm)3.27x
Profit margin13.7%
Return on equity7.5%
Revenue growth+12.7%
Earnings growth
Debt / equity2.40
Risk Metrics
Beta vs SPX1.02
Corr SPX0.51
Annual vol32.2%
Annual ret+42.1%
Sharpe1.31
Max DD-23.3%

Window: 504 trading days (504 obs)

Layer Breakdown
LayerRawContribution
Fundamental+0.30
Sector+0.15
Technical+0.21
Earnings+0.00
Sentiment+0.00

macro × 1.00 · 2026-08-13

Recent Sessions
DateOpenHighLowCloseVol
Aug 13$39.50$39.94$39.41$39.72541.04K
Aug 12$38.96$39.99$38.96$39.49742.60K
Aug 11$38.48$39.00$37.99$38.60874.90K
Aug 10$38.26$39.13$37.85$38.64848.10K
Aug 7$39.89$40.53$38.20$38.44763.70K