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NETSCOUT SYSTEMS INC

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NETSCOUT SYSTEMS INC

NTCT·NASDAQ·Technology·CIK 0001078075

NetScout is an industry leader with over four decades of experience providing enterprise network observability, carrier service assurance, cybersecurity, and Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) protection solutions. The company's unique visibility platform and solutions are powered by its pioneering deep packet inspection (DPI) technology at scale. Many Fortune 500 companies use these solutions to protect their digital business services from disruption. Service providers and enterprises, including local, state, and federal government agencies, rely on NetScout's solutions to optimize network performance, ensure high-quality delivery of mission-critical applications and services, gain timely insight into the end-user experience, and protect their networks from attacks. The majority of NetScout's solutions provide Smart Data, a high-fidelity, decision-grade data foundation derived from real-time network activity across legacy, hybrid, and cloud-native environments. This data enables a unified view of performance, availability, and security, supports faster root-cause analysis and operational decision-making, and is increasingly used to inform broader observability platforms and automated and AI-driven workflows. With NetScout's offerings, customers can quickly, efficiently, and effectively identify and resolve issues that cause downtime, service interruptions, poor service quality, or compromised data, thereby reducing mean time to resolution of issues.

NETSCOUT SYSTEMS INC (NASDAQ:NTCT) is a publicly traded company in the Technology sector. Wiseek has independently scored 10 items for NTCT at importance 7 or higher on its 1–10 market-impact scale. Its most recent item scored 7 or higher is dated 2026-08-06, rated 8/10. Across its 10 most recent items scored 7 or higher, the top rating is 8/10, with 5 rated 8 or above. Recent SEC coverage for NTCT spans 8-K, DEF 14A, 144, 10-K.

Recent high-impact activity:

  • NetScout Q1 Revenue Jumps 12.7% to $210M, Swings to Profit; Reaffirms FY27 Outlook
  • NETSCOUT Q1 Revenue Jumps 12.7% to $210M, Swings to Profit; Reaffirms FY27 Outlook
  • NetScout Seeks Shareholder Nod for Equity Plan Expansion, Auditor Switch, and Board Rebalancing
  • Director Anil Singhal Files Intent to Sell $1.73 Million in Stock
  • Director Anil K. Singhal Files Intent to Sell $1.7M in Stock Near 52-Week Highs

Financial Snapshot

Fiscal year ended March 31, 2026
Revenue
$859.48M
Net Income
$95.53M
Diluted EPS
$1.30
Op. Cash Flow
$294.54M
Free Cash Flow
$285.43M
Gross Profit
$682.49M
Operating Income
$109.83M
Cash & Equivalents
$586.5M
Debt / Equity
0.00×
Net Margin
11.1%
Shares Outstanding
72.06M sh
Source: 10-K · filed 2026-05-14 · accession 0001078075-26-000050

Short Interest & Short Volume

5.76 days to cover

FINRA reported short interest of 3,693,254 shares in NTCT as of the September 15, 2026 settlement, a 2.9% decrease from the prior period — about 5.8 days to cover at its recent average daily volume. On October 2, 2026, 78.6% of NTCT volume reported to FINRA trade-reporting facilities was marked short.

Short interest (bi-monthly positions)3,693,254 shares as of September 15, 2026
Change vs prior period▼ 2.9%
Days to cover5.76 at avg daily volume of 641,021
Daily short volume (FINRA facilities)78.6% of 195,356 shares on October 2, 2026
5-day average short volume70.6%

Daily short sale volume covers trades reported to FINRA trade-reporting facilities and is not the same as short interest (bi-monthly reported positions). Source: FINRA — FINRA is the owner and source of this short interest and short sale volume data; it may not be redistributed.

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$40.96
52-week range · as of 2026-08-06 $20.39 – $45.28
Market cap
$2.98B
Volume
535.1K (0.8× avg)
3-mo avg 638.2K
Live data · 2026-10-03 15:49 UTC · Market closed

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Aug 06, 2026, 8:15 AM EDT
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Importance Score:
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Price at Filing: $40.61
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Jul 24, 2026, 4:11 PM EDT
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Jun 05, 2026, 5:02 PM EDT
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Jun 01, 2026, 5:12 PM EDT
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May 14, 2026, 4:14 PM EDT
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May 07, 2026, 7:45 AM EDT
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May 07, 2026, 7:30 AM EDT
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Price at Filing: $36.51
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Change: +$4.45 (+12%) info
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Feb 05, 2026, 4:19 PM EST
Filing Type: 10-Q
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $27.07
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Feb 05, 2026, 7:31 AM EST
Filing Type: 8-K
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $28.70
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Change: +$12.26 (+43%) info
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