NETGEAR, Inc. (NTGR)Technology | Communication Equipment | San Jose, United States | NasdaqGS
22.18 USD
-1.09
(-4.684%) ⇩
(Oct. 14, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 22.18 |
Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 2:46 a.m. EDT
The immediate catalyst driving this trade is a classic 'dead cat bounce' fueled by regulatory headlines regarding an FCC ban, which has temporarily revived interest in the company's hardware exposure. However, the underlying business remains fundamentally broken: the company is burning cash, posting negative operating margins, and shrinking revenue. While the stock has rallied nearly 80% over the last two years, the most recent annual data shows a sharp contraction in top-line growth, signaling that the recovery is stalling. The options market reflects this tension, with traders buying deep OTM calls hoping for a continuation while hedging with heavy ATM puts against a potential collapse. With no dividend to provide income and a balance sheet that cannot support aggressive expansion without capital infusion, this is a speculative play on a regulatory fix, not a turnaround story. The statistical models offer no directional guidance, reinforcing the view that price action is currently driven by noise and sentiment rather than value. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoTheta ✓ | 0.127058 |
| AutoETS | 0.127227 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.127229 |
| MSTL | 0.131140 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 40% |
| H-stat | 4.52 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.164 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -1.07 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Technology |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 10.037 |
| Revenue per Share | 24.844 |
| Market Cap | 602,830,656 |
| Forward P/E | 41.33 |
| Beta | 1.15 |
| Profit Margins | -3.71% |
| Website | https://www.netgear.com |
As of Oct. 10, 2026, 2:46 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for a volatile rebound rather than a steady grind higher. Call volume is heavily skewed toward out-of-the-money strikes (30.00) expiring in late December and March 2027, suggesting bets on a significant gap-up event. Conversely, put volume is concentrated near the money (22.00-23.00) for the October expiration, indicating a fear of a sharp pullback if the recent rally fails to sustain. The implied volatility is elevated on both sides, reflecting uncertainty about whether the recent surge is a trend reversal or a dead cat bounce.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | -0.31669748 |
| Address1 | 3,553 North First Street |
| All Time High | 48.5732 |
| All Time Low | 5.093052 |
| Ask | 28.32 |
| Ask Size | 2 |
| Audit Risk | 1 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 1.3 - Strong Buy |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 293,800 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 349,865 |
| Average Volume | 349,865 |
| Average Volume10Days | 293,800 |
| Beta | 1.149 |
| Bid | 16.48 |
| Bid Size | 2 |
| Board Risk | 1 |
| Book Value | 16.816 |
| City | San Jose |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 6 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 22.18 |
| Current Ratio | 2.481 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,790,726,400 |
| Day High | 22.96 |
| Day Low | 22.07 |
| Debt To Equity | 10.037 |
| Display Name | NETGEAR |
| Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,786,050,000 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,786,050,000 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,786,046,400 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,793,217,600 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,793,217,600 |
| Ebitda | -13,647,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | -0.019650001 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | -27.901 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 0.548 |
| Enterprise Value | 380,763,680 |
| Eps Current Year | 0.285 |
| Eps Forward | 0.53667 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | -0.94 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NMS |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 15 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 22.321 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -0.14099884 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.0063168695 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | -31.669748 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 35.1 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -12.919998 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.36809114 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 19.0 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 3.1800003 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.16736844 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 19.0 - 35.1 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,059,658,200,000 |
| Float Shares | 24,995,458 |
| Forward Eps | 0.53667 |
| Forward P E | 41.328934 |
| Free Cashflow | -9,178,875 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqGS |
| Full Time Employees | 784 |
| Fullday Change | -1.0900002 |
| Fullday Change Percent | -4.684143 |
| Fullday Price | 22.18 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,790,812,800 |
| Gross Margins | 0.4003 |
| Gross Profits | 277,975,008 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.03975 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.98092 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 27,179,021 |
| Industry | Communication Equipment |
| Industry Disp | Communication Equipment |
| Industry Key | communication-equipment |
| Ir Website | http://investor.netgear.com/ |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 1 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Last Split Date | 1,546,387,200 |
| Last Split Factor | 1,612:1000 |
| Long Business Summary | NETGEAR, Inc. provides networking technologies for businesses, homes, and service providers in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific. The company operates in two segments, Enterprise and Consumer. It offers Wi-Fi routers and home Wi-Fi mesh systems, Wi-Fi hotspots, broadband modems, Wi-Fi gateways, Wi-Fi range extenders, powerline adapters, and Wi-Fi network adapters; and provides value-added service offerings, including security and privacy, technical support, and parental controls. The company also provides pro AV Solutions, which includes Ethernet switches and WiFi access points; NETGEAR Engage Controller, a software that provides centralized, profile-based configuration, and unified management; NETGEAR Insight Remote Management; Pro Routers; enterprise-grade cloud managed or standalone access points; general purpose ethernet switches; and NETGEAR Exium Security Solutions, a security software that provides on-premises next-generation firewall and cloud-based secure access service edge. It markets and sells its products through wholesale distributors, traditional and online retailers, direct market resellers, value-added resellers, managed service provider, and broadband service providers, as well as through its direct online store. NETGEAR, Inc. was incorporated in 1996 and is headquartered in San Jose, California. |
| Long Name | NETGEAR, Inc. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 602,830,656 |
| Market State | POSTPOST |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_166754 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,782,604,800 |
| Net Income To Common | -25,754,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 604,869,112 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 3 |
| Open | 22.88 |
| Operating Cashflow | 3,613,000 |
| Operating Margins | -0.044 |
| Overall Risk | 2 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Peg Ratio | 0.74 |
| Phone | 408 907 8000 |
| Post Market Change | 0.0 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 0.0 |
| Post Market Price | 22.18 |
| Post Market Time | 1,792,008,077 |
| Previous Close | 23.27 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 77.82456 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 1.3189819 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 0.86811924 |
| Profit Margins | -0.03709 |
| Quick Ratio | 1.652 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | strong_buy |
| Recommendation Mean | 1.33333 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -1.09 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -4.68414 |
| Regular Market Day High | 22.96 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 22.07 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 22.07 - 22.96 |
| Regular Market Open | 22.88 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 23.27 |
| Regular Market Price | 22.18 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,792,008,000 |
| Regular Market Volume | 286,254 |
| Return On Assets | -0.020079998 |
| Return On Equity | -0.05258 |
| Revenue Growth | -0.012 |
| Revenue Per Share | 24.844 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.1570785 |
| Sector | Technology |
| Sector Disp | Technology |
| Sector Key | technology |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 2 |
| Shares Outstanding | 27,179,021 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.060399998 |
| Shares Short | 1,642,652 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,788,134,400 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 2,326,692 |
| Short Name | NETGEAR, Inc. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.0699 |
| Short Ratio | 4.84 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | CA |
| Symbol | NTGR |
| Target High Price | 35.0 |
| Target Low Price | 30.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 33.0 |
| Target Median Price | 34.0 |
| Total Cash | 267,879,008 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 9.856 |
| Total Debt | 45,812,000 |
| Total Revenue | 694,409,984 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | -0.94 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 23.044 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -0.8640003 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.037493505 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 286,254 |
| Website | https://www.netgear.com |
| Zip | 95,134 |