Netskope, Inc. (NTSK)Technology | Software - Infrastructure | Santa Clara, United States | NasdaqGS
15.09 USD
-0.03
(-0.198%) ⇩
(Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 15.05 -0.04 (-0.040%) ⇩ (Aug. 28, 2026, 7:54 p.m. EDT) |
Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 5:53 a.m. EDT
The investment case for Netskope is currently paralyzed by a disconnect between its operational reality and its market valuation. Fundamentally, the company is generating strong top-line revenue growth of nearly 28%, yet it remains deeply unprofitable with operating margins crushed to -54% and negative free cash flow. This structural burn, despite the growth, keeps the forward P/E absurdly inflated at over 1,000x, pricing in perfection that hasn't materialized yet. The short-term outlook is murky. While institutional investors like Iconiq and Granahan are accumulating shares, likely betting on a turnaround, the stock has recently tested critical support levels. The statistical forecast model offers no guidance, showing a flat prediction with low confidence, which aligns with the choppy price action seen in the last two weeks. The stock is hovering right around its 50-day moving average, creating a tug-of-war between buyers looking for a bounce and sellers defending against further losses. Long-term, the business quality is questionable given the persistent inability to convert revenue into earnings or cash. Unless Netskope can demonstrate a path to profitability within the next few quarters, the current valuation represents a massive risk premium. The lack of any dividend yield further limits the floor for investors. Until the profit story aligns with the revenue story, this remains a speculative hold rather than a core investment. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| MSTL ✓ | 0.156480 |
| AutoTheta | 0.162034 |
| AutoETS | 0.164050 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.164053 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 39% |
| H-stat | 0.06 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.165 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -1.28 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Technology |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 425.377 |
| Revenue per Share | 2.616 |
| Market Cap | 6,095,207,936 |
| Forward P/E | 1233.85 |
| Profit Margins | -95.19% |
| Website | https://www.netskope.com |
As of Aug. 22, 2026, 5:53 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for continued volatility rather than a clear directional breakout. Call volume is heavily skewed toward out-of-the-money strikes (17.5 and 25.0), suggesting a hope for a sharp recovery to previous highs, while put volume concentrates deeply in-the-money (2.5 and 7.5), indicating a hedge against further downside. The heavy concentration of open interest at deep strikes suggests a 'long gamma' environment where the market will remain range-bound until a significant catalyst forces a move.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | -0.3277012 |
| Address1 | 2,445 Augustine Drive |
| Address2 | Suite 301 |
| All Time High | 27.99 |
| All Time Low | 7.665 |
| Ask | 18.49 |
| Ask Size | 2 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 1.5 - Strong Buy |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 3,703,590 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 5,830,985 |
| Average Volume | 5,830,985 |
| Average Volume10Days | 3,703,590 |
| Bid | 14.8 |
| Bid Size | 5 |
| Book Value | 0.435 |
| City | Santa Clara |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,798,675,200 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 15.09 |
| Current Ratio | 2.169 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,786,665,600 |
| Day High | 15.165 |
| Day Low | 14.43 |
| Debt To Equity | 425.377 |
| Display Name | Netskope |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,788,379,200 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,788,379,200 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,788,379,200 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,788,379,200 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,788,379,200 |
| Ebitda | -679,425,984 |
| Ebitda Margins | -0.90247 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | -8.446 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 7.623 |
| Enterprise Value | 5,738,625,024 |
| Eps Current Year | -0.17913 |
| Eps Forward | 0.01223 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | -1.77 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NMS |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 12.7914 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 2.2986002 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.17969887 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | -32.770123 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 27.99 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -12.9 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.46087888 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 7.665 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 7.425 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.96868885 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 7.665 - 27.99 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,758,202,200,000 |
| Float Shares | 183,005,688 |
| Forward Eps | 0.01223 |
| Forward P E | 1,233.8512 |
| Free Cashflow | 264,194,256 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqGS |
| Full Time Employees | 3,281 |
| Fullday Change | -0.0299997 |
| Fullday Change Percent | -0.198411 |
| Fullday Price | 15.05 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Gross Margins | 0.69265 |
| Gross Profits | 521,467,008 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.03813 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.77483004 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 403,923,649 |
| Industry | Software - Infrastructure |
| Industry Disp | Software - Infrastructure |
| Industry Key | software-infrastructure |
| Ipo Expected Date | 2,025-09-18 |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 0 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,769,817,600 |
| Long Business Summary | Netskope, Inc., a cybersecurity company, provides security, networking, and analytics solutions to largest enterprises to mid-sized companies worldwide. The company develops Netskope One platform, a cloud-native platform for securing and accelerating the digital interactions of enterprises. Its platform offers security products comprising cloud inline security, cloud access security broker, data loss prevention, threat protection, secure web gateway, private access, remote browser isolation, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) security posture management, data security posture management, and enterprise browser solutions for safeguarding human users, non-human entities, and data from cyber threats through the use of zero trust principles. The company's platform also provides networking products, such as Firewall-as-a-Service, internet of things/operational technology intelligence, software-defined wide-area network, dedicated egress IP, and Cloud Packet Stream solutions that enhance performance, resilience, connectivity, and security; and analytics solutions, including advanced analytics, user and entity behavior analytics, data lineage, and digital experience management that enables enterprises with insights into user activity, data movement, and security events across the web, cloud, SaaS, AI applications, private applications, and other environments. Netskope, Inc. was formerly known as Skope, Inc. and changed its name to Netskope, Inc. in November 2012. Netskope, Inc. was incorporated in 2012 and is based in Santa Clara, California. |
| Long Name | Netskope, Inc. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 6,095,207,936 |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_247721839 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,777,507,200 |
| Net Income To Common | -716,641,984 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,801,353,600 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 6,107,325,572 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 18 |
| Open | 14.89 |
| Operating Cashflow | -41,432,000 |
| Operating Margins | -0.53938997 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Phone | 800 979 6988 |
| Post Market Change | -0.03999996 |
| Post Market Change Percent | -0.26507595 |
| Post Market Price | 15.05 |
| Post Market Time | 1,787,961,246 |
| Previous Close | 15.12 |
| Price Eps Current Year | -84.24049 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 34.689655 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 8.096147 |
| Profit Margins | -0.9519 |
| Quick Ratio | 1.96 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | strong_buy |
| Recommendation Mean | 1.5 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -0.0299997 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -0.198411 |
| Regular Market Day High | 15.165 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 14.425 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 14.425 - 15.165 |
| Regular Market Open | 14.89 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 15.12 |
| Regular Market Price | 15.09 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,787,947,200 |
| Regular Market Volume | 3,822,387 |
| Return On Assets | -0.35841 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.278 |
| Revenue Per Share | 2.616 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.20504117 |
| Sector | Technology |
| Sector Disp | Technology |
| Sector Key | technology |
| Shares Outstanding | 251,821,667 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.035099998 |
| Shares Short | 14,172,983 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,784,073,600 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 15,936,658 |
| Short Name | Netskope, Inc. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.077 |
| Short Ratio | 2.95 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | CA |
| Symbol | NTSK |
| Target High Price | 28.0 |
| Target Low Price | 13.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 17.52778 |
| Target Median Price | 17.0 |
| Total Cash | 1,103,187,968 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 2.731 |
| Total Debt | 746,604,992 |
| Total Revenue | 752,852,992 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | -1.77 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 13.21005 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 1.8799505 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.14231215 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 3,822,387 |
| Website | https://www.netskope.com |
| Zip | 95,054 |