Netscout Systems Inc (NTCT)’s Pretax Margin and Net Margin Explained

Netscout Systems Inc [NTCT] stock is trading at $24.76, up 3.64%. An important factor to consider is whether the stock is rising or falling in short-term value. The NTCT shares have gain 9.27% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 14.74%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.

From an analyst’s perspective:

Netscout Systems Inc [NASDAQ: NTCT] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on August 26, 2025, when B. Riley Securities initiated its Buy rating and assigned the stock a price target of $33. Previously, Piper Sandler upgraded its rating to Neutral on May 05, 2023, and kept the price target unchanged to $30. On May 31, 2022, downgrade downgraded it’s rating to Underweight and revised its price target to $33 on the stock. Lake Street downgraded its rating to a Hold but stick to its price target of $26 on October 30, 2020. Piper Sandler upgraded its rating to a Neutral. Lake Street downgraded its rating to Hold for this stock on July 30, 2020. In a note dated October 11, 2019, Piper Jaffray downgraded an Underweight rating on this stock and revised its target price from $25 to $20.

Netscout Systems Inc [NTCT] stock has fluctuated between $18.12 and $27.89 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $22 within the next 12 months. Netscout Systems Inc [NASDAQ: NTCT] shares were valued at $24.76 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential drop of -11.15% based on the average NTCT price forecast.

Analyzing the NTCT fundamentals

Netscout Systems Inc [NASDAQ:NTCT] reported sales of 834.86M for the trailing twelve months, which represents a growth of 6.98%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.79% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.11%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.1%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.09%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.03, Equity is 0.05 and Total Capital is 0.05. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of0.03.

Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 24.15 points at the first support level, and at 23.55 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 25.07, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 25.39.

Ratios To Look Out For

For context, Netscout Systems Inc’s Current Ratio is 1.75. On the other hand, the Quick Ratio is 1.72, and the Cash Ratio is 1.27. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 2.13, the price to book ratio is 1.16 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 24.75.

Transactions by insiders

Recent insider trading involved Grasso Alfred, Director, that happened on Aug 27 ’25 when 5644.0 shares were purchased. Director, Grasso Alfred completed a deal on Aug 26 ’25 to buy 5356.0 shares. Meanwhile, Director SZABADOS MICHAEL sold 4000.0 shares on Aug 22 ’25.

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