NetScout Systems Ownership

NTCT Stock  USD 29.58  0.26  0.89%   
NetScout Systems maintains a total of 72.22 Million outstanding shares. The majority of NetScout Systems outstanding shares are owned by institutional investors. These third-party entities are usually referred to as non-private investors looking to shop for positions in NetScout Systems to benefit from reduced commissions. Consequently, institutional holders are subject to a different set of regulations than regular investors in NetScout Systems. Please pay attention to any change in the institutional holdings of NetScout Systems as this could imply that something significant has changed or is about to change at the company. Also note that almost two hundred eighty-one thousand six hundred fifty-nine invesors are currently shorting NetScout Systems expressing very little confidence in its future performance.
 
Shares in Circulation  
First Issued
1999-06-30
Previous Quarter
71.7 M
Current Value
71.7 M
Avarage Shares Outstanding
52.5 M
Quarterly Volatility
22.1 M
 
Dot-com Bubble
 
Housing Crash
 
Credit Downgrade
 
Yuan Drop
 
Covid
 
Interest Hikes
Dividend Paid And Capex Coverage Ratio is likely to gain to 30.71 in 2026, whereas Dividends Paid is likely to drop 1,710 in 2026. Net Income Applicable To Common Shares is likely to gain to about 72 M in 2026, whereas Common Stock Shares Outstanding is likely to drop slightly above 56.2 M in 2026.
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NetScout Stock Ownership Analysis

About 97.0% of the company shares are owned by institutional investors. The company has price-to-book ratio of 1.31. Typically companies with comparable Price to Book (P/B) are able to outperform the market in the long run. NetScout Systems has Price/Earnings To Growth (PEG) ratio of 1.57. The entity had not issued any dividends in recent years. NetScout Systems, Inc. provides service assurance and cybersecurity solutions for protect digital business services against disruptions in the United States, Europe, Asia, and internationally. NetScout Systems, Inc. was incorporated in 1984 and is headquartered in Westford, Massachusetts. Netscout Systems operates under SoftwareInfrastructure classification in the United States and is traded on NASDAQ Exchange. It employs 2308 people. To find out more about NetScout Systems contact Anil Singhal at 978 614 4000 or learn more at https://www.netscout.com.
Besides selling stocks to institutional investors, NetScout Systems also allocates a substantial amount of its earnings to a pull of share-based compensation to be paid out to its employees, managers, executives, and members of the board of directors. Share-Based compensation (also sometimes called Stock-Based Compensation) is a way of paying different NetScout Systems' stakeholders with equity in the business. It is typically used as a motivation factor for employees to contribute beyond their regular compensation (salary and bonus). It is also used as a tool to align NetScout Systems' strategic interests with those of the company's shareholders. Shares issued to employees are usually subject to a vesting period before they are earned and sold.

NetScout Systems Quarterly Liabilities And Stockholders Equity

2.32 Billion

NetScout Systems Insider Trades History

Roughly 4.0% of NetScout Systems are currently held by insiders. Unlike NetScout Systems' institutional investors, corporate insiders most likely have a limit on the maximum percentage of share ownership. This is done to align insiders' influence against NetScout Systems' private investors even though both sides will benefit from rising prices or experience loss when the share price declines. The good rule to have in mind is that the maximum share ownership percentage of the corporate insiders should not surpass 25%. View all of NetScout Systems' insider trades
 
Housing Crash
 
Credit Downgrade
 
Yuan Drop
 
Covid
 
Interest Hikes

NetScout Stock Institutional Investors

Have you ever been surprised when a price of an equity instrument such as NetScout Systems is soaring high without any particular reason? This is usually happening because many institutional investors are aggressively trading NetScout Systems backward and forwards among themselves. NetScout Systems' institutional investor refers to the entity that pools money to purchase NetScout Systems' securities or originate loans. Institutional investors include commercial and private banks, credit unions, insurance companies, pension funds, hedge funds, endowments, and mutual funds. Operating companies that invest excess capital in these types of assets may also be included in the term and may influence corporate governance by exercising voting rights in their investments.
Shares
Assenagon Asset Management Sa2025-06-30
1.1 M
Allianz Asset Management Ag2025-06-30
822.6 K
Connor Clark & Lunn Inv Mgmt Ltd2025-06-30
819.5 K
Northern Trust Corp2025-06-30
786.7 K
Barclays Plc2025-06-30
744.4 K
Aqr Capital Management Llc2025-06-30
724.2 K
Royal Bank Of Canada2025-06-30
639.9 K
D. E. Shaw & Co Lp2025-06-30
622.4 K
Impax Asset Management Group Plc2025-06-30
580 K
Blackrock Inc2025-06-30
11.5 M
Vanguard Group Inc2025-06-30
9.3 M
Note, although NetScout Systems' institutional investors appear to be way more sophisticated than retail investors, it remains unclear if professional active investment managers can reliably enhance risk-adjusted returns by an amount that exceeds fees and expenses.

NetScout Systems Insider Trading Activities

Some recent studies suggest that insider trading raises the cost of capital for securities issuers and decreases overall economic growth. Trading by specific NetScout Systems insiders, such as employees or executives, is commonly permitted as long as it does not rely on NetScout Systems' material information that is not in the public domain. Local jurisdictions usually require such trading to be reported in order to monitor insider transactions. In many U.S. states, trading conducted by corporate officers, key employees, directors, or significant shareholders must be reported to the regulator or publicly disclosed, usually within a few business days of the trade. In these cases NetScout Systems insiders are required to file a Form 4 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) when buying or selling shares of their own companies.
 
Anil Singhal over two months ago
Disposition of 9278 shares by Anil Singhal of NetScout Systems subject to Rule 16b-3
 
Hadzima Joseph G Jr over three months ago
Disposition of 3113 shares by Hadzima Joseph G Jr of NetScout Systems at 25.63 subject to Rule 16b-3
 
Michael Szabados over three months ago
Disposition of 4000 shares by Michael Szabados of NetScout Systems at 28.35 subject to Rule 16b-3
 
Sanjay Munshi over three months ago
Disposition of 585 shares by Sanjay Munshi of NetScout Systems at 23.25 subject to Rule 16b-3
 
Anthony Piazza over three months ago
Disposition of 2400 shares by Anthony Piazza of NetScout Systems subject to Rule 16b-3
 
Jean Bua over three months ago
Disposition of 1988 shares by Jean Bua of NetScout Systems at 20.64 subject to Rule 16b-3
 
Michael Szabados over three months ago
Disposition of 4000 shares by Michael Szabados of NetScout Systems at 22.91 subject to Rule 16b-3
 
Anthony Piazza over six months ago
Disposition of 589 shares by Anthony Piazza of NetScout Systems at 23.25 subject to Rule 16b-3
 
Hadzima Joseph G Jr over six months ago
Disposition of 3500 shares by Hadzima Joseph G Jr of NetScout Systems at 23.85 subject to Rule 16b-3
 
Anthony Piazza over six months ago
Disposition of 847 shares by Anthony Piazza of NetScout Systems at 22.84 subject to Rule 16b-3
 
John Downing over six months ago
Disposition of 5400 shares by John Downing of NetScout Systems subject to Rule 16b-3
 
John Downing over six months ago
Disposition of 6750 shares by John Downing of NetScout Systems subject to Rule 16b-3

NetScout Systems Outstanding Bonds

NetScout Systems issues bonds to finance its operations. Corporate bonds make up one of the largest components of the U.S. bond market, which is considered the world's largest securities market. NetScout Systems uses the proceeds from bond sales for a wide variety of purposes, including financing ongoing mergers and acquisitions, buying new equipment, investing in research and development, buying back their own stock, paying dividends to shareholders, and even refinancing existing debt. Most NetScout bonds can be classified according to their maturity, which is the date when NetScout Systems has to pay back the principal to investors. Maturities can be short-term, medium-term, or long-term (more than ten years). Longer-term bonds usually offer higher interest rates but may entail additional risks.

NetScout Systems Corporate Filings

8K
5th of February 2026
Report filed with the SEC to announce major events that shareholders should know about
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F4
28th of January 2026
The report filed by a party regarding the acquisition or disposition of a company's common stock, as well as derivative securities such as options, warrants, and convertible securities
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13A
17th of October 2025
An amended filing to the original Schedule 13G
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13A
11th of August 2025
The form used by investors holding more than 5% of a company's stock, to report their beneficial ownership pursuant to Rule 13d-1 or Rule 13d-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
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