Netapp Inc Stock Buy Hold or Sell Recommendation

NTAP Stock  USD 123.45  1.25  1.02%   
Given the investment horizon of 90 days and your above-average risk tolerance, our recommendation regarding NetApp Inc is 'Strong Hold'. A buy or sell recommendation provided by Macroaxis is an automated directive regarding whether to purchase or sell NetApp Inc given historical horizon and risk tolerance towards NetApp. When Macroaxis issues a 'buy' or 'sell' recommendation for NetApp Inc, the advice is generated through an automated system that utilizes algorithms and statistical models.
  
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Time Horizon

Risk Tolerance

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Strong Hold

Market Performance

Very WeakDetails

Volatility

Very steadyDetails

Hype Condition

Low keyDetails

Current Valuation

OvervaluedDetails

Odds Of Distress

Very LowDetails

Economic Sensitivity

Almost mirrors the marketDetails

Investor Sentiment

AlarmedDetails

Analyst Consensus

BuyDetails

Financial Strenth (F Score)

HealthyDetails

Financial Leverage

Not RatedDetails

Reporting Quality (M-Score)

Unlikely ManipulatorDetails
For the selected time horizon NetApp Inc has a Risk Adjusted Performance of (0.02), Jensen Alpha of (0.16), Total Risk Alpha of (0.29) and Treynor Ratio of (0.09)
Macroaxis provides trade recommendations on NetApp Inc to complement and cross-verify current analyst consensus on NetApp. Our advice engine determines the firm's potential to grow exclusively from the perspective of an investor's current risk tolerance and investing horizon. To make sure NetApp Inc is not overpriced, please verify all NetApp Inc fundamentals, including its short ratio, current asset, and the relationship between the total debt and beta . Given that NetApp Inc has a price to earning of 17.90 X, we recommend you to check NetApp market performance and probability of bankruptcy to ensure the company can sustain itself in the current economic cycle given your last-minute risk tolerance and investing horizon.

NetApp Trading Alerts and Improvement Suggestions

NetApp Inc generated a negative expected return over the last 90 days
Over 94.0% of the company shares are owned by institutional investors
On 23rd of October 2024 NetApp paid $ 0.52 per share dividend to its current shareholders
Latest headline from MacroaxisInsider: Disposition of 1438 shares by Michael Berry of NetApp subject to Rule 16b-3

NetApp Returns Distribution Density

The distribution of NetApp's historical returns is an attempt to chart the uncertainty of NetApp's future price movements. The chart of the probability distribution of NetApp daily returns describes the distribution of returns around its average expected value. We use NetApp Inc price's Value At Risk and its Upside Potential as a relative measure of the distribution. The graph of the distribution of NetApp returns is essential to provide solid investment advice for NetApp.
Mean Return
-0.07
Value At Risk
-2.57
Potential Upside
2.16
Standard Deviation
1.87
   Return Density   
       Distribution  
Investment risk management requires an estimate of the probability of extreme price changes. Therefore, the correct representation of the distribution of NetApp historical returns presented in an easy-to-digest graphical form helps investors and money managers understand the risk-reward trade-off of different investement strategies.

NetApp Stock Institutional Investors

The NetApp's institutional investors refer to entities that pool money to purchase NetApp's securities or originate loans. These institutional investors include commercial and private banks, credit unions, insurance companies, pension funds, hedge funds, endowments, and mutual funds.
Shares
Norges Bank2024-06-30
2.6 M
Legal & General Group Plc2024-06-30
2.4 M
Northern Trust Corp2024-09-30
2.3 M
Amvescap Plc.2024-06-30
2.2 M
Td Global Investment Solutions – Td Epoch2024-06-30
1.9 M
Dimensional Fund Advisors, Inc.2024-09-30
1.9 M
Td Asset Management Inc2024-09-30
1.9 M
Los Angeles Capital Management Llc2024-09-30
1.8 M
Capital World Investors2024-09-30
1.7 M
Vanguard Group Inc2024-09-30
26 M
Blackrock Inc2024-06-30
21.2 M
Note, although NetApp's 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.

NetApp Cash Flow Accounts

201920202021202220232024 (projected)
Change To Inventory(9M)(14M)31M(90M)(18M)(17.1M)
Change In Cash335M1.9B(416M)(1.8B)(413M)(392.4M)
Free Cash Flow936M1.2B985M868M1.5B1.6B
Depreciation193M207M194M248M255M168.4M
Other Non Cash Items14M(80M)1M(15M)32M33.6M
Capital Expenditures124M162M226M239M155M168.7M
Net Income819M730M937M1.3B986M1.0B
End Period Cash Flow2.7B4.5B4.1B2.3B1.9B1.7B
Change To Netincome137M215M102M(361M)(415.2M)(394.4M)
Dividends Paid439M427M446M432M(416M)(395.2M)
Investments1.4B160M45M(1.4B)(735M)(698.3M)
Change Receivables238M62M(313M)260M299M314.0M
Net Borrowings(133M)940M(2M)(255M)(229.5M)(218.0M)

NetApp Greeks

Most traded equities are subject to two types of risk - systematic (i.e., market) and unsystematic (i.e., nonmarket or company-specific) risk. Unsystematic risk is the risk that events specific to NetApp or Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals sector will adversely affect the stock's price. This type of risk can be diversified away by owning several different stocks in different industries whose stock prices have shown a small correlation to each other. On the other hand, systematic risk is the risk that NetApp's price will be affected by overall stock market movements and cannot be diversified away. So, no matter how many positions you have, you cannot eliminate market risk. However, you can measure a NetApp stock's historical response to market movements and buy it if you are comfortable with its volatility direction. Beta and standard deviation are two commonly used measures to help you make the right decision.
α
Alpha over Dow Jones
-0.16
β
Beta against Dow Jones0.94
σ
Overall volatility
1.89
Ir
Information ratio -0.09

NetApp Volatility Alert

NetApp Inc exhibits very low volatility with skewness of -2.16 and kurtosis of 9.84. Understanding different market volatility trends often help investors to time the market. Properly using volatility indicators enable traders to measure NetApp's stock risk against market volatility during both bullish and bearish trends. The higher level of volatility that comes with bear markets can directly impact NetApp's stock price while adding stress to investors as they watch their shares' value plummet. This usually forces investors to rebalance their portfolios by buying different financial instruments as prices fall.

NetApp Fundamentals Vs Peers

Comparing NetApp's fundamentals to the average values of its peers is one of the most widely used and accepted methods of equity analyses. It helps to analyze NetApp's direct or indirect competition across all of the common fundamentals between NetApp and the related equities. This way, we can detect undervalued stocks with similar characteristics as NetApp or determine the stocks which would be an excellent addition to an existing portfolio. Peer analysis of NetApp's fundamental indicators could also be used in its relative valuation, which is a method of valuing NetApp by comparing valuation metrics with those of similar companies.
    
 Better Than Average     
    
 Worse Than Average Compare NetApp to competition
FundamentalsNetAppPeer Average
Return On Equity1.2-0.31
Return On Asset0.0916-0.14
Profit Margin0.17 %(1.27) %
Operating Margin0.19 %(5.51) %
Current Valuation24.66 B16.62 B
Shares Outstanding204.78 M571.82 M
Shares Owned By Insiders0.42 %10.09 %
Shares Owned By Institutions93.91 %39.21 %
Number Of Shares Shorted8.89 M4.71 M
Price To Earning17.90 X28.72 X
Price To Book26.94 X9.51 X
Price To Sales3.96 X11.42 X
Revenue6.27 B9.43 B
Gross Profit4.21 B27.38 B
EBITDA1.58 B3.9 B
Net Income986 M570.98 M
Cash And Equivalents3.45 B2.7 B
Cash Per Share15.85 X5.01 X
Total Debt2.65 B5.32 B
Debt To Equity4.51 %48.70 %
Current Ratio1.38 X2.16 X
Book Value Per Share4.53 X1.93 K
Cash Flow From Operations1.69 B971.22 M
Short Ratio7.38 X4.00 X
Earnings Per Share5.11 X3.12 X
Price To Earnings To Growth1.92 X4.89 X
Target Price132.39
Number Of Employees11.8 K18.84 K
Beta1.23-0.15
Market Capitalization25.28 B19.03 B
Total Asset9.89 B29.47 B
Retained Earnings208 M9.33 B
Working Capital791 M1.48 B
Note: Disposition of 326 shares by De Lorenzo Daniel of NetApp at 117.44 subject to Rule 16b-3 [view details]

NetApp Market Momentum

Traders often use several daily momentume indicators to supplement a more traditional technical analysis when analyzing securities such as NetApp . With many different options, investors must choose the best indicators for them and familiarize themselves with how they work. We suggest combining traditional momentum indicators with more near-term forms of technical analysis such as Accumulation Distribution or Daily Balance Of Power. With their quantitative nature, daily value technical indicators can also be incorporated into your automated trading systems.

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