Netscout Systems Stock Buy Hold or Sell Recommendation

NTCT Stock  USD 22.67  1.65  7.85%   
Given the investment horizon of 90 days and your above-average risk tolerance, our recommendation regarding NetScout Systems is 'Strong Hold'. A buy or sell recommendation provided by Macroaxis is an automated directive regarding whether to purchase or sell NetScout Systems given historical horizon and risk tolerance towards NetScout Systems. When Macroaxis issues a 'buy' or 'sell' recommendation for NetScout Systems, the advice is generated through an automated system that utilizes algorithms and statistical models.
  
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Time Horizon

Risk Tolerance

Execute Advice
Sell NetScout SystemsBuy NetScout Systems
Strong Hold

Market Performance

GoodDetails

Volatility

Very steadyDetails

Hype Condition

Low keyDetails

Current Valuation

UndervaluedDetails

Odds Of Distress

LowDetails

Economic Sensitivity

Actively responds to the marketDetails

Investor Sentiment

AlarmedDetails

Analyst Consensus

HoldDetails

Financial Strenth (F Score)

StrongDetails

Financial Leverage

Not RatedDetails

Reporting Quality (M-Score)

Unlikely ManipulatorDetails
For the selected time horizon NetScout Systems has a Risk Adjusted Performance of 0.1278, Jensen Alpha of (0.01), Total Risk Alpha of (0.13), Sortino Ratio of 0.0826 and Treynor Ratio of 0.1634
Our advice module complements current analysts and expert consensus on NetScout Systems. It analyzes the company potential to grow using all fundamental, technical, and market related data available at the time. To make sure NetScout Systems is not overpriced, please verify all NetScout Systems fundamentals, including its gross profit, short ratio, current asset, as well as the relationship between the total debt and beta . Given that NetScout Systems has a price to earning of 55.49 X, we recommend you to check NetScout Systems 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.

NetScout Systems Trading Alerts and Improvement Suggestions

The company reported the previous year's revenue of 829.46 M. Net Loss for the year was (147.73 M) with profit before overhead, payroll, taxes, and interest of 641.39 M.
NetScout Systems has a strong financial position based on the latest SEC filings
Over 92.0% of the company shares are owned by institutional investors
Latest headline from investing.com: Netscout Systems director Hadzima sells 145,301 in stock

NetScout Systems Returns Distribution Density

The distribution of NetScout Systems' historical returns is an attempt to chart the uncertainty of NetScout Systems' future price movements. The chart of the probability distribution of NetScout Systems daily returns describes the distribution of returns around its average expected value. We use NetScout Systems price's Value At Risk and its Upside Potential as a relative measure of the distribution. The graph of the distribution of NetScout Systems returns is essential to provide solid investment advice for NetScout Systems.
Mean Return
0.33
Value At Risk
-2.84
Potential Upside
3.60
Standard Deviation
2.12
   Return Density   
       Distribution  
Investment risk management requires an estimate of the probability of extreme price changes. Therefore, the correct representation of the distribution of NetScout Systems 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.

NetScout Stock Institutional Investors

The NetScout Systems' institutional investors refer to entities that pool money to purchase NetScout Systems' 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
William Blair Investment Management, Llc2024-06-30
1.1 M
Millennium Management Llc2024-06-30
1.1 M
Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc2024-06-30
1.1 M
Assenagon Asset Management Sa2024-09-30
1.1 M
Goldman Sachs Group Inc2024-06-30
915 K
Northern Trust Corp2024-06-30
781.3 K
Voloridge Investment Management, Llc2024-06-30
769.2 K
Bank Of New York Mellon Corp2024-06-30
628.5 K
Bridgeway Capital Management, Llc2024-06-30
551.3 K
Blackrock Inc2024-06-30
11.8 M
Vanguard Group Inc2024-06-30
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 Cash Flow Accounts

201920202021202220232024 (projected)
Change To Inventory1.5M(2.0M)(8.0M)9.0M609K703.5K
Change In Cash(69.6M)126.9M169.0M(249.4M)2.9M2.7M
Free Cash Flow205.1M197.4M285.6M146.0M52.5M87.0M
Depreciation116.1M105.8M95.8M85.9M75.0M52.7M
Other Non Cash Items11.1M10.0M10.0M12.0M5.1M4.8M
Capital Expenditures19.9M16.5M10.4M10.6M6.3M11.7M
Net Income(2.8M)19.4M35.9M59.6M(147.7M)(140.3M)
End Period Cash Flow340.2M467.2M636.2M386.8M389.7M409.2M
Change To Netincome41.7M28.1M43.1M9.4M10.8M13.3M
Investments26.9M41.1M(57.8M)25.9M13.4M8.4M
Change Receivables21.5M16.9M49.3M4.9M5.6M7.2M

NetScout Systems 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 NetScout Systems or Communications Equipment 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 NetScout Systems' 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 NetScout 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
-0.0065
β
Beta against Dow Jones1.94
σ
Overall volatility
2.12
Ir
Information ratio 0.07

NetScout Systems Volatility Alert

NetScout Systems has relatively low volatility with skewness of 0.68 and kurtosis of 1.46. Understanding different market volatility trends often help investors to time the market. Properly using volatility indicators enable traders to measure NetScout Systems' stock risk against market volatility during both bullish and bearish trends. The higher level of volatility that comes with bear markets can directly impact NetScout Systems' 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.

NetScout Systems Fundamentals Vs Peers

Comparing NetScout Systems' 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 NetScout Systems' direct or indirect competition across all of the common fundamentals between NetScout Systems and the related equities. This way, we can detect undervalued stocks with similar characteristics as NetScout Systems or determine the stocks which would be an excellent addition to an existing portfolio. Peer analysis of NetScout Systems' fundamental indicators could also be used in its relative valuation, which is a method of valuing NetScout Systems by comparing valuation metrics with those of similar companies.
    
 Better Than Average     
    
 Worse Than Average Compare NetScout Systems to competition
FundamentalsNetScout SystemsPeer Average
Return On Equity-0.34-0.31
Return On Asset0.01-0.14
Profit Margin(0.76) %(1.27) %
Operating Margin0.09 %(5.51) %
Current Valuation1.35 B16.62 B
Shares Outstanding71.72 M571.82 M
Shares Owned By Insiders3.71 %10.09 %
Shares Owned By Institutions92.46 %39.21 %
Number Of Shares Shorted1.5 M4.71 M
Price To Earning55.49 X28.72 X
Price To Book1.11 X9.51 X
Price To Sales2.07 X11.42 X
Revenue829.46 M9.43 B
Gross Profit641.39 M27.38 B
EBITDA134.23 M3.9 B
Net Income(147.73 M)570.98 M
Cash And Equivalents367.13 M2.7 B
Cash Per Share5.08 X5.01 X
Total Debt150.08 M5.32 B
Debt To Equity0.13 %48.70 %
Current Ratio1.46 X2.16 X
Book Value Per Share20.35 X1.93 K
Cash Flow From Operations58.81 M971.22 M
Short Ratio2.74 X4.00 X
Earnings Per Share(9.06) X3.12 X
Price To Earnings To Growth1.57 X4.89 X
Target Price27.18
Number Of Employees2.27 K18.84 K
Beta0.58-0.15
Market Capitalization1.63 B19.03 B
Total Asset2.6 B29.47 B
Retained Earnings322.48 M9.33 B
Working Capital277.41 M1.48 B
Note: Disposition of 6001 shares by Anil Singhal of NetScout Systems at 22.27 subject to Rule 16b-3 [view details]

NetScout Systems Market Momentum

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