NTCT

NetScout Systems, Inc.

Technology · $2.8B market cap

Verdict

Share price

$40.96

close of Oct 3, 2026

Fair value

$22.85

Sticker Price

Payback Price

$9.14

buy price

Overpriced

NTCT is Overpriced: at $40.96 it trades 79% above its fair value of $22.85. Its buy price (Payback Price) is $9.14, 78% below today's price. Business quality is solid: 3 of 5 key numbers clear the 10% bar.

How we valued it

Buffett Normalized. A profitable, growing business, so we project its earnings 10 years ahead and work out what that is worth today.

Business quality

3 of 5 clear the 10% bar. What are the Big Five?

Earnings per share growth7.5% a year✗
Equity per share growth10.6% a year✓
Sales growth10.1% a year✓
Free cash flow growth12.3% a year✓
Return on invested capital-7.5%✗

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Superinvestors

1 of the investors we track holds NTCT. In Q2 2026, 1 added. Who we track

Moves in Q2 2026

Added: First Eagle Investment Management

Insider activity

Since Jun 15, 2026: no open-market purchases, 3 sales worth $547K and 37 other filings (stock awards, tax withholding and similar). Why purchases matter

Sales

Other filings

DONAHUE ROBERT E

director · 2026-09-10

Option exercise

7,000 shares

EGAN JOHN R

director · 2026-09-10

Option exercise

7,000 shares

Grasso Alfred

director · 2026-09-10

Option exercise

7,000 shares

HADZIMA JOSEPH G JR

director · 2026-09-10

Option exercise

7,000 shares

Nash Shannon

director · 2026-09-10

Option exercise

7,000 shares

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Pelage Marlene

director · 2026-09-10

Option exercise

7,000 shares

Perretta Christopher

director · 2026-09-10

Option exercise

7,000 shares

VITALE VIVIAN M

director · 2026-09-10

Option exercise

7,000 shares

DONAHUE ROBERT E

director · 2026-09-09

Award

7,000 shares

EGAN JOHN R

director · 2026-09-09

Award

7,000 shares

Grasso Alfred

director · 2026-09-09

Award

7,000 shares

HADZIMA JOSEPH G JR

director · 2026-09-09

Award

7,000 shares

Nash Shannon

director · 2026-09-09

Award

7,000 shares

Pelage Marlene

director · 2026-09-09

Award

7,000 shares

Perretta Christopher

director · 2026-09-09

Award

7,000 shares

VITALE VIVIAN M

director · 2026-09-09

Award

7,000 shares

Munshi Sanjay

Chief Operating Officer · 2026-08-25

Tax withholding

$28K

Munshi Sanjay

Chief Operating Officer · 2026-08-25

Option exercise

3,000 shares

Piazza Anthony John

EVP & Chief Financial Officer · 2026-08-25

Tax withholding

$28K

Piazza Anthony John

EVP & Chief Financial Officer · 2026-08-25

Option exercise

2,500 shares

DOWNING JOHN

EVP, World-Wide Sales · 2026-06-19

Tax withholding

$91K

DOWNING JOHN

EVP, World-Wide Sales · 2026-06-19

Option exercise

5,184 shares

SINGHAL ANIL K

President & CEO · 2026-06-19

Tax withholding

$183K

SINGHAL ANIL K

President & CEO · 2026-06-19

Option exercise

10,368 shares

SZABADOS MICHAEL

director · 2026-06-19

Tax withholding

$71K

SZABADOS MICHAEL

director · 2026-06-19

Option exercise

6,048 shares

Watt Eric Todd

Chief Accounting Officer · 2026-06-19

Award

10,000 shares

Piazza Anthony John

EVP & Chief Financial Officer · 2026-06-15

Tax withholding

$24K

Piazza Anthony John

EVP & Chief Financial Officer · 2026-06-15

Option exercise

2,000 shares

DOWNING JOHN

EVP, World-Wide Sales · 2026-06-15

Tax withholding

$66K

DOWNING JOHN

EVP, World-Wide Sales · 2026-06-15

Option exercise

5,400 shares

Munshi Sanjay

Chief Operating Officer · 2026-06-15

Tax withholding

$24K

Munshi Sanjay

Chief Operating Officer · 2026-06-15

Option exercise

2,400 shares

SINGHAL ANIL K

President & CEO · 2026-06-15

Tax withholding

$174K

SINGHAL ANIL K

President & CEO · 2026-06-15

Option exercise

10,800 shares

SZABADOS MICHAEL

director · 2026-06-15

Tax withholding

$77K

SZABADOS MICHAEL

director · 2026-06-15

Option exercise

6,300 shares

About NetScout Systems, Inc.

NetScout Systems, Inc. specializes in delivering comprehensive service assurance and robust cybersecurity solutions, designed to protect digital business services from potential disruptions worldwide, with operations spanning the United States, Europe, and Asia. Their product portfolio includes the nGeniusONE management software, which empowers customers to anticipate, prevent, and resolve network and service…

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Fair value and Payback Price are estimates from the company's reported financials, not investment advice. Prices as of the close of Oct 3, 2026. How the Payback Price works