NTSK NASDAQ Week ended 09 Oct 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Netskope, Inc. Class A Common Stock ยท Technology ยท Software - Infrastructure

Latest close 20.76 USD
16.9% latest week
Weekly setup

Constructive, but selective

The weekly trend is active. Price is 66.4% above the Trend Line and sits at 75.6% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 16.9%, after a 41.2% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks weakly versus its universe; growth ranks strongly; valuation is expensive relative to peers. Options positioning is volatility with 53/100 conviction, while the latest news-sentiment score is 51/100.

Setup score 68 out of 100
Latest Close 20.76 USD 9 Oct 2026
1W Return 16.9% latest completed week
4W Return 41.2% short-term follow-through
12W Return 52.7% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 17.3% 9 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 1.1x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • The trend backdrop is active with a 9-week active streak.
  • Price is above the Trend Line, keeping the weekly tape constructive.
  • Price is above Fair Value, showing premium demand versus the model.
  • Activity pressure is positive on the latest completed week.
What could go wrong
  • No major top-level risk cluster is currently dominant.
What to watch next
  • Trend Line remains the key weekly regime level.
  • Activity pressure is the gauge to monitor for confirmation or fade.
  • A volume ratio above 1.5x would show stronger participation in the next move.
01 ยท Price action

Where price isโ€”and whether the trend supports it

The weekly trend is active. Price is 66.4% above the Trend Line and sits at 75.6% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 16.9%, after a 41.2% four-week move.

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52-week price path

Price vs Trend Line and Fair Value
Price Trend Line Fair Value
02 ยท Volume and demand

Is real participation confirming the move?

Latest weekly volume is 1.1x the 13-week average. Participation is around or above normal and provides reasonable confirmation.

26-week volume confirmation

Bar height shows volume; colour shows the weekly price direction
17 Apr 24 Apr 1 May 8 May 15 May 22 May 29 May 5 Jun 12 Jun 19 Jun 26 Jun 3 Jul 10 Jul 17 Jul 24 Jul 31 Jul 7 Aug 14 Aug 21 Aug 28 Aug 4 Sep 11 Sep 18 Sep 25 Sep 2 Oct 9 Oct
Up week Down week
Demand beneath price

Activity pressure and institutional-style signals

These indicators assess whether participation is improving beneath the headline price move. They are supporting evidence, not proof of institutional buying.

Activity pressure path

Latest 0.7912-week average 0.50

12-week confirmation

Trend active9/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure12/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership4/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.79Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers0No reversal markers

No recent accumulation markers. No reversal markers.

03 ยท Momentum and leadership

Is performance persistentโ€”and is the stock leading?

Performance is 41.2% over four weeks, 52.7% over 12 weeks, and -4.6% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 9 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W16.9%
4W41.2%
12W52.7%
26W139.4%
52W-4.6%
Active trend streak9 weeks
Active weeks in one year9
Trend breadth17.3%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure2.71Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change29.6%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership25.95Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change342.0%Four-week change in relative leadership.
04 ยท Fundamentals and valuation

What investors are paying forโ€”and the quality behind it

The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks weakly versus its universe; growth ranks strongly; valuation is expensive relative to peers.

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Factor week 02 Oct 2026 Financial statements through 31 Jul 2026 Field coverage 82% Model confidence 82%

Relative factor standing

Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.

Overall factor strength3/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 98; rank 1 is best.
Value13/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 88; rank 1 is best.
Quality19/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 82; rank 1 is best.
Momentum8/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 93; rank 1 is best.
Growth82/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 19; rank 1 is best.
How to read this

Quality and valuation are separate questions

A strong company can still carry a demanding valuation. This report shows profitability, growth, balance-sheet strength, and the price paid for those characteristics separately.

Valuation

How much investors are paying for earnings, sales, and cash flow.

P/E
-
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
9.0x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
-
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
-0.9%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
69.9%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
-94.7%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
-8.8%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
-85.3%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
30.4%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
-
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
-
Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
Piotroski F-score
6/9
Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.

Shareholder return and balance sheet

Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.

Dividend yield
-
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
-14.3%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
-14.3%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
-0.7x
Balance-sheet debt relative to operating cash earnings.
05 ยท Ownership, options, and sentiment

What other market participants are doing

Options, insider transactions, market sentiment, and activity-pressure signals can confirm or challenge the price story. None should be used alone.

Options positioningVolatility

NTSK shows volatility options pressure with a 53/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 0.15, expected move of 10.5%, and Sharemaestro trend signal active.

Conviction53/100
Expected move10.5%
Put/call volume0.15
Pressure83
Speculation2
Volatility93
Trend agreement33
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Insider activity-

No recent insider transactions are stored for this company.

News sentiment51/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 26 relevant articles.

5 positive ยท 19 neutral ยท 2 negative
Patient CapitalQuiet

Activity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.

No recent buy signal
06 ยท Catalysts and risk

What can move the sharesโ€”and how volatile the path has been

Event timing, options-implied movement, drawdown, and weekly return distribution frame the risk around the current setup.

Next earnings-No event is currently stored.
Options expected move10.5%Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-16.9%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility10.1%Standard deviation of weekly returns.

Weekly gains and losses

Latest 26 completed weeks

Each bar is one week. Gains rise above the zero line; losses fall below it. Taller bars mean a larger weekly move.

Weeks higher19 of 267 weeks finished lower.
Best week+19.0%Week of 18 Sep.
Worst week-20.6%Week of 5 Jun.
Latest week+16.9%Week of 9 Oct.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains14
Modest gains5
Flat weeks0
Modest losses2
Sharp losses5
Recent vol10.1%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol9.8%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split27/25Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew7.9% / -7.8%Average positive week versus average negative week.
07 ยท Sector and peer context

Is this stock leadingโ€”or simply moving with its group?

Sector and industry breadth distinguish company-specific strength from a broad group move.

08 ยท Evidence and weekly data

The underlying research record

Every top-level statement above should be traceable to a stored market, fundamental, event, or positioning observation.

WeekCloseReturnTrend LineFair ValuePressureLeadershipVolumeTrend
9 Oct 202620.76 USD16.9%12.47 USD14.99 USD2.7125.9530.6MOn
2 Oct 202617.75 USD0.5%12.10 USD14.88 USD2.537.0827.1MOn
25 Sep 202617.67 USD1.0%11.89 USD14.83 USD2.405.9633.3MOn
18 Sep 202617.49 USD19.0%11.66 USD14.78 USD2.256.7856.4MOn
11 Sep 202614.70 USD5.5%11.43 USD14.72 USD2.09-10.7221.2MOn
4 Sep 202613.94 USD-7.6%11.33 USD14.73 USD2.24-39.4MOn
28 Aug 202615.09 USD4.0%11.27 USD14.74 USD2.21-20.4MOn
21 Aug 202614.51 USD-8.2%11.26 USD14.73 USD1.98-16.9MOn
14 Aug 202615.81 USD6.3%11.29 USD14.74 USD1.69-27.2MOn
7 Aug 202614.87 USD18.1%11.25 USD14.72 USD1.52-20.0MOff
31 Jul 202612.59 USD9.2%11.31 USD14.71 USD1.28-17.0MOff
24 Jul 202611.53 USD-15.2%11.45 USD14.76 USD1.12-22.0MOff
17 Jul 202613.59 USD10.3%11.68 USD14.83 USD1.06-34.1MOff
10 Jul 202612.32 USD5.2%11.87 USD14.86 USD0.86-19.8MOff
How to use this report

This is a completed-week research summary. It explains the available evidence and its conflicts; it does not predict a guaranteed outcome or replace your own risk assessment. Fundamental figures may refer to an earlier financial reporting period, which is shown above.

Evidence context