NetScout Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:NTCT) is scheduled to issue its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, January 28th. NetScout Systems has set its FY16 guidance at $1.82 to $1.97 EPS.Parties that are interested in participating in the company’s conference call can do so using this link.

NetScout Systems (NASDAQ:NTCT) last released its earnings results on Thursday, October 29th. The company reported $0.47 EPS for the quarter, topping the Thomson Reuters’ consensus estimate of $0.30 by $0.17. The company earned $261.10 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $270.86 million. The company’s revenue was up 172.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm posted $0.40 earnings per share. On average, analysts expect NetScout Systems to post $1.88 EPS for the current fiscal year and $2.29 EPS for the next fiscal year.

NetScout Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:NTCT) traded up 1.48% during midday trading on Tuesday, reaching $27.51. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 89,900 shares. NetScout Systems, Inc. has a 12-month low of $24.42 and a 12-month high of $45.53. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $29.23 and a 200-day moving average price of $35.13. The company has a market cap of $2.73 billion and a P/E ratio of 38.64.

NTCT has been the subject of several analyst reports. Zacks Investment Research lowered NetScout Systems from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 3rd. RBC Capital lowered their price objective on NetScout Systems from $40.00 to $33.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, January 19th. B. Riley reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $49.50 price objective on shares of NetScout Systems in a research note on Tuesday, October 27th. Needham & Company LLC reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $48.00 price target (down from $55.00) on shares of NetScout Systems in a report on Friday, October 30th. Finally, TheStreet downgraded NetScout Systems from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, November 5th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. NetScout Systems presently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $43.80.

In other NetScout Systems news, COO Michael Szabados sold 5,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, November 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $35.17, for a total transaction of $175,850.00. Following the transaction, the chief operating officer now directly owns 46,528 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,636,389.76. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, Director Vincent J. Mullarkey sold 1,260 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, November 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $32.01, for a total value of $40,332.60. Following the transaction, the director now owns 50,759 shares in the company, valued at $1,624,795.59. The disclosure for this sale can be found here.

NetScout Systems, Inc. is a provider of network, application and service assurance solutions. The Company provides performance analytics that help enterprise, government and service provider customers manage service delivery and identify emerging performance problems. The Company designs, develops, manufactures, markets, licenses, sells and supports the products in hardware and software solutions that are used by commercial enterprises, governmental agencies and telecommunication service providers. The Company has three primary customer groups; enterprise customers, service provider customers and government customers. The Company’s products include nGeniusONE Service Assurance Solution, nGenius Intelligent Data Sources, nGenius Packet Flow Switches and Taps, NetScout Test Optimization Products and nGenius NetFlow Solutions.

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