Insider Cluster (2 insiders) ·Filed Aug 19, 2026

NTCT

NETSCOUT SYSTEMS INC
NEUTRAL
Impact 2/10
Horizondays Processed1mo ago
Insider cluster: 2 insiders, $396K total
Actionable Insight • Neutral

This insider sales cluster is too small to warrant a trading signal. Monitor for any material corporate events (earnings, guidance, M&A) that could provide context for the sales, but no immediate action is needed.

DirectionNeutral
Confidencehigh
Horizondays
Latest settled — T+20d
NTCT ▲ +2.40% at T+20d
NEUTRAL call ✓ call won +2.40% · α vs SPY +4.35% · entry $38.35 → $39.27
Next anchor: T+60d in 6w
Latest observation: T+28 +9.96% FF3 residual α
Entry anchored
Aug 18, 04:00 PM ET
via 1-min bar
T+1d
-0.81%
call -0.81% · α +0.03%
$38.04
settled 6w ago
T+5d
+0.39%
call +0.39% · α +0.78%
$38.50
settled 5w ago
T+20d
+2.40%
call +2.40% · α +4.35%
$39.27
settled 16d ago
T+60d
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call — · α —
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in 6w

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Executive Summary

Two NTCT insiders (EVP Worldwide Sales Ops and COO) sold a combined $396K in open-market sales over a week, with the COO's sale occurring after the EVP's. The total value is ~0.014% of NTCT's $2.8B market cap, well below the 0.1% materiality threshold, making this a routine cluster likely driven by personal liquidity or tax planning rather than a bearish signal. Per academic literature, insider sales clusters are weak predictors of future returns, and the dollar amount is trivial relative to company size.

Key Financial Metrics

Direction
selling
Total Value
$396.0K
Insiders
2

Key Facts

  • Two insiders sold shares: EVP Worldwide Sales Ops sold 8,000 shares at $38.41 ($307K) on 2026-08-11; COO sold 2,269 shares at $39.27 ($89K) on 2026-08-17.
  • Total insider sales of $396K represent ~0.014% of NTCT's $2.8B market cap, far below the 0.1% materiality threshold.
  • No insider open-market purchases were reported in the cluster window.
  • The cluster is small in both absolute dollar terms and relative to market cap, consistent with routine liquidity-driven sales.

Financial Impact

Total insider sales of $396K, or ~0.014% of market cap — immaterial.

insider ownership

Risk Factors

  • Insider sales could increase if the stock appreciates further, but current volume is trivial.
  • No evidence of a broader bearish thesis from this cluster alone.

Market Snapshot

Exchange
Nasdaq
Sector
Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design
Analyst Consensus
78% bullish (9 analysts)

Investment Themes

Software & IT

Documents Analyzed

This report is based on 1 SEC document filed with EDGAR.

DocumentAccession Number
CLUSTER Data (Synthetic)cluster-NTCT-1787196614693
5 reports for NTCT
Performance horizon

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Aug 19, 2026
6w ago
Insider Cluster
NEUTRAL ★ 2/10
$38.35 $39.27▲ +2.40%▲ +4.35%$40.96 (+6.81%)
Jun 3, 2026
17w ago
8-K
NEUTRAL ★ 4/10
$42.20 $40.93▼ −3.01%▼ −1.64%$40.96 (−2.94%)
Jun 1, 2026
17w ago
144
NEUTRAL ★ 3/10
$43.43 $42.95▼ −1.11%▲ +0.46%$40.96 (−5.69%)
May 29, 2026
17w ago
144
NEUTRAL ★ 2/10
$42.88 $43.55▲ +1.56%▲ +2.86%$40.96 (−4.48%)
May 7, 2026
21w ago
8-K
BULLISH ★ 7/10
$38.29 $42.30▲ +10.47%▲ +7.34%$40.96 (+6.97%)
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Report published Aug 20, 2026