NetScout Systems (STU:NSZ) Risk Assessment

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STU:NSZ NetScout Systems Inc STU:NSZ
65 GF Score
Price €32.93
GF Value €20.42
! 3 Warning Signs
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What is NetScout Systems Risk Assessment?

Risk Assessment represents the investment risk of a stock derived from our exclusive method. It suggests how risky the investment opportunity is based on the valuation and the fundamental performance of the stock. It is derived from following key aspects:

1. GuruFocus internally developed valuations of the stock, such as GF valuation.
2. Quality Rank, a business quality indicator developed by GuruFocus.
3. Fundamental performance: Piotroski F-Score, Altman Z-Score, Beneish M-Score, etc.
4. Growth opportunities: 5-year revenue growth rate, 5-Year EPS without NRI Growth Rate, etc.

Value investors are always willing to find undervalued stocks. However, not all the undervalued stocks are good deals, we should also be careful of how risky the investment opportunity is. We believe that if the company's financial strength and profitability are strong, and the stock price is within a reasonable range of the GF valuation, or stock has a high return with its price being undervalued, then it might be a good investment opportunity with low risk.

Based on those aspects listed above, GuruFocus believes the risk assessment of NetScout Systems is: No Data: Cannot be evaluated.

NetScout Systems  (STU:NSZ) Risk Assessment Explanation

Based on the four aspects listed above, GuruFocus provides the following 7 evaluations:

All-in-One Screener Examples (1)
Low Risk: Strong fundamentals, worth long-term holding
Moderate Risk: Sensitive, better choose undervalued stock
High Risk: High uncertainty with risk-return tradeoff
High Risk: Good fundamentals, beware of shrinking business
High Risk: Sensitive to economic or industry trends
High Risk: High uncertainty
No Data: Cannot be evaluated

(1) These are some simple examples. You can access our Risk Assessment filter under All-in-One Screener’s Fundamental tab and set your own criteria.

NetScout Systems Risk Assessment Related Terms

STU:NSZ vs EEFT, TDC, STNE: Risk Assessment Comparison

For the Software - Infrastructure subindustry, NetScout Systems's Risk Assessment, along with its competitors' market caps and Risk Assessment data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

NetScout Systems Risk Assessment vs Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, NetScout Systems's Risk Assessment distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where NetScout Systems's Risk Assessment falls into.


STU:NSZ
65GF Score
NetScout Systems Inc STU:NSZ
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Is NetScout Systems (STU:NSZ) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, NetScout Systems stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of €32.93 is trading 61.3% above its estimated GF Value™ of €20.42.

Key valuation signals for STU:NSZ:

  • Risk Assessment:
  • GF Value™: €20.42 vs. price of €32.93 (61.3% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 65/100 with 3 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the STU:NSZ stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.

NetScout Systems Business Description

Other Exchanges NTCT:USANSZ:Germany
Address 310 Littleton Road, Westford, MA, USA, 01886-4105
NetScout Systems Inc is engaged in providing enterprise network observability, carrier service assurance, cybersecurity, and Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS), protection solutions. It bases its solutions on proprietary adaptive service intelligence technology, which helps customers monitor and identify performance issues and provides insight into network-based security threats. These solutions also deliver real-time and historical information, which provides insight to restore service and understand the quality of user experience. The company derives revenue from the sale of network management tools and security solutions. Its geographical regions include USA, which derives maximum revenue, Europe, Asia, and Rest of the World.
65GF Score

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€32.93
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€20.42
GF Value