Benzinga | Jan 26, 2022 10:53AM EST

NetScout Systems's Earnings Outlook

NetScout Systems (NASDAQ:NTCT) is set to give its latest quarterly earnings report on Thursday, 2022-01-27. Here's what investors need to know before the announcement.

Analysts estimate that NetScout Systems will likely report an Earnings Per Share (EPS) of $0.62.

NetScout Systems bulls will hope to hear the company to announce they've not only beaten that estimate, but also to provide positive guidance, or forecasted growth, for the next quarter.

New investors should note that it is sometimes not an earnings beat or miss that most affects the price of a stock, but the guidance (or forecast).

Past Earnings Performance

Last quarter the company beat EPS by $0.09, which was followed by a 2.48% increase in the share price the next day.

Here's a look at NetScout Systems's past performance and the resulting price change:

Quarter Q2 2022 Q1 2022 Q4 2021 Q3 2021EPS Estimate 0.38 0.39 0.44 0.52EPS Actual 0.47 0.20 0.49 0.66Price Change % 2.48% -1.07% 2.13% -3.1%

Stock Performance

Shares of NetScout Systems were trading at $29.8 as of January 25. Over the last 52-week period, shares are down 0.42%. Given that these returns are generally negative, long-term shareholders are likely a little upset going into this earnings release.

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