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NTAP·NetApp, Inc.

$239.01
-0.17 (-0.07%)
Pre-Market
High
$236.00
Open
$231.91
Market Cap
47.21B
52W High
$240.87
Low
$229.00
P. Close
$239.01
P/E
33.29
52W Low
$93.69
Fwd P/E
21.42
DailyIQ Est.
$216.01
Inst. Ownership
41.5%
Short Interest
5.24%
Days to Cover
4.4
Div. Yield
0.87%
Next Ex-Div
~Jan 8
Technical Score (1D)
87
BULLISH
News Sentiment
62
BULLISH
On Oct 13, NetApp announced new AI and cloud partnerships, pulling its data platforms into collaboration with Supermicro GPU servers for enterprise workloads and deepening integration with Oracle Cloud while adding autonomous hybrid multi‑cloud features to address data sovereignty and compliance. These moves were described as positioning NetApp more centrally in the AI‑focused enterprise spending cycle and signaling a strategic shift toward becoming a key player in AI infrastructure. On the same day, analysts reported that NetApp’s recent AI‑focused product launches, including the Novus AI storage architecture and new cloud services with Oracle and AWS, may not translate into immediate cash growth, and a discounted cash‑flow model suggested the current share price could already be fully justified. The analysts also noted the company’s 33.1x P/E ratio, which supports a cautious valuation outlook. Together, the reports indicate that while NetApp is expanding its AI infrastructure footprint, the market may have already priced in the potential benefits of these developments.
LOW TARGET
$170 -26.6%
3 analysts
MEAN TARGET
$212 -8.6%
16 analysts
HIGH TARGET
$300 +29.6%
11 analysts
PRICE RANGE
$170.00 - $300.00
SB / B / H / S / SS
3/10/15/1/1
DAILYIQ EST.
$216.01 (-6.7%)
Sector
Technology
Industry
Software - Infrastructure
Exchange
NMS
Country
United States
Website
Symbol
NTAP
Description
NetApp, Inc. is a global provider of data management solutions, empowering businesses to modernize their data infrastructures across hybrid and public cloud environments. The company's core offerings encompass a comprehensive suite of software, systems, and services, including data management software like ONTAP and cloud storage services such as Azure NetApp Files, designed to optimize data storage and access. NetApp's value proposition lies in its ability to help clients manage and protect their data, offering solutions for backup, replication, and compliance. Serving diverse sectors from finance to technology, NetApp leverages a direct sales force and partner network, including major cloud providers, to deliver its solutions, solidifying its position within the data storage and management landscape. Incorporated in 1992, NetApp is headquartered in San Jose, California.
Bought (1Y)
0 shares
$0
Sold (1Y)
414,033 shares
$68.5M
Palin Carrie-
Sell5,000 shares2026-10-02
Kurian GeorgeCEO
Sell1,002 shares2026-10-01
Kurian GeorgeCEO
Sell1,697 shares2026-10-01
Kurian GeorgeCEO
Sell3,612 shares2026-10-01
Kurian GeorgeCEO
Sell3,689 shares2026-10-01
65/ 100
Bullish
Overall: Bullish
✓Revenue growing year over year
✓Positive net margin
✓Positive operating cash flow
Gross Margin
70.7%
Net Margin
18.4%
Revenue CAGR
4.3%
Current Ratio
1.44x
Debt / Equity
1.84x
Return on Equity
94.4%
Earnings Summary
NetApp, Inc. is a global provider of data management solutions that modernizes data infrastructures across hybrid and public cloud environments, offering software, systems, and services such as ONTAP and Azure NetApp Files to a broad range of sectors including finance and technology. Operating within the software‑infrastructure segment, NetApp competes with other storage and cloud‑management vendors while positioning itself as a key enabler of secure, scalable data operations. In the most recent quarters, NetApp reported Q3 2025 revenue of $1.705 billion and EPS of $2.05, a 2.6% increase in revenue and a 6.8% rise in EPS compared to Q2 2025, where revenue was $1.559 billion and EPS $1.55. The company continued to beat analyst expectations, with EPS surpassing estimates in both Q3 2025 and Q1 2027, and revenue growth maintained at a healthy pace despite a slight dip in Q3 2026 revenue to $1.713 billion versus the $1.729 billion estimate. Historically, NetApp has shown a consistent upward trajectory in revenue, with a 20% YoY increase in Q1 2027 and a 15.5% rise in professional services, while EPS has trended upward, often exceeding estimates even when revenue growth slows. The pattern of revenue growth coupled with EPS beats suggests disciplined cost management and strong pricing power. Recent news highlights a partnership with Super Micro Computer to deliver AI‑optimized compute and data‑management solutions, as well as collaborations with Oracle and SAP to expand cloud and enterprise offerings; these developments reinforce NetApp’s AI‑native strategy and could underpin future revenue momentum.

EPS

EstBeatMiss
$1.38$1.72$2.07$2.41$2.76Q1'25Q2'25Q3'25Q3'26Q1'27Q2'27
QtrEstActual+/−
Q2'27$2.60 - -
Q1'27$2.16$2.58+19.4%
Q3'26$2.11$2.12+0.7%
Q3'25$1.88$2.05+8.8%
Q2'25$1.54$1.55+0.7%
Q1'25$1.90$1.93+1.8%

Revenue

EstBeatMiss
$1.5B$1.7B$1.9B$2.0B$2.2BQ1'25Q2'25Q3'25Q3'26Q1'27Q2'27
QtrEstActual+/−
Q2'27$2.1B - -
Q1'27$1.9B$2.0B+8.0%
Q3'26$1.7B$1.7B-0.9%
Q3'25 - $1.7B -
Q2'25 - $1.6B -
Q1'25 - $1.7B -

Market Data

NTAP Stock Snapshot

BULLISH87/100
$229.44−$8.93 (3.7%)
Market cap
47.21B
P/E ratio
33.3
Day range
$229.00 – $236.00
News sentiment
62/100 · Bullish
Analyst target
$211.69 (-7.7%)
Consensus
Hold · 30 analysts
52-week range+144.9% off low · -4.7% from high
$93.69$240.87
Price $229.44 DailyIQ Est. $216.01

NTAP's technical picture is constructive, with trend and momentum pointing the same direction. Sector peers are worth watching - large caps in Technology tend to move together on rotation.

Reverse DCF

What growth is priced into NTAP?

RICH

At today's price, NetApp, Inc. needs to grow free cash flow about 21.2% a year for the next 10 years to justify its valuation at a 10.98% cost of capital. Over its actual history it has compounded free cash flow at 3.0% a year, so the market is asking for 18.2 percentage points above its own delivered rate. On that basis NTAP looks priced above what its own growth record supports.

Implied FCF growth
21.2%
Historical FCF CAGR
3.0%
Growth gap
+18.2 pts
Verdict
RICH
Discount rate (WACC)
10.98%
Beta
1.23

Behaviour On Record

What NTAP's own history says about today's numbers

Realized volatility (21d)
47.3% 85th pct
Below its peak
0.0%
vs 200-day average
+67.5%
Up days (1y)
52%

NetApp, Inc. is currently running 47.3% annualised volatility over the last 21 sessions. Measured against NTAP's own 13 years of daily returns rather than a market-wide average, that is the 85th percentile — elevated for this stock, against a typical reading of 27.8%. The distinction matters because a number that looks calm for one stock is turbulent for another, and the absolute figure on its own tells you neither.

NTAP is at its running peak. Across 12 full years on file its median worst-drawdown-in-a-year was -31.5%, with the deepest at -46.5% in 2020 — so highs have historically been given back before they were extended.

Price sits +67.5% from its 200-day moving average. Against every other day in its history, that gap ranks at the 100th percentile — a wider gap than this stock usually carries. Over the past year NTAP closed higher on 52% of sessions, and it is currently 1 session into a rising streak.

On October specifically: over 13 years of records, NTAP finished the month higher 6 of 13 times, with a median return of -1.2% and an average of +0.6%. Its strongest month historically has been May at +7.3% on average, its weakest December at -2.6%. Seasonality is a weak signal on its own — a decade is a small sample and regimes change — but it is a real distribution rather than a rule of thumb.

Overnight risk is measurable too: NTAP has opened more than 2% away from the prior close in 160 of 3,267 sessions (4.9% of the time), with the largest gaps running +6.4% and -8.9%. For anyone holding through an event, that rate is a better guide to overnight exposure than the intraday range.

All figures computed from 3,268 daily closes between 2013-10-14 and 2026-10-09, split-adjusted, recomputed daily. Percentiles are against NTAP's own 13-year history, not a peer group or index.

Sector Rotation

Is money rotating into or out of NTAP's sector?

NetApp, Inc. sits in the Software sector, currently ranked 2nd of 12 GICS sectors by relative-strength rotation score (leading).

Sector rank
#2 of 12
Sector state
Leading
Sector rotation score
91

Options Market

What is the options market pricing for NTAP?

CallsPuts

For NetApp, Inc.'s nearest expiry (2026-10-16, 2 days out), open interest is call-heavy, a bullish tilt (put/call ratio of 0.83), with at-the-money implied volatility around 1.6%. The options market is pricing roughly a ±0.1% move by that expiry — a range of about $244.18–$244.75.

Put/call ratio (2026-10-16)
0.83
ATM implied volatility
1.6%
Total open interest
9,421
Expected move by 2026-10-16
±0.1% ($244.18–$244.75)

Analyst Rating Changes

Are analysts turning bullish or bearish on NTAP?

Evercore ISI Group most recently upgraded NetApp, Inc. to Outperform on Oct 7, 2026 with a price target of $300 (from $210). Over the last 90 days, coverage has run 2 upgrades against 0 downgrades, a net bullish lean.

Latest action
Evercore ISI Group — Outperform
90-day upgrades
2
90-day downgrades
0
Net rating momentum
+2
DateFirmActionRatingPrice target
Oct 7, 2026Evercore ISI GroupUpgradeIn-Line → Outperform$210 → $300
Oct 6, 2026TD CowenMaintainedBuy$200 → $250
Oct 2, 2026Loop CapitalMaintainedBuy$215 → $260
Sep 30, 2026B of A SecuritiesMaintainedNeutral$200 → $220
Sep 3, 2026Northland Capital MarketsMaintainedOutperform$171 → $187
Sep 3, 2026CitigroupMaintainedNeutral$209 → $190
Sep 3, 2026TD CowenReiteratedBuy$200
Sep 3, 2026UBSMaintainedNeutral$160 → $171
Sep 3, 2026Wells FargoMaintainedEqual-Weight$180 → $190
Sep 3, 2026Morgan StanleyMaintainedEqual-Weight$173 → $191
Sep 3, 2026BarclaysMaintainedOverweight$199 → $219
Sep 3, 2026WedbushMaintainedNeutral$150 → $170

Peers & ETF holders

NTAP peers & ETF holders

News Sentiment Analysis

Sentiment gathered from recent headlines

62/100
Strong NegativeNeutralStrong Positive
MODERATELY BULLISH

Recent News Coverage

Most recent articles, ranked by recency (click to expand).

10+ articles
What did this article say?
NetApp announced new AI and cloud partnerships in early October 2026, aligning its data platforms with Supermicro GPU servers for enterprise workloads. The company also deepened integration with Oracle Cloud and introduced autonomous hybrid multi‑cloud features to address data sovereignty and compliance. These moves position NetApp more centrally in the AI‑focused enterprise spending cycle, potentially boosting its relevance to customers seeking secure, hybrid cloud solutions. The announcements signal a strategic shift toward becoming a key player in AI infrastructure, though the long‑term impact remains to be seen.
What did this article say?
NetApp announced its Novus AI storage architecture and new cloud storage services with Oracle and AWS, signaling a push into AI‑driven data workloads. The company’s share price has surged 232.4% over the past three years, raising questions about whether future cash flows can sustain the valuation. Analysts view the new offerings as a potential catalyst for growth, but note that the transition to AI workloads may require significant investment before translating into revenue. The announcement suggests a positive outlook for NetApp’s positioning in the competitive storage market, though the long‑term financial impact remains uncertain.
What did this article say?
NetApp (NTAP) received a Zacks Rank of #1, indicating a strong buy recommendation, as its full‑year earnings estimate increased by 16.1% in the last quarter. The company’s performance outpaces many peers in the Computer and Technology sector, which ranks fourth in the Zacks Sector Rank. Analysts view the upward revision as a sign of improving profitability and market confidence. The positive outlook is supported by the firm’s solid earnings trajectory and favorable analyst sentiment. This development suggests a potential upside for investors holding or considering NTAP shares.
What did this article say?
During the October 1 episode of Mad Money, Jim Cramer advised a long‑term NetApp investor to hold the stock, citing its strong performance. NetApp reported a 30% year‑over‑year revenue increase in its fiscal 2027 first quarter, with all‑flash revenue up 47% and public cloud revenue rising 28%. The company also unveiled new AI‑focused products, reinforcing its growth trajectory. Cramer's endorsement and the company’s earnings beat suggest a positive outlook for NTAP.
What did this article say?
NetApp announced it has signed approximately 350 AI and data‑lake contracts, underscoring its pivot to hybrid‑cloud data infrastructure. The company’s stock has more than doubled in the past year, approaching all‑time highs as investors reward the transformation. Analysts note a sharp rise in earnings estimates, positioning NetApp as a market leader in the data layer for AI. The firm’s strong Zacks Rank and industry placement suggest continued outperformance over the next 3‑6 months. This development signals significant upside potential for NetApp’s valuation and earnings trajectory.
What did this article say?
NetApp (NTAP) closed at $231.22, down 1.93% on the day, outpacing the broader market decline. The company’s shares had gained 27.62% over the past month, but the recent drop was sharper than the Nasdaq’s 1.25% loss. Analysts expect the upcoming earnings to report a 26.83% EPS increase to $2.6 and revenue growth of 23.83% to $2.11 billion for the quarter. Investors are closely monitoring the earnings release for potential guidance revisions and market reaction.
What did this article say?
NetApp Inc. reported a 147.2% increase in its stock price over the past six months, outperforming peers in the computer storage sector. The company’s unified data platform has attracted robust demand from AI, cloud, and enterprise modernization initiatives, boosting revenue to $2.03 billion in Q1 of fiscal 2027. Competitive strengths include high‑performance storage, data management, and cyber resilience capabilities that differentiate NetApp from rivals such as Super Micro, HPE, and Seagate. The sustained growth trajectory and strategic positioning in emerging data infrastructure markets signal a material upside for investors.
What did this article say?
NetApp (NTAP) received a positive analyst upgrade following a series of AI‑focused product launches and new cloud partnerships with Oracle and Supermicro. The company also expanded its data sovereignty offerings, positioning it to meet growing regulatory demands. These developments have driven a 27% share price gain over the past month and a 121% year‑to‑date return, underscoring strong investor confidence. The upgrade signals market recognition of NTAP’s strategic focus on AI infrastructure and cloud services. Overall, the news reflects a confirmed, material positive catalyst for the company.
What did this article say?
Evercore upgraded NetApp to Outperform and raised its price target to $300 from $210, citing confidence in the company’s ability to generate growth without relying heavily on new products. The rating change prompted a 3% rally, pushing NTAP shares above $236 and setting a new all‑time high. The upgrade reflects Evercore’s view that NetApp’s fiscal 2027 outlook underestimates potential upside, reinforcing investor optimism.

Technical Analysis

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87
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Institutional & Hedge Fund Ownership
25 tracked managers · $11.67B combined position · 9 adding, 16 trimming, 0 unchanged (latest 13F filings)
ManagerTrendShares Held% of Co.Position ValueFiled
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Norges Bank▼ Sell4,170,8492.05%$645.48M2026-08-12
Wellington Management Group LLP▼ Sell3,860,0191.89%$597.38M2026-08-14
Invesco Ltd.▼ Sell3,089,5971.52%$478.15M2026-08-14
Goldman Sachs Group Inc▲ Buy3,075,1341.51%$475.91M2026-08-14
Morgan Stanley▼ Sell2,829,1131.39%$437.83M2026-08-13
Northern Trust Corp▼ Sell2,657,4681.30%$411.27M2026-08-13
Citigroup Inc▼ Sell2,010,7260.99%$311.18M2026-08-03
JPMorgan Chase & Co▼ Sell1,580,2840.77%$245.04M2026-08-12
Bank of America Corp▼ Sell1,522,8880.75%$235.68M2026-08-14
AQR Capital Management LLC▼ Sell1,262,4970.62%$194.78M2026-08-14
Two Sigma Investments, LP▲ Buy1,143,4420.56%$176.96M2026-08-14
FMR LLC (Fidelity)▼ Sell758,8970.37%$117.45M2026-08-13
Citadel Advisors LLC▲ Buy754,4790.37%$116.76M2026-09-02
Gotham Asset Management, LLC▼ Sell447,9540.22%$69.33M2026-08-14
AllianceBernstein L.P.▲ Buy610,0250.30%$62.46M2026-08-14
Marshall Wace, LLP▲ Buy319,3000.16%$49.41M2026-08-13
Millennium Management LLC▼ Sell316,1030.16%$48.92M2026-08-14
D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc.▲ Buy309,5510.15%$47.91M2026-08-14
Wells Fargo & Company▲ Buy277,1470.14%$42.89M2026-08-14
Susquehanna International Group, LLP▲ Buy211,1380.10%$32.68M2026-08-14
Squarepoint Ops LLC▲ Buy184,5900.09%$28.57M2026-08-14
Adage Capital Partners GP, L.L.C.▼ Sell175,9000.09%$27.22M2026-08-14
Q2 2026 flow:2.25M sh bought ($345.87M)6.73M sh sold ($1.04B)net -4.48M sh (−$696.00M)
Congressional Trading Activity
1 disclosed trades · ~$8.0K est. traded value · 1 buys, 0 sells
MemberChamberStateTypeAmountTradedFiled
John BoozmanSenateAR▲ Buy$1K - $15K2026-02-272026-03-06