NTCT NETSCOUT SYSTEMS INC

Did the company actually spend money buying back stock in 3+ of the last 4 quarters?

Bought back stock in 3/4 quarters. Q3 2026: $0M, Q2 2026: $0M, Q1 2026: $25M, Q3 2025: $19M

Is the most recent quarter's buyback spend more than 15% above the trailing average?

Latest quarter $0M vs trailing avg $15M (-100%)

What percentage of free cash flow is going to buybacks? Bull: 30%+. Bear: negative FCF or no buybacks.

Buyback $44M / FCF $21M = 209% of FCF

How fast are they shrinking the float? Bull: 2%+ annually. Bear: under 0.5%.

Repurchased 7,776,174 shares = 10.8% of 72,060,237 outstanding (annualized)

Are officers and directors buying stock with their own money on the open market?

No insider open-market purchases in the last 12 months

Are both company buybacks and insider buying independently active? Bull when the company is buying back stock in 2+ quarters and insiders have made 2+ open-market purchases.

Need both buyback and insider purchase data

Over the last 90 days, are insiders net buyers or net sellers on the open market?

Insiders bought $0M, sold $1M in the last 90 days (net selling)

Active buyback + insiders net selling 3x+ more than buying. Company cash may be supporting price while insiders exit.

Company buying back stock while insiders sold 1878615.6x more than bought. 2 C-suite officers among sellers

• Munshi Sanjay (Chief Operating Officer) sold 2,000 shares on 2026-02-18
• Munshi Sanjay (Chief Operating Officer) sold 2,000 shares on 2025-12-03
• SZABADOS MICHAEL (Chief Operating Officer) sold 7,500 shares on 2025-05-13