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In the latest session, Netapp Inc (NASDAQ: NTAP) closed at $104.66 down -1.15% from its previous closing price of $105.88. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.15 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.59 million shares were traded. NTAP stock price reached its highest trading level at $106.35 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $104.61.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of Netapp Inc’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 5.44 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 15.67. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.20 and its Current Ratio is at 1.24. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 3.36 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 2.60.
On February 28, 2025, TD Cowen reiterated its Buy rating and also upped its target price recommendation from $160 to $130.
BofA Securities Upgraded its Underperform to Neutral on February 19, 2025, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $121 to $128.
Insider Transactions:
Additionally, insider trades can be beneficial to investors who want to learn what the management thinks about stock prices in the future. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Jul 21 ’25 when Kurian George sold 8,500 shares for $108.08 per share. The transaction valued at 918,680 led to the insider holds 288,305 shares of the business.
GEORGE KURIAN bought 8,500 shares of NTAP for $918,671 on Jul 21 ’25. On Jul 10 ’25, another insider, O’Callahan Elizabeth M, who serves as the EVP, Chief Admin. Officer of the company, sold 1,000 shares for $106.84 each. As a result, the insider received 106,840 and left with 24,251 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, NTAP now has a Market Capitalization of 20970305536 and an Enterprise Value of 20608321536. As of this moment, Netapp’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 18.42, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 12.33. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.18. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 3.19 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 20.23. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 3.136 whereas that against EBITDA is 12.566.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for NTAP is 1.44, which has changed by -0.17035276 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.16564083 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, NTAP has reached a high of $135.45, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $71.84. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 1.12%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -3.85%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, NTAP has traded an average of 2.06M shares per day and 1701710 over the past ten days. A total of 201.00M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 199.38M. Insiders hold about 0.49% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 94.65% stake in the company. Shares short for NTAP as of 1751241600 were 8716810 with a Short Ratio of 4.24, compared to 1748563200 on 7951946. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 8716810 and a Short% of Float of 5.7299999999999995.
Dividends & Splits
According to the company, the forward annual dividend rate for NTAP is 2.08, from 2.08 in the trailing year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.01964488The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.57. The current Payout Ratio is 36.65% for NTAP, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-07-03 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-07-03. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2000-03-23 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
