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John Downing sold $88k of NTCT

EVP, World-Wide Sales at NETSCOUT SYSTEMS INC. 3,000 shares at an average of $29.18, traded Feb 18, 2026, filed Feb 20, 2026.

Warning score
19
Value
$88k
3,000 shares
Holdings after
132,494
-2% from before
From 52-week low
+54%
low $19.23, close $29.59
From 52-week high
-1%
high $29.79, as of Feb 18, 2026

Score components

  • Role
    Officer
    +15
  • Trade size
    $88k at market
    +9
  • Share of holdings sold
    Sold 2.2% of holdings
    0
  • Cluster
    3 insiders selling within 14 days
    +15
  • 10b5-1 plan
    Pre-scheduled under a 10b5-1 plan
    -20

What happened after comparable sells

Same side and tier, against the S&P 500, at 1, 3 and 6 months. Shown to Pro users; the whole table is on the backtest page.

Price around the trade, and since

From a quarter before the trade to today. The arrow is the trade, the circle the day the filing reached EDGAR, which is the first day anyone outside could act; the dotted line is the S&P 500 rebased to that day's close.

NTCTOct 9, 2026 · close 40.69
Since filing Feb 20, 2026: +37.0%SPY +13.8% · excess +23.2%

Daily candles, adjusted for splits and dividends. Green arrows are insider buys, red are sells, sized by value; the dashed line is the close on the filing day, the dotted line SPY rebased to it.Charts by TradingView Lightweight Charts™

Rows in this filing

Every transaction in Form 4 0001078075-26-000019, as filed. Open on EDGAR

DateTransactionSharesPriceValueHoldings afterFiled
Feb 18, 2026SOpen-market sale
Common Stock10b5-1
-3,000$29.18$88k132,494Feb 20, 2026

Related signals

Other insiders at NETSCOUT SYSTEMS INC and this insider’s other filings.

ScoreCompanyInsiderValueHoldingsFiled
13Weak
NTCTsell10b5-1
NETSCOUT SYSTEMS INC
Christopher Perretta
director
$266k
7,000 shares
-15%
19Weak
NTCTsell 310b5-1
NETSCOUT SYSTEMS INC
John Downing
EVP, World-Wide Sales
$90k
3,000 shares
-2%
32Weak
NTCTsell 310b5-1
NETSCOUT SYSTEMS INC
Sanjay Munshi
Chief Operating Officer
$58k
2,000 shares
-32%
20Weak
NTCTsell 310b5-1
NETSCOUT SYSTEMS INC
Michael Szabados
Chief Operating Officer
$117k
4,000 shares
-10%
22Weak
NTCTsell 210b5-1
NETSCOUT SYSTEMS INC
Christopher Perretta
director
$280k
10,000 shares
-20%
27Weak
NTCTsell 310b5-1
NETSCOUT SYSTEMS INC
Sanjay Munshi
Chief Operating Officer
$54k
2,000 shares
-24%
19Weak
NTCTsell 410b5-1
NETSCOUT SYSTEMS INC
Joseph G Hadzima Jr
director
$80k
3,113 shares
-2%
20Weak
NTCTsell 310b5-1
NETSCOUT SYSTEMS INC
Michael Szabados
Chief Operating Officer
$113k
4,000 shares
-9%
19Weak
NTCTsell 310b5-1
NETSCOUT SYSTEMS INC
John Downing
EVP, World-Wide Sales
$90k
3,000 shares
-2%
12Weak
NTCTsell 210b5-1
NETSCOUT SYSTEMS INC
John Downing
EVP, World-Wide Sales
$83k
3,000 shares
-2%

Not investment advice. Scores and forward returns are decision support built from public SEC filings and past prices; they describe what happened after comparable filings, not what will happen after this one. Do your own research and size your risk.

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