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NETGEAR, INC. NTGR
NETGEAR, INC. (NTGR) earns a Piotroski F-score of 5/9 (mixed financial health), with an Altman Z″ in the grey zone. It does not currently pay a dividend. FY2025 revenue was $699.6M at a -2.6% net margin.
Quality score trend · recomputed for each fiscal year
Each year's score is computed from that year's filing — a rising Piotroski F or Altman Z″ means improving financial health, a fall is worth a look.
Beneish M-score: -2.48 — low (below −2.22 — no manipulation red flag) . A statistical screen for earnings manipulation, not proof — and it doesn't apply to most banks/insurers.
Analyst price target
Wall Street analyst consensus — a sentiment gauge, not our scoring.
Smart money · insiders, last 12 months
Open-market insider purchases minus sells (SEC Form 4) — real buying with their own money is a bullish “smart money” signal; grants and option exercises are excluded.
How it ranks in Manufacturing · percentile among 1957 companies
Percentile vs other Manufacturing companies we cover — e.g. “stronger than 90%” means only 10% score higher on that measure.
Piotroski F breakdown · 5/9 tests passed
- Positive return on assets
- Positive operating cash flow
- Rising ROA
- Cash flow exceeds net income
- Lower long-term debt
- Rising current ratio
- No share dilution
- Rising gross margin
- Rising asset turnover
Altman Z″ components · grey zone
| Component | Value |
|---|---|
| Working capital / assets | 0.506 |
| Retained earnings / assets | -0.644 |
| EBIT / assets | -0.041 |
| Equity / liabilities | 1.471 |
Sector peers · similar-size Manufacturing companies compare side by side →
| Ticker | Company | Piotroski F | Altman Z″ | P / E | Revenue growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NTGR | NETGEAR, INC. | 5/9 | 2.49 | — | +3.8% |
| ADTN | ADTRAN Holdings, Inc. | 5/9 | -0.35 | — | +17.5% |
| AUDC | AUDIOCODES LTD | 6/9 | 3.74 | 26.6 | +1.4% |
| CLFD | Clearfield, Inc. | 6/9 | 10.03 | — | +19.6% |
| FKWL | FRANKLIN WIRELESS CORP | 6/9 | 8.35 | — | +49.6% |
| FIEE | FiEE, Inc. | 6/9 | — | 36.5 | — |
| CLRO | CLEARONE INC | 1/9 | — | — | — |
About NETGEAR, INC.
NETGEAR, Inc. provides networking technologies for businesses, homes, and service providers in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific. The company operates in two segments, Enterprise and Consumer. It offers Wi-Fi routers and home Wi-Fi mesh systems, Wi-Fi hotspots, broadband modems, Wi-Fi gateways, Wi-Fi range extenders, powerline adapters, and Wi-Fi network adapters; and provides value-added service offerings, including security and privacy, technical support, and parental controls. The company also provides pro AV Solutions, which includes Ethernet switches and WiFi access points; NETGEAR Engage Controller, a software that provides centralized, profile-based configuration, and unified management; NETGEAR Insight Remote Management; Pro Routers; enterprise-grade cloud managed or standalone access points; general purpose ethernet switches; and NETGEAR Exium Security Solutions, a security software that provides on-premises next-generation firewall and cloud-based secure access service edge. It markets and sells its products through wholesale distributors, traditional and online retailers, direct market resellers, value-added resellers, managed service provider, and broadband service providers, as well as through its direct online store. NETGEAR, Inc. was incorporated in 1996 and is headquartered in San Jose, California.
FAQ
Is NTGR financially healthy?
NETGEAR, INC.'s Piotroski F-score is 5/9 (8–9 is excellent, 0–3 weak), and its Altman Z″ distress score is in the grey zone.
Does NTGR pay a dividend?
No, NETGEAR, INC. does not currently pay a dividend.
How profitable is NTGR?
In FY2025, NETGEAR, INC. had a net margin of -2.6% and a return on equity of -3.6%.
Is NTGR overvalued or undervalued?
NETGEAR, INC. trades at about 57.6× trailing earnings — above its 10-year norm (10-year range 9.8×–87.3×, median 21.8×). Stocktoria reports the data, not buy/sell advice.
What is the analyst price target for NTGR?
The average Wall-Street price target for NETGEAR, INC. is $35.00, about 44.6% above the recent price, from 3 analysts.
Is NTGR a good stock to buy?
Stocktoria doesn't give buy or sell advice, but here is the data on NETGEAR, INC.: a Piotroski F-score of 5/9, an Altman Z″ in the grey zone. Weigh these quality and valuation signals against your own goals.
Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.