---
title: "NetApp Inc. Stock Underperforms Friday When Compared To Competitors"
type: "News"
locale: "en"
url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/295277601.md"
description: "NetApp Inc. (NTAP) shares fell 1.02% to $189.52 on Friday, underperforming the broader market as the S&P 500 and Dow Jones rose. The stock closed 3.16% below its 52-week high of $195.70. Trading volume was lower than the 50-day average. Performance varied against competitors: Cloudflare rose 5.57%, while Arista Networks and Western Digital declined."
datetime: "2026-08-07T20:54:31.000Z"
locales:
  - [zh-CN](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/295277601.md)
  - [en](https://longbridge.com/en/news/295277601.md)
  - [zh-HK](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/295277601.md)
generator: "portal-rs"
---

# NetApp Inc. Stock Underperforms Friday When Compared To Competitors

This article was automatically generated by MarketWatch using technology from Automated Insights.

Shares of NetApp Inc. (NTAP) slid 1.02% to $189.52 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.62% to 7,757.64 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.28% to 54,036.93.

NetApp Inc. closed 3.16% short of its 52-week high of $195.70, which the company achieved on August 4th.

The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Friday, as Cloudflare Inc. Cl A (NET) rose 5.57% to $300.27, Arista Networks Inc. (ANET) fell 1.90% to $188.67, and Western Digital Corp. (WDC) fell 3.81% to $434.30.

Trading volume (1.6 M) remained 1.7 million below its 50-day average volume of 3.3 M.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled August 7, 2026.

This content was created by MarketWatch, which is operated by Dow Jones & Co. MarketWatch is published independently from Dow Jones Newswires and The Wall Street Journal.

(END) Dow Jones Newswires

08-07-26 1654ET

### Related Stocks

- [NTAP.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/NTAP.US.md)
- [NTAL.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/NTAL.US.md)
- [NET.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/NET.US.md)
- [ANET.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/ANET.US.md)
- [WDC.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/WDC.US.md)
- [.SPX.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/.SPX.US.md)
- [.DJI.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/.DJI.US.md)
- [WDCVV.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/WDCVV.US.md)

## Related News & Research

- [Evolve Private Wealth LLC Purchases Shares of 19,480 NetApp, Inc. $NTAP](https://longbridge.com/en/news/296696036.md)
- [Tocqueville Asset Management L.P. Buys New Shares in NetApp, Inc. $NTAP](https://longbridge.com/en/news/296597588.md)
- [NetApp President Cesar Cernuda disposes of common shares worth $533,293.61](https://longbridge.com/en/news/296400289.md)
- [Weekly Recap: NetApp tie-up for AI storage and Parag Parikh boosts HCLTECH stake](https://longbridge.com/en/news/296040917.md)
- [Virtuix Holdings Inc. GAAP EPS of -$0.22 misses by $0.08, revenue of $0.8M misses by $0.25M](https://longbridge.com/en/news/296440082.md)

---
> **Disclaimer: This article is for reference only and does not constitute any investment advice.**