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Palo Alto Networks (PANW) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$322.66 -11.81 (-3.53%)
Closing price 11/12/2026 04:00 PM Eastern
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$333.54 +10.88 (+3.37%)
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About Palo Alto Networks Stock (NASDAQ:PANW)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
$314.79
▼
$326.34
50-Day Range
$313.84
▼
$419.91
52-Week Range
$139.57
▼
$432.33
Volume
6.02 million shs
Average Volume
6.24 million shs
Market Capitalization
$264.18 billion
P/E Ratio
632.68
Dividend Yield
N/A
Price Target
$397.13
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

Palo Alto Networks, Inc. is a cybersecurity company that provides products and services to help organizations protect their networks, cloud environments, devices and applications. Its offerings include next-generation firewalls, cloud security tools, secure access services and platforms for detecting and responding to cyber threats.

The company’s product portfolio includes Prisma for cloud and network security and Cortex for security operations, including threat detection and response. It also provides cybersecurity consulting and incident-response services through Unit 42.

Founded in 2005 and headquartered in Santa Clara, California, Palo Alto Networks serves businesses, government agencies and other organizations around the world. Nikesh Arora has served as the company’s chairman and chief executive officer since 2018.

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Palo Alto Networks Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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90th Percentile Overall Score

PANW MarketRank™: 
4.524527806925 of 5 stars

Palo Alto Networks scored higher than 90% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 135th out of 597 stocks in the technology sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Palo Alto Networks has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.78, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 40 buy ratings, 11 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Upside Potential

    Palo Alto Networks has a consensus price target of $397.13, representing about 23.1% upside from its current price of $322.66.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Palo Alto Networks has been the subject of 41 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

  • Read more about Palo Alto Networks' stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Palo Alto Networks are expected to grow by 20.26% in the coming year, from $2.32 to $2.79 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Palo Alto Networks is 632.68, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 25.74.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Palo Alto Networks is 632.68, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 41.56.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Palo Alto Networks has a PEG Ratio of 9.59. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Palo Alto Networks has a P/B Ratio of 9.57. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Palo Alto Networks' valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    2.53% of the float of Palo Alto Networks has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Palo Alto Networks has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.49, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Palo Alto Networks has recently decreased by 3.03%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.
  • Dividend Yield

    Palo Alto Networks does not currently pay a dividend.

  • Dividend Growth

    Palo Alto Networks does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • News Sentiment

    Palo Alto Networks has a news sentiment score of 1.06. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.63 average news sentiment score of Technology companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 27 news articles for Palo Alto Networks this week, compared to 9 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    Only 73 people have searched for PANW on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -28% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    64 people have added Palo Alto Networks to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 25% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Palo Alto Networks insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $20,823,029.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    0.55% of the stock of Palo Alto Networks is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    79.82% of the stock of Palo Alto Networks is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Palo Alto Networks' insider trading history.
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PANW Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Palo Alto Networks' stock was trading at $184.20 at the beginning of the year. Since then, PANW shares have increased by 75.2% and is now trading at $322.66.

Palo Alto Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ:PANW) issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, September, 1st. The network technology company reported $1.02 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.98 by $0.04. The business's quarterly revenue was up 34.5% on a year-over-year basis.
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Palo Alto Networks shares split on Monday, December 16th 2024.The 2-1 split was announced on Wednesday, November 20th 2024. The newly issued shares were distributed to shareholders after the closing bell on Friday, December 13th 2024. An investor that had 100 shares of stock prior to the split would have 200 shares after the split.

Palo Alto Networks subsidiaries include these companies: Expanse, The Crypsis Group, CloudGenix, Aporeto, ZingBox, PureSec Pty Ltd, Twistlock, and more.

Palo Alto Networks (PANW) raised $242 million in an IPO on the week of October 25th 2021. The company issued 6,200,000 shares at a price of $38.00-$40.00 per share.

Top institutional investors of Palo Alto Networks include State Street Corp (4.53%), Fisher Asset Management LLC (0.99%), First Trust Advisors LP (0.57%) and Voya Investment Management LLC (0.27%). Insiders that own company stock include Nir Zuk, Nikesh Arora, Nikesh Arora, Lee Klarich, Lee Klarich, Dipak Golechha, Josh D Paul, Mary Pat Mccarthy, John Donovan, William D Jenkins Jr, John P Key, Helle Thorning-Schmidt, Aparna Bawa and James J Goetz.
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Shares of PANW stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Palo Alto Networks investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Tesla (TSLA), CrowdStrike (CRWD), Broadcom (AVGO), Micron Technology (MU) and Salesforce (CRM).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
9/01/2026
Today
11/13/2026
Next Earnings (Estimated)
11/18/2026
AGM 2026
12/08/2026
Fiscal Year End
7/31/2027

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NASDAQ
Industry
Software
Sub-Industry
Systems Software
Current Symbol
NASDAQ:PANW
CIK
1327567
Fax
N/A
Employees
21,921
Year Founded
2005

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$525.00
Low Price Target
$175.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+23.1%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.78
Research Coverage
51 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$0.51
Trailing P/E Ratio
632.68
Forward P/E Ratio
115.65
P/E Growth
9.59
Net Income
$307 million
Net Margins
2.67%
Pretax Margin
4.67%
Return on Equity
8.50%
Return on Assets
4.35%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
0.06
Current Ratio
0.87
Quick Ratio
0.87

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$11.48 billion
Price / Sales
23.01
Cash Flow
$3.55 per share
Price / Cash Flow
90.77
Book Value
$33.73 per share
Price / Book
9.57

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
818,770,000
Free Float
814,269,000
Market Cap
$264.18 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.96

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This page (NASDAQ:PANW) was last updated on 11/12/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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