Q3 Earnings Estimate for PANW Issued By Roth Capital

Palo Alto Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ:PANW - Free Report) - Equities researchers at Roth Capital issued their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for Palo Alto Networks in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, May 14th. Roth Capital analyst I. Koujalgi anticipates that the network technology company will post earnings per share of $0.41 for the quarter. Roth Capital currently has a "Hold" rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Palo Alto Networks' current full-year earnings is $1.76 per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for Palo Alto Networks' FY2025 earnings at $1.68 EPS and Q3 2026 earnings at $0.47 EPS.

Palo Alto Networks (NASDAQ:PANW - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 13th. The network technology company reported $0.81 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.75 by $0.06. Palo Alto Networks had a return on equity of 21.93% and a net margin of 14.64%. The firm had revenue of $2.26 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.24 billion.

Several other equities analysts have also issued reports on the company. Hsbc Global Res upgraded Palo Alto Networks from a "moderate sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Thursday, April 10th. Scotiabank lifted their target price on Palo Alto Networks from $200.00 to $225.00 and gave the company a "sector outperform" rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 21st. Royal Bank of Canada reiterated an "outperform" rating and issued a $225.00 target price on shares of Palo Alto Networks in a research note on Monday, February 10th. Susquehanna lifted their target price on Palo Alto Networks from $217.50 to $230.00 and gave the company a "positive" rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 18th. Finally, KeyCorp dropped their price target on Palo Alto Networks from $240.00 to $205.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, April 17th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, fifteen have assigned a hold rating, twenty-eight have issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Palo Alto Networks has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $203.46.

Palo Alto Networks Price Performance

PANW opened at $192.98 on Monday. The business's 50-day moving average is $177.37 and its two-hundred day moving average is $185.16. Palo Alto Networks has a 1 year low of $142.01 and a 1 year high of $208.39. The firm has a market capitalization of $127.77 billion, a PE ratio of 108.72, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 5.64 and a beta of 1.02.

Insider Buying and Selling at Palo Alto Networks

In other news, EVP Nir Zuk sold 100,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Friday, April 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $165.41, for a total transaction of $16,541,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president now owns 3,543,516 shares of the company's stock, valued at $586,132,981.56. The trade was a 2.74% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, EVP Lee Klarich sold 120,774 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Monday, April 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $151.13, for a total transaction of $18,252,574.62. Following the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 321,774 shares of the company's stock, valued at $48,629,704.62. This represents a 27.29% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 568,962 shares of company stock valued at $96,933,690. Corporate insiders own 2.50% of the company's stock.

Institutional Trading of Palo Alto Networks

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Uniting Wealth Partners LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Palo Alto Networks during the fourth quarter worth about $548,000. Rehmann Capital Advisory Group grew its stake in Palo Alto Networks by 106.4% during the 4th quarter. Rehmann Capital Advisory Group now owns 2,378 shares of the network technology company's stock valued at $433,000 after acquiring an additional 1,226 shares in the last quarter. Whittier Trust Co. of Nevada Inc. grew its stake in Palo Alto Networks by 94.3% during the 4th quarter. Whittier Trust Co. of Nevada Inc. now owns 11,661 shares of the network technology company's stock valued at $2,122,000 after acquiring an additional 5,658 shares in the last quarter. Knights of Columbus Asset Advisors LLC grew its stake in Palo Alto Networks by 108.1% during the 4th quarter. Knights of Columbus Asset Advisors LLC now owns 21,354 shares of the network technology company's stock valued at $3,886,000 after acquiring an additional 11,095 shares in the last quarter. Finally, National Pension Service grew its stake in Palo Alto Networks by 82.1% during the 4th quarter. National Pension Service now owns 1,345,740 shares of the network technology company's stock valued at $244,871,000 after acquiring an additional 606,778 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 79.82% of the company's stock.

About Palo Alto Networks

Palo Alto Networks, Inc provides cybersecurity solutions worldwide. The company offers firewall appliances and software; and Panorama, a security management solution for the global control of network security platform as a virtual or a physical appliance. It also provides subscription services covering the areas of threat prevention, malware and persistent threat, URL filtering, laptop and mobile device protection, DNS security, Internet of Things security, SaaS security API, and SaaS security inline, as well as threat intelligence, and data loss prevention.

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