Analysts Offer Predictions for PANW FY2026 Earnings

Palo Alto Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ:PANW - Free Report) - Stock analysts at Cantor Fitzgerald issued their FY2026 EPS estimates for Palo Alto Networks in a research note issued on Monday, June 9th. Cantor Fitzgerald analyst J. Ruykhaver forecasts that the network technology company will post earnings of $2.08 per share for the year. Cantor Fitzgerald currently has a "Overweight" rating and a $223.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for Palo Alto Networks' current full-year earnings is $1.76 per share.

Several other brokerages have also recently weighed in on PANW. Truist Financial reduced their price objective on shares of Palo Alto Networks from $213.00 to $205.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, March 31st. Northland Securities reduced their price objective on shares of Palo Alto Networks from $210.00 to $177.00 and set a "market perform" rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, May 21st. Jefferies Financial Group boosted their price objective on shares of Palo Alto Networks from $215.00 to $225.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday, May 16th. JMP Securities boosted their price objective on shares of Palo Alto Networks from $208.00 to $212.00 and gave the stock a "market outperform" rating in a research note on Friday, February 14th. Finally, HSBC upgraded shares of Palo Alto Networks from a "reduce" rating to a "hold" rating and set a $156.00 target price on the stock in a report on Thursday, April 10th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, fourteen have issued a hold rating and twenty-seven have issued a buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, Palo Alto Networks currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $208.00.

Palo Alto Networks Stock Down 0.8%

Shares of NASDAQ PANW traded down $1.56 during midday trading on Tuesday, reaching $194.39. 3,460,345 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 5,494,323. Palo Alto Networks has a one year low of $142.01 and a one year high of $208.39. The stock has a market cap of $129.62 billion, a P/E ratio of 109.52, a PEG ratio of 5.64 and a beta of 0.97. The stock's 50-day moving average price is $181.56 and its 200-day moving average price is $185.03.

Palo Alto Networks (NASDAQ:PANW - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, May 20th. The network technology company reported $0.80 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.77 by $0.03. The firm had revenue of $2.29 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $2.28 billion. Palo Alto Networks had a net margin of 14.64% and a return on equity of 21.93%. The company's revenue was up 15.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $0.66 earnings per share.

Institutional Trading of Palo Alto Networks

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of PANW. Transce3nd LLC purchased a new stake in Palo Alto Networks in the 4th quarter worth approximately $25,000. Strategic Investment Solutions Inc. IL lifted its stake in Palo Alto Networks by 64.0% in the 4th quarter. Strategic Investment Solutions Inc. IL now owns 141 shares of the network technology company's stock worth $26,000 after purchasing an additional 55 shares in the last quarter. Atlantic Edge Private Wealth Management LLC lifted its stake in Palo Alto Networks by 265.0% in the 4th quarter. Atlantic Edge Private Wealth Management LLC now owns 146 shares of the network technology company's stock worth $27,000 after purchasing an additional 106 shares in the last quarter. Capital Advisors Ltd. LLC lifted its stake in Palo Alto Networks by 102.6% in the 4th quarter. Capital Advisors Ltd. LLC now owns 156 shares of the network technology company's stock worth $28,000 after purchasing an additional 79 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Anchor Investment Management LLC lifted its stake in Palo Alto Networks by 100.0% in the 4th quarter. Anchor Investment Management LLC now owns 156 shares of the network technology company's stock worth $28,000 after purchasing an additional 78 shares in the last quarter. 79.82% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, EVP Lee Klarich sold 120,774 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, June 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $195.14, for a total transaction of $23,567,838.36. Following the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 264,246 shares in the company, valued at approximately $51,564,964.44. This represents a 31.37% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Nir Zuk sold 100,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on 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 sale, the executive vice president now owns 3,543,516 shares in the company, valued at $586,132,981.56. The trade was a 2.74% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 789,736 shares of company stock valued at $139,837,528. Corporate insiders own 2.50% of the company's stock.

Palo Alto Networks Company Profile

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.