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

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$392.95 -4.36 (-1.10%)
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About Palo Alto Networks Stock (NASDAQ:PANW)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
$387.02
▼
$398.58
50-Day Range
$314.15
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$397.31
52-Week Range
$139.57
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$404.69
Volume
1.81 million shs
Average Volume
8.35 million shs
Market Capitalization
$321.44 billion
P/E Ratio
770.57
Dividend Yield
N/A
Price Target
$390.47
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

Palo Alto Networks, Inc. is a cybersecurity company that provides solutions designed to help organizations protect networks, endpoints, cloud environments, applications and users from cyber threats. Its offerings include next-generation firewalls, cloud-delivered security services, secure access service edge (SASE) solutions, endpoint protection and security operations tools.

The company also provides platforms and services for cloud security, threat intelligence, incident response, vulnerability management and the automation of security operations. Its products are used by businesses, government agencies and other organizations to prevent attacks, monitor digital environments and respond to security incidents.

Founded in 2005, Palo Alto Networks is headquartered in Santa Clara, California, and serves customers globally through direct sales, channel partners and technology alliances. 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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56th Percentile Overall Score

PANW MarketRank™: 

Palo Alto Networks scored higher than 56% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 335th out of 595 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 2.76, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 38 buy ratings, 12 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Upside/Downside

    The consensus price target for Palo Alto Networks is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

  • 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 19.91% in the coming year, from $2.31 to $2.77 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Palo Alto Networks is 771.22, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.77.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Palo Alto Networks is 771.22, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 79.68.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Palo Alto Networks has a PEG Ratio of 11.18. 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 11.68. 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

    2.71% 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 3.02, 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 increased by 2.15%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.
  • 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 0.53. 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 lower news sentiment than the 0.66 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 8 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    136 people have searched for PANW on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 20% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    82 people have added Palo Alto Networks to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 86% 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 $21,216,109.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    1.40% 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 News Headlines

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PANW Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Palo Alto Networks' stock was trading at $184.20 at the start of the year. Since then, PANW shares have increased by 113.2% and is now trading at $392.7290.

Palo Alto Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ:PANW) announced its earnings results on Tuesday, September, 1st. The network technology company reported $1.02 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.98 by $0.04. Palo Alto Networks's revenue was up 34.5% compared to the same quarter last year.
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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 payable to shareholders after the market closes 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 others.

Palo Alto Networks (PANW) raised $242 million in an initial public offering (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.

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), Meta Platforms (META), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Tesla (TSLA), Netflix (NFLX), Broadcom (AVGO) and Salesforce (CRM).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
9/01/2026
Today
10/01/2026
Next Earnings (Estimated)
11/18/2026
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
$475.00
Low Price Target
$175.00
Potential Upside/Downside
-0.5%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.76
Research Coverage
50 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$0.51
Trailing P/E Ratio
772.14
Forward P/E Ratio
169.96
P/E Growth
11.18
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
27.98
Cash Flow
$3.72 per share
Price / Cash Flow
105.41
Book Value
$33.61 per share
Price / Book
11.68

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
818,000,000
Free Float
806,548,000
Market Cap
$321.16 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.91

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This page (NASDAQ:PANW) was last updated on 10/1/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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