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

Company Overview

Palo Alto Networks, Inc. is a leading cybersecurity company that delivers comprehensive security solutions designed to protect organizations across network, cloud and mobile environments. Headquartered in Santa Clara, California, the company’s platform integrates advanced threat prevention, detection and response capabilities to safeguard digital assets and data from evolving cyberthreats.

The company’s flagship offerings include next-generation firewalls that enforce Zero Trust policies at the network perimeter and across distributed workloads. Palo Alto Networks also provides cloud security through its Prisma suite, which encompasses cloud-native security posture management, secure access service edge (SASE) and software-defined wide area networking (SD-WAN). Complementing these offerings, the Cortex platform delivers AI-driven security operations and endpoint protection with integrated threat intelligence.

Founded in 2005 by former network security engineer Nir Zuk, Palo Alto Networks went public in 2012 and has since expanded its portfolio through strategic acquisitions and continuous research and development. Under the leadership of CEO Nikesh Arora, who joined the company in 2018, the firm has intensified its focus on automation, machine learning and cloud-native architectures to address the complexity of modern IT environments.

Serving customers in more than 150 countries, Palo Alto Networks supports a broad range of industries including financial services, healthcare, government and telecommunications. With a global workforce and partner ecosystem, the company aims to deliver scalable, integrated security solutions that align with customers’ digital transformation initiatives and evolving regulatory requirements.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $190.03 to $192.79
• 50-Day Range: $167.06 to $206.06
• 52-Week Range: $144.15 to $210.39
• Volume: 5.19 million shs
• Average Volume: 11.15 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $127.04 billion
• P/E Ratio: 118.70
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $211.52
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Palo Alto Networks Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Palo Alto Networks scored higher than 93% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 76th out of 658 stocks in the computer and technology sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Palo Alto Networks has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.63, and is based on 28 buy ratings, 11 hold ratings, and 2 sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Palo Alto Networks has been the subject of 21 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 19.32%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Palo Alto Networks are expected to grow by 19.32% in the coming year, from $1.76 to $2.10 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Palo Alto Networks is 118.70, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 270.85.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Palo Alto Networks is 118.70, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Computer and Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 418.85.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Palo Alto Networks has a PEG Ratio of 4.55. 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 16.24. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

5.29% 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 5.1.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Palo Alto Networks has recently increased by 28.96%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

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.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 3.8 / 5
• Environmental Score: -0.58

Percentage of Shares Shorted

5.29% 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 5.1.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Palo Alto Networks has recently increased by 28.96%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.5 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.28

News Sentiment

Palo Alto Networks has a news sentiment score of 1.28. 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 1.00 average news sentiment score of Computer and Technology companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 42 news articles for Palo Alto Networks this week, compared to 60 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

246 people have searched for PANW on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 105% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

94 people have added Palo Alto Networks to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 65% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

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 $126,452,337.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 2.50% 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.

PANW Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have PANW shares performed this year?

Palo Alto Networks' stock was trading at $181.96 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, PANW shares have increased by 4.7% and is now trading at $190.52.

How were Palo Alto Networks' earnings last quarter?

Palo Alto Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ:PANW) posted its quarterly earnings data on Monday, August, 18th. The network technology company reported $0.95 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.89 by $0.06. The company's quarterly revenue was up 15.8% compared to the same quarter last year.
Read the conference call transcript.

When did Palo Alto Networks' stock split?

Palo Alto Networks shares split on Monday, December 16th 2024.The 2-1 split was announced on Wednesday, November 20th 2024. The newly minted 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.

Does Palo Alto Networks have any subsidiaries?

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

Who are Palo Alto Networks' major shareholders?

Top institutional investors of Palo Alto Networks include Vanguard Group Inc. (9.60%), State Street Corp (4.38%), Geode Capital Management LLC (2.28%) and Jane Street Group LLC. Insiders that own company stock include Nir Zuk, Nikesh Arora, Nikesh Arora, James J Goetz, Mark D Mclaughlin, Lee Klarich, Lee Klarich, Dipak Golechha, Mary Pat Mccarthy, John Donovan, William D Jenkins Jr, Josh D Paul, John P Key and Aparna Bawa.
View institutional ownership trends.

How do I buy shares of Palo Alto Networks?

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.

What other stocks do shareholders of Palo Alto Networks own?

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: 8/18/2025
• Today: 8/31/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/19/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 7/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Computer and Technology
• Industry: Security
• Sub-Industry: Communications Equipment
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:PANW
• CIK: 1327567
• Web: www.paloaltonetworks.com
• Phone: (408) 753-4000
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 15,289
• Year Founded: 2005

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Palo Alto Networks: $211.52
• High Price Target: $235.00
• Low Price Target: $135.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +11.0%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.63
• Research Coverage: 41 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $1.60
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 118.70
• Forward P/E Ratio: 108.25
• P/E Growth: 4.55
• Net Income: $1.13 billion
• Net Margins: 12.30%
• Pretax Margin: 17.30%
• Return on Equity: 17.66%
• Return on Assets: 5.56%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 0.94
• Quick Ratio: 0.90

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $9.22 billion
• Price / Sales: 13.78
• Cash Flow: $2.70 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 70.56
• Book Value: $11.73 per share
• Price / Book: 16.24

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 666,800,000
• Free Float: 650,130,000
• Market Cap: $127.04 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.94