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

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$185.88 +2.56 (+1.40%)
Closing price 08/22/2025 04:00 PM Eastern
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$185.96 +0.09 (+0.05%)
As of 08/22/2025 07:58 PM Eastern
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About Palo Alto Networks Stock (NASDAQ:PANW)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$182.94
$187.11
50-Day Range
$167.06
$206.06
52-Week Range
$144.15
$210.39
Volume
6.86 million shs
Average Volume
14.06 million shs
Market Capitalization
$123.94 billion
P/E Ratio
115.81
Dividend Yield
N/A
Price Target
$211.52
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

Palo Alto Networks Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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88th Percentile Overall Score

PANW MarketRank™: 

Palo Alto Networks scored higher than 88% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 119th out of 665 stocks in the computer and 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 2.63, 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.

  • Read more about Palo Alto Networks' stock forecast and price target.
  • 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 115.81, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 28.41.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Palo Alto Networks is 115.81, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Computer and Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 54.42.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Palo Alto Networks has a PEG Ratio of 4.47. 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 15.85. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • 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 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.

  • 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 Sentiment

    Palo Alto Networks has a news sentiment score of 0.85. 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 news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Computer and Technology companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 142 news articles for Palo Alto Networks this week, compared to 68 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    277 people have searched for PANW on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 180% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    86 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.
  • 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 $126,552,277.00 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.

  • Read more about Palo Alto Networks' insider trading history.
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PANW Stock News Headlines

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Cantor Fitzgerald Has Positive View of PANW FY2026 Earnings
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Q1 Earnings Estimate for PANW Issued By DA Davidson
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PANW Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Palo Alto Networks' stock was trading at $181.96 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, PANW shares have increased by 2.2% and is now trading at $185.88.

Palo Alto Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ:PANW) issued its quarterly earnings data on Monday, August, 18th. The network technology company reported $0.95 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.89 by $0.06. The business's quarterly revenue was up 15.8% on a year-over-year basis.
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Shares of Palo Alto Networks split before market open on Monday, December 16th 2024.The 2-1 split was announced on Wednesday, November 20th 2024. The newly minted 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.

The following companies are subsidiaries of Palo Alto Networks: Expanse, The Crypsis Group, CloudGenix, Aporeto, ZingBox, PureSec Pty Ltd, Twistlock, and others.

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

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
8/18/2025
Today
8/22/2025
Fiscal Year End
7/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NASDAQ
Industry
Security
Sub-Industry
Communications Equipment
Current Symbol
NASDAQ:PANW
CIK
1327567
Fax
N/A
Employees
15,289
Year Founded
2005

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$235.00
Low Price Target
$135.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+13.8%
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
115.81
Forward P/E Ratio
105.61
P/E Growth
4.47
Net Income
$2.58 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
13.44
Cash Flow
$2.74 per share
Price / Cash Flow
67.89
Book Value
$11.73 per share
Price / Book
15.85

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
666,800,000
Free Float
650,130,000
Market Cap
$123.94 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.94

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This page (NASDAQ:PANW) was last updated on 8/23/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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