Most-Upgraded StocksMost-UpgradedNASDAQ:PANW Palo Alto Networks (PANW) Stock Price, News & Analysis $374.14 -1.62 (-0.43%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$374.00 -0.14 (-0.04%) As of 06:06 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Massive. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock About Palo Alto Networks Stock (NASDAQ:PANW) View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart 1 Day 5 Days 30 Days 90 Days 1 Year Advanced 1 Day 1 Day 5 Days 30 Days 90 Days 1 Year Advanced Show volume Show extended hours Get Palo Alto Networks alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range$368.00▼$378.0450-Day Range$260.52▼$396.0052-Week Range$139.57▼$398.88Volume4.94 million shsAverage Volume8.73 million shsMarket Capitalization$304.92 billionP/E Ratio306.67Dividend YieldN/APrice Target$346.85Consensus RatingModerate Buy Company Overview Palo Alto Networks (NASDAQ: PANW) is a cybersecurity company founded in 2005 and headquartered in Santa Clara, California. The firm develops a broad suite of security products and services designed to prevent successful cyberattacks and protect enterprise networks, clouds, and endpoints. Built around a platform strategy, its offerings target threat prevention, detection, response and governance across hybrid and multi-cloud environments. The company’s product portfolio includes next‑generation firewalls as a core on‑premises capability, alongside cloud‑delivered security services and software for securing public and private clouds. Key product families include Prisma, which addresses cloud security and secure access service edge (SASE) use cases; Cortex, which focuses on security operations, endpoint protection and extended detection and response (XDR); and platform capabilities for threat intelligence, automated threat analysis and malware prevention. Palo Alto Networks markets a mix of hardware appliances, virtualized software and subscription-based cloud services to support a range of deployment scenarios. Palo Alto Networks serves a global customer base of enterprises, service providers and government organizations, operating in multiple geographies with offices and customers around the world. Over time the company has expanded its scope from network firewall technology to a broader cybersecurity platform that integrates cloud security, analytics and automation. The company is publicly traded on the NASDAQ under the symbol PANW and is led by CEO Nikesh Arora; Nir Zuk is credited as one of the company’s founders and early technical architects.AI Generated. May Contain Errors. Read More Palo Alto Networks Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks52nd Percentile Overall ScorePANW MarketRank™: Palo Alto Networks scored higher than 52% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 388th out of 605 stocks in the technology sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion2.4 / 5Analyst RatingModerate Buy Consensus RatingPalo Alto Networks has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.85, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 40 buy ratings, 6 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.Downside RiskPalo Alto Networks has a consensus price target of $346.85, representing about 7.3% downside from its current price of $374.14.Amount of Analyst CoveragePalo Alto Networks has been the subject of 43 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 and Valuation1.3 / 5Proj. Earnings Growth11.39% Earnings GrowthEarnings for Palo Alto Networks are expected to grow by 11.39% in the coming year, from $2.02 to $2.25 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Palo Alto Networks is 306.67, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 39.69.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Palo Alto Networks is 306.67, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 73.83.Price to Earnings Growth RatioPalo Alto Networks has a PEG Ratio of 12.89. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.Price to Book Value per Share RatioPalo Alto Networks has a P/B Ratio of 31.98. 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. Short Interest3.0 / 5Short Interest LevelHealthy Percentage of Shares Shorted2.61% of the float of Palo Alto Networks has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverPalo Alto Networks has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.48, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Palo Alto Networks has recently increased by 2.83%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing. Dividend0.0 / 5Dividend StrengthN/A Dividend YieldPalo Alto Networks does not currently pay a dividend.Dividend GrowthPalo Alto Networks does not have a long track record of dividend growth. News and Social Media4.0 / 5News Sentiment1.43 News SentimentPalo Alto Networks has a news sentiment score of 1.43. 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 0.79 average news sentiment score of Technology companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 72 news articles for Palo Alto Networks this week, compared to 12 articles on an average week.Search InterestOnly 84 people have searched for PANW on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -1% compared to the previous 30 days.MarketBeat Follows91 people have added Palo Alto Networks to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 333% compared to the previous 30 days. Company Ownership1.5 / 5Insider TradingSelling Shares Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn 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 $27,174,360.00 in company stock.Percentage Held by Insiders1.40% of the stock of Palo Alto Networks is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions79.82% 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. Receive PANW Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for Palo Alto Networks and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Submit View SMS TermsSMS is currently available in Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, New Zealand, the Netherlands, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States. 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Chaikin lays out the full case in a new free presentation, no email or credit card required.August 18 at 1:00 AM | Chaikin Analytics (Ad)Palo Alto Networks (PANW) Projected to Announce Earnings on MondayAugust 16 at 1:26 AM | americanbankingnews.comPalo Alto Networks (NASDAQ:PANW) Trading 2.3% Higher on Analyst UpgradeAugust 15 at 3:26 AM | americanbankingnews.comCitizens Jmp Forecasts Strong Price Appreciation for Palo Alto Networks (NASDAQ:PANW) StockAugust 14, 2026 | americanbankingnews.comPalo Alto Networks (PANW) Stock Is Up, What You Need To KnowAugust 12, 2026 | finance.yahoo.comMassive Update for Palo Alto Stock InvestorsAugust 11, 2026 | fool.comSee More Headlines PANW Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have PANW shares performed this year? Palo Alto Networks' stock was trading at $184.20 at the beginning of the year. Since then, PANW stock has increased by 103.1% and is now trading at $374.14. How were Palo Alto Networks' earnings last quarter? Palo Alto Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ:PANW) posted its earnings results on Tuesday, June, 2nd. The network technology company reported $0.85 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.79 by $0.06. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 31.1% on a year-over-year basis. Read the conference call transcript. When did Palo Alto Networks' stock split? Palo Alto Networks shares split before market open on Monday, December 16th 2024.The 2-1 split was announced on Wednesday, November 20th 2024. The newly created shares were payable 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? The following companies are subsidiaries of Palo Alto Networks: Expanse, The Crypsis Group, CloudGenix, Aporeto, ZingBox, PureSec Pty Ltd, Twistlock, and others. When did Palo Alto Networks IPO? Palo Alto Networks (PANW) raised $242 million in an initial public offering on the week of October 25th 2021. The company issued 6,200,000 shares at a price of $38.00-$40.00 per share. Who are Palo Alto Networks' major shareholders? Top institutional shareholders of Palo Alto Networks include BlackRock Inc. (9.29%), Bank of America Corp DE (2.78%), Legal & General Group Plc (0.71%) and Bank of New York Mellon Corp (0.56%). Insiders that own company stock include Nir Zuk, Nikesh Arora, Nikesh Arora, Lee Klarich, Lee Klarich, Dipak Golechha, Josh D Paul, Mary Pat Mccarthy, John Donovan, William D Jenkins Jr, James J Goetz, John P Key, Aparna Bawa and Helle Thorning-Schmidt. 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 Earnings6/02/2026Today8/18/2026Next Earnings (Estimated)9/01/2026Fiscal Year End7/31/2027Get Stock Alerts Health Indicator TradeSmith's Health IndicatorA long-term volatility-based measure designed for securities held 12 months or longer.Green: Strong and healthy uptrend with normal pullbacks.Yellow: Significant pullback but still within expected volatility.Red: Dropped beyond expected volatility; considered unhealthy. Green Zone (3m+) 1-Year History Aug 25 Nov 25 Feb 26 May 26 Aug 26 PANW's financial health is in the Green zone, according to TradeSmith. PANW has been in this zone for over 3 months. Industry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNASDAQ SectorTechnology Industry Software Sub-IndustrySystems Software Current SymbolNASDAQ:PANW CIK1327567 Webwww.paloaltonetworks.com Phone(408) 753-4000FaxN/AEmployees16,068Year Founded2005Price Target and Rating Average Price Target for Palo Alto Networks$346.85 High Price Target$475.00 Low Price Target$135.00 Potential Upside/Downside-7.3%Consensus RatingModerate Buy Rating Score (0-4)2.85 Research Coverage48 Analysts Profitability EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)$1.22 Trailing P/E Ratio306.67 Forward P/E Ratio185.22 P/E Growth12.89Net Income$1.13 billion Net Margins7.95% Pretax Margin13.17% Return on Equity10.53% Return on Assets4.76% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.04 Current Ratio0.86 Quick Ratio0.86 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$9.22 billion Price / Sales33.07 Cash Flow$2.92 per share Price / Cash Flow128.29 Book Value$11.70 per share Price / Book31.98Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares815,000,000Free Float803,590,000Market Cap$304.92 billion OptionableOptionable Beta0.91 Social Links 7 Energy Stocks to Buy and Hold ForeverWith the proliferation of data centers and electric vehicles, the electric grid will only get more strained. 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