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

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$204.64 +4.07 (+2.03%)
As of 04:00 PM Eastern

About Palo Alto Networks Stock (NASDAQ:PANW)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$201.02
$204.91
50-Day Range
$160.05
$204.30
52-Week Range
$142.01
$208.39
Volume
4.35 million shs
Average Volume
5.39 million shs
Market Capitalization
$136.45 billion
P/E Ratio
116.94
Dividend Yield
N/A
Price Target
$208.00
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

Palo Alto Networks, founded in 2005 by Nir Zuk and headquartered in Santa Clara, California, is a leading cybersecurity company that develops hardware, software and cloud‐based solutions to secure enterprise IT environments. The firm is best known for its next-generation firewalls, which combine application control, threat prevention and advanced visibility features under a single platform designed to protect networks from sophisticated cyber threats.

Over time, Palo Alto Networks has expanded its portfolio well beyond firewalls to address security across the entire IT stack. Its Prisma suite offers cloud security services including secure access service edge (SASE), cloud-native application protection and data security, while the Cortex platform delivers security operations automation, extended detection and response (XDR) and threat intelligence. These integrated offerings enable organizations to adopt a Zero Trust approach and safeguard networks, endpoints, cloud workloads and software-as-a-service applications.

The company has bolstered its capabilities through strategic acquisitions—such as Demisto for security orchestration, Twistlock and PureSec for container and serverless protection and RedLock for cloud-security posture management—integrating these technologies into its Prisma and Cortex lines. Palo Alto Networks serves a broad customer base that spans large enterprises, service providers and government agencies across the Americas, EMEA and Asia-Pacific regions.

Under the leadership of CEO Nikesh Arora, the firm continues to invest heavily in research and development, leveraging artificial intelligence and machine learning to anticipate emerging threats. With a focus on innovation and global delivery, Palo Alto Networks remains at the forefront of the rapidly evolving cybersecurity landscape.

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Palo Alto Networks Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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89th Percentile Overall Score

PANW MarketRank™: 

Palo Alto Networks scored higher than 89% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 101st out of 670 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 2.60, and is based on 27 buy ratings, 13 hold ratings, and 2 sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Palo Alto Networks has been the subject of 16 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 116.94, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 24.90.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Palo Alto Networks is 116.94, 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 35.85.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Palo Alto Networks has a PEG Ratio of 5.60. 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 25.77. 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

    3.65% 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 4.4.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Palo Alto Networks has recently decreased by 11.82%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving 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

    3.65% 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 4.4.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Palo Alto Networks has recently decreased by 11.82%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    Palo Alto Networks has a news sentiment score of 1.44. 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 0.81 average news sentiment score of Computer and Technology companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 62 news articles for Palo Alto Networks this week, compared to 38 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    Only 96 people have searched for PANW on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -22% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    34 people have added Palo Alto Networks to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 26% 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 $141,007,618.00 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 Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Palo Alto Networks' stock was trading at $181.96 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, PANW stock has increased by 12.5% and is now trading at $204.64.
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Palo Alto Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ:PANW) issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, May, 20th. The network technology company reported $0.80 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.77 by $0.03. The firm's revenue was up 15.3% compared to the same quarter last year.
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Shares of Palo Alto Networks split on Monday, December 16th 2024.The 2-1 split was announced on Wednesday, November 20th 2024. The newly created shares were issued 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 Expanse, The Crypsis Group, CloudGenix, Aporeto, ZingBox, PureSec Pty Ltd, Twistlock, and more.

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
5/20/2025
Today
6/30/2025
Fiscal Year End
7/31/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
8/18/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

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

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target
$208.00
High Stock Price Target
$235.00
Low Stock Price Target
$130.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+1.5%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.60
Research Coverage
42 Analysts

Profitability

Trailing P/E Ratio
117.05
Forward P/E Ratio
116.38
P/E Growth
5.6
Net Income
$2.58 billion
Pretax Margin
14.91%

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$8.03 billion
Cash Flow
$2.76 per share
Price / Cash Flow
74.28
Book Value
$7.94 per share
Price / Book
25.80

Miscellaneous

Free Float
650,130,000
Market Cap
$136.58 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.97

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This page (NASDAQ:PANW) was last updated on 6/30/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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