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PANW vs. CRWD, FTNT, GOOG, GOOGL, META, OKTA, ZS, NET, S, and SHOP

Should you be buying Palo Alto Networks stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Palo Alto Networks include CrowdStrike (CRWD), Fortinet (FTNT), Alphabet (GOOG), Alphabet (GOOGL), Meta Platforms (META), Okta (OKTA), Zscaler (ZS), Cloudflare (NET), SentinelOne (S), and Shopify (SHOP). These companies are all part of the "computer and technology" sector.

Palo Alto Networks vs. Its Competitors

Palo Alto Networks (NASDAQ:PANW) and CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability, dividends, earnings, risk and institutional ownership.

Palo Alto Networks has higher revenue and earnings than CrowdStrike. CrowdStrike is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Palo Alto Networks, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Palo Alto Networks$8.03B17.12$2.58B$1.75117.75
CrowdStrike$4.14B30.95-$19.27M-$0.69-744.22

In the previous week, CrowdStrike had 7 more articles in the media than Palo Alto Networks. MarketBeat recorded 67 mentions for CrowdStrike and 60 mentions for Palo Alto Networks. Palo Alto Networks' average media sentiment score of 1.39 beat CrowdStrike's score of 0.99 indicating that Palo Alto Networks is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Palo Alto Networks
51 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
5 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
CrowdStrike
43 Very Positive mention(s)
7 Positive mention(s)
12 Neutral mention(s)
3 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

79.8% of Palo Alto Networks shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 71.2% of CrowdStrike shares are held by institutional investors. 2.5% of Palo Alto Networks shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.3% of CrowdStrike shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Palo Alto Networks currently has a consensus price target of $208.00, suggesting a potential upside of 0.94%. CrowdStrike has a consensus price target of $453.88, suggesting a potential downside of 11.61%. Given Palo Alto Networks' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Palo Alto Networks is more favorable than CrowdStrike.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Palo Alto Networks
2 Sell rating(s)
13 Hold rating(s)
27 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.60
CrowdStrike
2 Sell rating(s)
16 Hold rating(s)
27 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.56

Palo Alto Networks has a net margin of 13.95% compared to CrowdStrike's net margin of -4.17%. Palo Alto Networks' return on equity of 19.48% beat CrowdStrike's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Palo Alto Networks13.95% 19.48% 5.77%
CrowdStrike -4.17%0.43%0.17%

Palo Alto Networks has a beta of 0.97, indicating that its share price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CrowdStrike has a beta of 1.16, indicating that its share price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Palo Alto Networks beats CrowdStrike on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding PANW and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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PANW vs. The Competition

MetricPalo Alto NetworksSecurity IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$136.02B$47.23B$27.57B$8.95B
Dividend YieldN/AN/A3.13%4.02%
P/E Ratio117.7575.9637.3420.16
Price / Sales17.1214.831,937.71184.72
Price / Cash75.55184.6738.4457.97
Price / Book25.9520.577.275.62
Net Income$2.58B$481.55M$764.25M$248.50M
7 Day Performance2.27%1.20%0.80%4.49%
1 Month Performance5.16%3.99%5.13%7.03%
1 Year Performance22.27%30.44%52,446.02%21.07%

Palo Alto Networks Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
PANW
Palo Alto Networks
4.4703 of 5 stars
$206.06
+1.0%
$208.00
+0.9%
+22.6%$136.02B$8.03B117.7515,289Positive News
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CRWD
CrowdStrike
4.3493 of 5 stars
$500.71
-2.6%
$453.88
-9.4%
+33.1%$124.76B$3.95B-725.4010,118Positive News
Analyst Downgrade
Insider Trade
FTNT
Fortinet
4.4204 of 5 stars
$106.48
+0.8%
$105.62
-0.8%
+78.6%$81.49B$5.96B43.8114,138Positive News
GOOG
Alphabet
4.8895 of 5 stars
$177.26
-1.8%
$206.38
+16.4%
-6.7%$2.15T$350.02B19.75190,200Trending News
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
GOOGL
Alphabet
4.2305 of 5 stars
$176.28
-1.8%
$199.95
+13.4%
-6.5%$2.14T$350.02B19.64183,323Trending News
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
META
Meta Platforms
3.927 of 5 stars
$722.46
+0.5%
$719.29
-0.4%
+38.3%$1.82T$164.50B28.1674,067Trending News
Analyst Forecast
Insider Trade
Analyst Revision
OKTA
Okta
4.5723 of 5 stars
$97.08
-2.0%
$119.44
+23.0%
+4.8%$17.00B$2.61B154.115,914Analyst Forecast
ZS
Zscaler
3.7632 of 5 stars
$313.42
-0.4%
$296.82
-5.3%
+60.4%$48.78B$2.17B-1,205.067,348
NET
Cloudflare
3.9814 of 5 stars
$192.07
+0.4%
$145.92
-24.0%
+134.9%$66.50B$1.67B-834.204,263Positive News
S
SentinelOne
3.7153 of 5 stars
$18.30
-0.8%
$24.83
+35.7%
-6.3%$6.08B$821.46M-13.852,800
SHOP
Shopify
3.9819 of 5 stars
$116.07
-0.4%
$115.66
-0.4%
+72.9%$150.45B$9.38B74.8211,600Positive News

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