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

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.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $186.70 to $193.00
• 50-Day Range: $181.26 to $206.06
• 52-Week Range: $142.01 to $208.39
• Volume: 7.40 million shs
• Average Volume: 5.42 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $124.95 billion
• P/E Ratio: 107.08
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $208.00
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Palo Alto Networks Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Palo Alto Networks scored higher than 92% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 80th out of 666 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 2.60, 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 14 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 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 107.08, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 25.85.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Palo Alto Networks is 107.08, 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 36.93.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Palo Alto Networks has a PEG Ratio of 5.23. 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 23.60. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

4.09% 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 12.05%, 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

4.09% 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 12.05%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.40

News Sentiment

Palo Alto Networks has a news sentiment score of 1.40. 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 0.85 average news sentiment score of Computer and Technology companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 57 news articles for Palo Alto Networks this week, compared to 38 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 97 people have searched for PANW on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -18% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

38 people have added Palo Alto Networks to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 52% 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 $111,279,829.00 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 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, PANW stock has increased by 3.0% and is now trading at $187.39.

How were Palo Alto Networks' earnings last quarter?

Palo Alto Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ:PANW) posted 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. Palo Alto Networks's revenue was up 15.3% on a year-over-year basis.
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?

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

Who are Palo Alto Networks' major shareholders?

Top institutional shareholders of Palo Alto Networks include Kingstone Capital Partners Texas LLC (0.46%), Swedbank AB (0.27%), Zevenbergen Capital Investments LLC (0.06%) and Mogy Joel R Investment Counsel Inc. (0.05%). 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, Josh D Paul, William D Jenkins Jr, John P Key and Aparna Bawa.
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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: 5/20/2025
• Today: 7/13/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 7/31/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 8/18/2025

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: $208.00
• High Price Target: $235.00
• Low Price Target: $130.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +11.0%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.60
• Research Coverage: 42 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $1.75
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 107.08
• Forward P/E Ratio: 106.47
• P/E Growth: 5.23
• Net Income: $2.58 billion
• Net Margins: 13.95%
• Pretax Margin: 14.91%
• Return on Equity: 19.48%
• Return on Assets: 5.77%

Debt

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

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $8.03 billion
• Price / Sales: 15.57
• Cash Flow: $2.70 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 69.40
• Book Value: $7.94 per share
• Price / Book: 23.60

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 666,800,000
• Free Float: 650,130,000
• Market Cap: $124.95 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.97