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After finishing at $191.69 in the prior trading day, Palo Alto Networks Inc (NASDAQ: PANW) closed at $185.88, down -3.03%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$3.03 from its previous closing price. On the day, 6.22 million shares were traded. PANW stock price reached its highest trading level at $191.34 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $185.7093.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of PANW by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 30.71 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 35.10. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.93 and its Current Ratio is at 0.93. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.04 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.04.
On October 13, 2025, BTIG Research Upgraded its rating to Buy which previously was Neutral but kept the price unchanged to $248.
BofA Securities Upgraded its Neutral to Buy on August 19, 2025, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $215.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Dec 08 ’25 when GOETZ JAMES J sold 12,500 shares for $195.33 per share. The transaction valued at 2,441,687 led to the insider holds 75,184 shares of the business.
GOETZ JAMES J sold 12,500 shares of PANW for $2,438,355 on Dec 09 ’25. The Director now owns 62,684 shares after completing the transaction at $195.07 per share. On Dec 09 ’25, another insider, GOETZ 1998 IR CH TR, who serves as the Director of the company, bought 12,500 shares for $195.07 each.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, PANW now has a Market Capitalization of 127138709504 and an Enterprise Value of 125777362944. As of this moment, Palo’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 117.90, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 42.76. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 3.07. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 13.56 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 14.84. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 13.161 whereas that against EBITDA is 90.978.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for PANW is 0.75, which has changed by -0.047455788 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.12838376 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, PANW has reached a high of $223.61, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $144.15. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -9.19%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -3.25%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 5.52M shares per day over the past 3-months and 5029610 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 692.00M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 690.77M. Insiders hold about 0.90% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 81.34% stake in the company. Shares short for PANW as of 1764288000 were 44633987 with a Short Ratio of 8.08, compared to 1761868800 on 44631312. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 44633987 and a Short% of Float of 6.460000000000001.
Earnings Estimates
The stock of Palo Alto Networks Inc (PANW) is currently drawing attention from 45.0 analysts actively involved in the ongoing evaluation and rating process.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.44, with high estimates of $0.52 and low estimates of $0.31.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $3.93 and $3.52 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $3.85. EPS for the following year is $2.38, with 20.0 analysts recommending between $2.95 and $1.85.
Revenue Estimates
44 analysts predict $2.58B in revenue for. The current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $2.6B to a low estimate of $2.57B. As of. The current estimate, Palo Alto Networks Inc’s year-ago sales were $2.26BFor the next quarter, 44 analysts are estimating revenue of $2.6B. There is a high estimate of $2.66B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $2.57B.
A total of 49 analysts have provided revenue estimates for PANW’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $10.59B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $10.5B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $10.53B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $9.22BBased on 51 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $11.94B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $12.56B and the low estimate is $11.35B.
