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As of close of business last night, Palo Alto Networks Inc’s stock clocked out at $190.93, up 0.04% from its previous closing price of $190.85. In other words, the price has increased by $0.04 from its previous closing price. On the day, 5.66 million shares were traded. PANW stock price reached its highest trading level at $192.585 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $187.95.
Ratios:
To gain a deeper understanding of PANW’s stock, we examine its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 31.54 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 36.05. 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 December 17, 2025, JP Morgan Downgraded its rating to Neutral which previously was Overweight but kept the price unchanged to $235.
HSBC Securities Downgraded its Hold to Reduce on November 21, 2025, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $157.
Insider Transactions:
Investing in insider trades can also provide an investor with insight into how management views future stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Jan 08 ’26 when Klarich Lee sold 120,768 shares for $191.03 per share. The transaction valued at 23,070,681 led to the insider holds 298,887 shares of the business.
Lee Klarich bought 120,768 shares of PANW for $23,042,534 on Jan 08 ’26. On Jan 02 ’26, another insider, Jenkins William D Jr, who serves as the President of the company, sold 904 shares for $184.81 each. As a result, the insider received 167,068 and left with 148,217 shares of the company.
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 130592817152 and an Enterprise Value of 129297211392. As of this moment, Palo’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 121.10, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 43.95. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 3.13. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 13.93 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 15.25. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 13.53 whereas that against EBITDA is 93.524.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for PANW is 0.75, which has changed by 0.077214 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.17287207 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 -1.64%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -0.92%.
Shares Statistics:
It appears that PANW traded 5.55M shares on average per day over the past three months and 5462490 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 692.00M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 690.83M. Insiders hold about 0.88% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 80.99% stake in the company. Shares short for PANW as of 1767139200 were 47048715 with a Short Ratio of 8.48, compared to 1764288000 on 44633987. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 47048715 and a Short% of Float of 6.81.
Earnings Estimates
The stock of Palo Alto Networks Inc (PANW) is currently drawing attention from 46.0 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 $2.37, with 21.0 analysts recommending between $2.95 and $1.85.
Revenue Estimates
In. The current quarter, 45 analysts expect revenue to total $2.58B. It ranges from a high estimate of $2.6B to a low estimate of $2.55B. As of. The current estimate, Palo Alto Networks Inc’s year-ago sales were $2.26BFor the next quarter, 45 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 51 analysts have provided revenue estimates for PANW’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $10.59B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $10.49B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $10.53B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $9.22BBased on 52 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $11.93B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $12.56B and the low estimate is $11.35B.
