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Palo Alto Networks Inc (NASDAQ: PANW) closed the day trading at $181.47 down -1.41% from the previous closing price of $184.06. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.41 from its previous closing price. On the day, 6.29 million shares were traded. PANW stock price reached its highest trading level at $185.08 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $178.78.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of PANW, let’s look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 29.98 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 34.27. 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:
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 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 124122341376 and an Enterprise Value of 122703593472. As of this moment, Palo’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 115.10, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 41.78. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.98. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 13.24 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 14.49. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 12.84 whereas that against EBITDA is 88.755.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for PANW is 0.75, which has changed by -0.017403364 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.110832214 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 -5.37%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -5.97%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, PANW traded about 5.72M shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, PANW traded about 6156110 shares per day. A total of 692.00M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 690.86M. Insiders hold about 0.88% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 80.98% stake in the company. Shares short for PANW as of 1767139200 were 47048715 with a Short Ratio of 8.23, 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 current rating of Palo Alto Networks Inc (PANW) reflects the combined expertise of 46.0 analysts actively engaged in assessing its market performance.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
45 analysts predict $2.58B in revenue. The current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $2.6B to a low estimate of $2.55B. 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 51 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.
