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After finishing at $172.88 in the prior trading day, Palo Alto Networks Inc (NASDAQ: PANW) closed at $171.0, down -1.09%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.09 from its previous closing price. On the day, 11.17 million shares were traded. PANW stock price reached its highest trading level at $174.32 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $170.05.
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 34.46 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 38.04. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.85 and its Current Ratio is at 0.85. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.10 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.05.
On May 15, 2025, Roth Capital started tracking the stock assigning a Neutral rating and target price of $210.
HSBC Securities Upgraded its Reduce to Hold on April 10, 2025, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $156.
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 Aug 04 ’25 when Lee Klarich bought 120,774 shares for $171.00 per share.
Bawa Aparna sold 526 shares of PANW for $99,940 on May 30 ’25. The Director now owns 8,632 shares after completing the transaction at $190.00 per share. On Jul 07 ’25, another insider, Klarich Lee, who serves as the EVP, Chief Product Officer of the company, sold 120,774 shares for $200.86 each. As a result, the insider received 24,258,176 and left with 235,482 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 114217058304 and an Enterprise Value of 111528599552. As of this moment, Palo’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 97.85, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 46.51. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 7.00. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 12.86 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 15.75. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 12.567 whereas that against EBITDA is 89.209.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for PANW is 0.98, which has changed by 0.13271284 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.20799685 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, PANW has reached a high of $210.39, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $142.01. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -12.40%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -9.03%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 6.11M shares per day over the past 3-months and 12832870 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 665.90M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 661.27M. Insiders hold about 0.93% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 78.77% stake in the company. Shares short for PANW as of 1752537600 were 26658314 with a Short Ratio of 4.37, compared to 1749772800 on 23731906. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 26658314 and a Short% of Float of 4.03.
Dividends & Splits
Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0
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 $0.85, with high estimates of $0.91 and low estimates of $0.72.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $3.29 and $3.24 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $3.27. EPS for the following year is $3.68, with 52.0 analysts recommending between $3.95 and $3.2.
Revenue Estimates
44 analysts predict $2.5B in revenue for the current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $2.52B to a low estimate of $2.49B. As of the current estimate, Palo Alto Networks Inc’s year-ago sales were $2.19BFor the next quarter, 44 analysts are estimating revenue of $2.44B. There is a high estimate of $2.47B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $2.4B.
A total of 52 analysts have provided revenue estimates for PANW’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $9.21B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $9.15B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $9.19B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $8.03BBased on 51 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $10.47B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $10.9B and the low estimate is $10.28B.
