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After finishing at $168.1 in the prior trading day, Palo Alto Networks Inc (NASDAQ: PANW) closed at $167.06, down -0.62%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.62 from its previous closing price. On the day, 9.84 million shares were traded. PANW stock price reached its highest trading level at $170.45 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $166.56.

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 33.67 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 37.16. 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 Klarich Lee sold 120,774 shares for $171.58 per share. The transaction valued at 20,722,617 led to the insider holds 206,718 shares of the business.

ZUK NIR sold 100,000 shares of PANW for $17,280,450 on Aug 01 ’25. The EVP, Chief Technology Officer now owns 3,143,516 shares after completing the transaction at $172.80 per share. On Aug 04 ’25, another insider, Lee Klarich, who serves as the Officer of the company, bought 120,774 shares for $171.00 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 111585386496 and an Enterprise Value of 108901408768. As of this moment, Palo’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 95.60, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 45.42. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 6.85. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 12.56 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 15.39. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 12.271 whereas that against EBITDA is 87.107.

Stock Price History:

The Beta on a monthly basis for PANW is 0.98, which has changed by 0.00912106 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.19554341 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 $144.15. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -13.79%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -10.96%.

Shares Statistics:

The stock has traded on average 6.68M shares per day over the past 3-months and 15821110 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 661.40M. Insiders hold about 0.93% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 79.03% stake in the company. Shares short for PANW as of 1752537600 were 26658314 with a Short Ratio of 3.99, compared to 1749772800 on 23731906. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 26658314 and a Short% of Float of 4.03.

Earnings Estimates

The stock of Palo Alto Networks Inc (PANW) is currently in the spotlight, with 46.0 analysts actively rating and assessing its market standing.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 53.0 analysts recommending between $4.0 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 53 analysts have provided revenue estimates for PANW’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $9.21B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $9.12B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $9.19B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $8.03BBased on 52 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $10.46B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $10.9B and the low estimate is $10.24B.