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In the latest session, Palo Alto Networks Inc (NASDAQ: PANW) closed at $171.31 up 0.39% from its previous closing price of $170.64. In other words, the price has increased by $0.39 from its previous closing price. On the day, 4.03 million shares were traded. PANW stock price reached its highest trading level at $171.83 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $166.83.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of Palo Alto Networks Inc’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 34.97 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 38.69. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.79 and its Current Ratio is at 0.79. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.14 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.06.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, Stephens on April 01, 2025, initiated with a Equal-Weight rating and assigned the stock a target price of $205.
Insider Transactions:
Additionally, insider trades can be beneficial to investors who want to learn what the management thinks about stock prices in the future. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Apr 01 ’25 when Nikesh Arora bought 264,144 shares for $171.31 per share.
Paul Josh D. sold 700 shares of PANW for $129,850 on Mar 20 ’25. The Chief Accounting Officer now owns 47,374 shares after completing the transaction at $185.50 per share. On Mar 05 ’25, another insider, Arora Nikesh, who serves as the Chief Executive Officer of the company, sold 69,947 shares for $181.56 each. As a result, the insider received 12,699,392 and left with 1,086,671 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 113424343040 and an Enterprise Value of 111161851904. As of this moment, Palo’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 96.78, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 46.76. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 6.71. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 13.23 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 17.75. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 12.97 whereas that against EBITDA is 81.407.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for PANW is 1.07, which has changed by 0.27112854 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.08089435 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, PANW has reached a high of $208.39, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $132.50. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -8.23%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -4.57%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, PANW has traded an average of 5.68M shares per day and 5227950 over the past ten days. A total of 660.40M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 654.86M. Insiders hold about 1.09% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 78.38% stake in the company. Shares short for PANW as of 1741910400 were 24581947 with a Short Ratio of 4.33, compared to 1739491200 on 23278265. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 24581947 and a Short% of Float of 3.74.
