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Palo Alto Networks Inc (NASDAQ: PANW) closed the day trading at $183.03 down -5.58% from the previous closing price of $193.84. In other words, the price has decreased by -$5.58 from its previous closing price. On the day, 42.2 million shares were traded. PANW stock price reached its highest trading level at $186.12 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $176.56.
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 36.85 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 40.67. 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.
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, Roth Capital on May 15, 2025, initiated with a Neutral rating and assigned the stock a target price of $210.
On April 10, 2025, HSBC Securities Upgraded its rating to Hold which previously was Reduce but kept the price unchanged to $156.
On April 01, 2025, Stephens started tracking the stock assigning a Equal-Weight rating and target price of $205.Stephens initiated its Equal-Weight rating on April 01, 2025, with a $205 target price.
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 May 30 ’25 when Bawa Aparna sold 526 shares for $190.00 per share. The transaction valued at 99,940 led to the insider holds 8,632 shares of the business.
Klarich Lee sold 120,774 shares of PANW for $24,258,176 on Jul 07 ’25. The EVP, Chief Product Officer now owns 235,482 shares after completing the transaction at $200.86 per share. On Jul 07 ’25, another insider, Lee Klarich, who serves as the Officer of the company, bought 120,774 shares for $201.42 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 122044399616 and an Enterprise Value of 119550205952. As of this moment, Palo’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 104.74, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 49.79. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 7.49. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 13.75 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 16.86. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 13.471 whereas that against EBITDA is 95.625.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for PANW is 0.95, which has changed by 0.15981245 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.16821623 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 -6.74%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -2.74%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, PANW traded about 4.95M shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, PANW traded about 8596260 shares per day. A total of 665.90M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 660.60M. Insiders hold about 0.93% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 78.84% stake in the company. Shares short for PANW as of 1752537600 were 26658314 with a Short Ratio of 5.38, 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
