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In the latest session, Palo Alto Networks Inc (NASDAQ: PANW) closed at $177.09 up 2.04% from its previous closing price of $173.55. In other words, the price has increased by $2.04 from its previous closing price. On the day, 9.55 million shares were traded. PANW stock price reached its highest trading level at $177.35 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $173.5217.
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 35.69 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 39.39. 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 August 12, 2025, Piper Sandler Upgraded its rating to Overweight which previously was Neutral but kept the price unchanged to $225.
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 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 118284787712 and an Enterprise Value of 115589414912. As of this moment, Palo’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 101.34, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 48.23. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 7.35. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 13.32 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 16.31. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 13.025 whereas that against EBITDA is 92.457.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for PANW is 0.98, which has changed by 0.03151214 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.15005577 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 -7.72%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -5.49%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, PANW has traded an average of 7.12M shares per day and 10612700 over the past ten days. A total of 665.90M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 661.40M. Insiders hold about 0.91% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 80.30% stake in the company. Shares short for PANW as of 1753920000 were 34382799 with a Short Ratio of 4.83, compared to 1751241600 on 26587163. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 34382799 and a Short% of Float of 5.19.
