Palo Alto Networks (NASDAQ:PANW) Price Target Raised to $475.00

Palo Alto Networks (NASDAQ:PANW) had its target price lifted by Royal Bank Of Canada from $434.00 to $475.00 in a research note released on Wednesday, MarketBeat.com reports. They currently have an outperform rating on the network technology company’s stock.

Several other analysts also recently issued reports on PANW. Capital One Financial set a $421.00 price target on Palo Alto Networks and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, July 16th. TD Cowen restated a “buy” rating on shares of Palo Alto Networks in a research note on Wednesday. Barclays reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and issued a $375.00 target price (up from $370.00) on shares of Palo Alto Networks in a research report on Wednesday. BNP Paribas Exane increased their target price on Palo Alto Networks from $330.00 to $380.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 1st. Finally, Tigress Financial raised their target price on Palo Alto Networks from $245.00 to $430.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 15th. Forty analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and nine have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Palo Alto Networks presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $385.67.

Palo Alto Networks Price Performance

PANW opened at $333.26 on Wednesday. Palo Alto Networks has a 52-week low of $139.57 and a 52-week high of $398.88. The company has a 50 day moving average of $350.18 and a two-hundred day moving average of $254.82. The company has a market cap of $271.61 billion, a P/E ratio of 653.46, a P/E/G ratio of 10.10 and a beta of 0.91. The company has a quick ratio of 0.86, a current ratio of 0.87 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.06.

Palo Alto Networks (NASDAQ:PANW) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, September 1st. The network technology company reported $1.02 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.98 by $0.04. The business had revenue of $3.41 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.35 billion. Palo Alto Networks had a net margin of 2.67% and a return on equity of 8.50%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 34.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $0.95 EPS. Palo Alto Networks has set its FY 2027 guidance at 4.160-4.190 EPS and its Q1 2027 guidance at 0.960-0.980 EPS. On average, analysts expect that Palo Alto Networks will post 2.27 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Transactions at Palo Alto Networks

In other Palo Alto Networks news, Director Helle Thorning-Schmidt sold 700 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, July 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $346.85, for a total value of $242,795.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 5,898 shares in the company, valued at $2,045,721.30. The trade was a 10.61% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, Director James Goetz sold 20,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, June 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $279.90, for a total transaction of $5,598,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 20,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,598,000. The trade was a 50.00% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold a total of 38,635 shares of company stock worth $11,150,578 over the last three months. Insiders own 1.40% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Palo Alto Networks

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Trilogy Capital Inc. raised its position in shares of Palo Alto Networks by 1.8% in the 2nd quarter. Trilogy Capital Inc. now owns 2,127 shares of the network technology company’s stock valued at $725,000 after purchasing an additional 37 shares in the last quarter. Wisconsin Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of Palo Alto Networks by 1.2% during the 2nd quarter. Wisconsin Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 3,206 shares of the network technology company’s stock valued at $1,093,000 after buying an additional 38 shares during the last quarter. Orrstown Financial Services Inc. grew its position in shares of Palo Alto Networks by 1.2% during the second quarter. Orrstown Financial Services Inc. now owns 3,197 shares of the network technology company’s stock worth $1,090,000 after buying an additional 38 shares in the last quarter. Principia Wealth Advisory LLC grew its position in shares of Palo Alto Networks by 125.0% during the second quarter. Principia Wealth Advisory LLC now owns 81 shares of the network technology company’s stock worth $28,000 after buying an additional 45 shares in the last quarter. Finally, WNY Asset Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Palo Alto Networks by 2.8% in the second quarter. WNY Asset Management LLC now owns 1,751 shares of the network technology company’s stock worth $597,000 after buying an additional 47 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 79.82% of the company’s stock.

Trending Headlines about Palo Alto Networks

Here are the key news stories impacting Palo Alto Networks this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Technical and earnings support: A bullish hammer chart pattern suggests potential near-term support after the recent pullback. Rising earnings estimates and the company’s fiscal fourth-quarter beat—$1.02 in adjusted EPS versus $0.98 expected, with revenue up 34.5% to $3.41 billion—also support the possibility of a rebound. Palo Alto Could Find a Support Soon
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst optimism: DA Davidson raised its price target to $420, while Susquehanna and BTIG lifted targets to $415 and $404, respectively. Cantor Fitzgerald reiterated an overweight rating, adding to a generally bullish Wall Street view. DA Davidson Raises Price Target
• Positive Sentiment: Long-term AI opportunity: Analysts and commentary continue to highlight Palo Alto Networks’ expanding cybersecurity platform and products designed to protect enterprises from AI-related threats. The company’s strong growth profile has helped sustain investor interest despite recent volatility. Palo Alto Networks AI Cybersecurity Growth
• Neutral Sentiment: Sector pressure is limiting momentum: Zscaler’s softer fiscal 2027 growth outlook overshadowed its earnings beat and weighed on cybersecurity peers. Palo Alto Networks has been more resilient than some competitors, but sector-wide concerns remain. Zscaler Growth Guidance Pressures Cybersecurity Stocks
• Neutral Sentiment: AI acquisition: Palo Alto Networks reportedly paid about $500 million in cash and stock for Console, an AI help-desk automation startup. The deal could broaden its AI capabilities, although integration and valuation risks may limit its immediate stock impact. Palo Alto Networks Console Acquisition
• Negative Sentiment: Premium valuation and insider sale: PANW’s very high valuation leaves little room for disappointment, while Chief Accounting Officer Josh Paul’s sale of 900 shares worth approximately $336,000 adds a minor cautionary signal. However, the sale reduced his holdings by only 1.23%, limiting its significance.

Palo Alto Networks Company Profile

Palo Alto Networks (NASDAQ: PANW) is a cybersecurity company founded in 2005 and headquartered in Santa Clara, California. The firm develops a broad suite of security products and services designed to prevent successful cyberattacks and protect enterprise networks, clouds, and endpoints. Built around a platform strategy, its offerings target threat prevention, detection, response and governance across hybrid and multi-cloud environments.

The company’s product portfolio includes next?generation firewalls as a core on?premises capability, alongside cloud?delivered security services and software for securing public and private clouds.