A share price of Palo Alto Networks Inc [PANW] is currently trading at $169.98, up 0.97%. One of the good ways to gauge the recent performance is if the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The PANW shares have gain 11.51% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -6.78%, and not seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
From an analyst’s perspective:
Palo Alto Networks Inc [NASDAQ: PANW] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on April 10, 2025, when HSBC Securities upgraded its rating to a Hold but kept the price target unchanged to $156 for it. Previously, Stephens started tracking the stock with Equal-Weight rating on April 01, 2025, and set its price target to $205. Deutsche Bank downgraded its rating to a Hold. BTIG Research downgraded its rating to a Neutral. Guggenheim downgraded its rating to Sell for this stock on January 06, 2025, but kept the price target unchanged to $130. In a note dated November 22, 2024, HSBC Securities downgraded an Reduce rating on this stock and revised its target price from $304 to $291.
Palo Alto Networks Inc experienced fluctuations in its stock price throughout the past year between $135.18 and $208.39. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $402.5 within the next 12 months. Palo Alto Networks Inc [NASDAQ: PANW] shares were valued at $169.98 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 136.79% based on the average PANW price forecast.
Analyzing the PANW fundamentals
Trailing Twelve Months sales for Palo Alto Networks Inc [NASDAQ:PANW] were 8.57B which represents 14.29% growth. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.74% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.11%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.15%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.15%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.06, Equity is 0.23 and Total Capital is 0.07. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of0.14.
Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 167.93 points at the first support level, and at 165.88 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 172.78, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 175.58.
Ratios To Look Out For
To put it in perspective, the Current Ratio for Palo Alto Networks Inc [NASDAQ:PANW] is 0.79. Also, the Quick Ratio is 0.79, while the Cash Ratio stands at 0.29. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 13.13, the price to book ratio is 17.61 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 96.03.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved ZUK NIR, EVP, Chief Technology Officer, that happened on Apr 11 ’25 when 0.55 million shares were sold. EVP, Chief Technology Officer, ZUK NIR completed a deal on Apr 11 ’25 to sell 100000.0 shares. Meanwhile, Affiliate Nir Zuk bought 0.95 million shares on Apr 11 ’25.
