Palo Alto Networks Inc [PANW] stock is trading at $202.05, up 1.99%. 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 3.11% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 4.70%, and 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 May 15, 2025, when Roth Capital initiated its Neutral rating and assigned the stock a price target of $210. Previously, HSBC Securities upgraded its rating to Hold on April 10, 2025, and kept the price target unchanged to $156. On April 01, 2025, Stephens initiated with a Equal-Weight rating and assigned a price target of $205 on the stock. Deutsche Bank downgraded its rating to a Hold. BTIG Research downgraded its rating to Neutral for this stock on January 08, 2025. In a note dated January 06, 2025, Guggenheim downgraded an Sell rating on this stock but restated the target price of $130.
Palo Alto Networks Inc [PANW] stock has fluctuated between $142.01 and $208.39 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $221.67 within the next 12 months. Palo Alto Networks Inc [NASDAQ: PANW] shares were valued at $202.05 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 9.71% based on the average PANW price forecast.
Analyzing the PANW fundamentals
Palo Alto Networks Inc [NASDAQ:PANW] reported sales of 8.87B for the trailing twelve months, which represents a growth of 15.33%. 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 0.14%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.06, Equity is 0.2 and Total Capital is 0.07. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 0.11.
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 198.78 points at the first support level, and at 195.52 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 204.03, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 206.02.
Ratios To Look Out For
For context, Palo Alto Networks Inc’s Current Ratio is 0.85. Also, the Quick Ratio is 0.85, while the Cash Ratio stands at 0.31. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 15.18, the price to book ratio is 18.61 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 115.62.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Klarich Lee, EVP, Chief Product Officer, that happened on Jun 04 ’25 when 0.12 million shares were sold. Officer, Lee Klarich completed a deal on Jun 04 ’25 to buy 0.12 million shares. Meanwhile, EVP, Chief Technology Officer ZUK NIR sold 100000.0 shares on Jun 02 ’25.
