Palo Alto Networks Stock Price | PANW Stock Quote, News, and History | Markets Insider (2024)

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Is PANW a buy, sell, or hold? ›

Palo Alto Networks has a consensus rating of Strong Buy which is based on 31 buy ratings, 7 hold ratings and 0 sell ratings.

The average one-year price target for Palo Alto Networks, Inc. is $344.291. The forecasts range from a low of $277.75 to a high of $404.25. A stock's price target is the price at which analysts consider it fairly valued with respect to its projected earnings and historical earnings.

As of 2024-06-01, the Fair Value of Palo Alto Networks Inc (PANW) is 47.39 USD. This value is based on the Peter Lynch's Fair Value formula. With the current market price of 294.91 USD, the upside of Palo Alto Networks Inc is -83.9%.

Average Price Target

Based on 38 Wall Street analysts offering 12 month price targets for Palo Alto Networks in the last 3 months. The average price target is $340.97 with a high forecast of $385.00 and a low forecast of $275.00. The average price target represents a 18.00% change from the last price of $288.95.

While Palo Alto Networks (PANW, Financial) appears modestly overvalued based on its current stock price and GF Value, the company's strong financial health, impressive growth rates, and effective capital allocation suggest potential for long-term value creation.

According to our current PANW stock forecast, the value of Palo Alto Networks shares will rise by 0.75% and reach $ 296.69 per share by June 9, 2024. Per our technical indicators, the current sentiment is Bearish while the Fear & Greed Index is showing 39 (Fear).

Palo Alto Networks is not owned by hedge funds. The company's largest shareholder is The Vanguard Group, Inc., with ownership of 8.5%. With 7.6% and 3.9% of the shares outstanding respectively, BlackRock, Inc. and State Street Global Advisors, Inc.

The ownership structure of Palo Alto Networks (PANW) stock is a mix of institutional, retail and individual investors. Approximately 45.94% of the company's stock is owned by Institutional Investors, 3.86% is owned by Insiders and 50.20% is owned by Public Companies and Individual Investors.

Based on short-term price targets offered by 42 analysts, the average price target for Palo Alto Networks comes to $335.95. The forecasts range from a low of $205.00 to a high of $415.00. The average price target represents an increase of 14.59% from the last closing price of $293.18.

The Rule of 40 is defined as the idea that a SaaS company's combined revenue growth rate and profit margin should be equal to or greater than 40%.

Why Palo Alto is better than other firewall? ›

Since traditional firewalls have limited capacity and are only engineered to detect threats based on the pre-configured protocols, hackers can slip through. Palo Alto minimizes your risk by implementing advanced security protocols. It identifies every element that passes through your network or requests access.

Ease of Management: Some users find Palo Alto's user interface and policy management more intuitive and user-friendly compared to Cisco ASA's ASDM (Adaptive Security Device Manager). Scalability: Palo Alto firewalls are often seen as more scalable, especially for larger and complex network environments.

NASDAQ: PANW

Some bumps in the road and investor worries over an aggressive go-to-market strategy have made the stock's recent performance a bit lackluster. But zoom out to the start of 2023, and Palo Alto's shares are up nearly 120%, crushing S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite returns as the new bull market gets rolling.

According to the latest long-term forecast, Palo Alto price will hit $300 by the middle of 2024 and then $350 by the end of 2025. Palo Alto will rise to $400 within the year of 2027, $450 in 2028, $500 in 2029, $600 in 2030 and $700 in 2033.

According to our PANW split history records, Palo Alto Networks has had 1 split.

Palo Alto Networks Inc quote is equal to 308.010 USD at 2024-05-29. Based on our forecasts, a long-term increase is expected, the "PANW" stock price prognosis for 2029-05-23 is 629.866 USD. With a 5-year investment, the revenue is expected to be around +104.5%. Your current $100 investment may be up to $204.5 in 2029.

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