Palo Alto Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ:PANW – Free Report) – Research analysts at Capital One Financial raised their FY2026 earnings per share estimates for shares of Palo Alto Networks in a research report issued on Tuesday, December 17th. Capital One Financial analyst C. Murphy now expects that the network technology company will earn $2.21 per share for the year, up from their previous estimate of $2.21. The consensus estimate for Palo Alto Networks’ current full-year earnings is $3.49 per share.
Several other equities analysts have also issued reports on PANW. Oppenheimer reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $225.00 price objective on shares of Palo Alto Networks in a research report on Thursday, November 21st. Bank of America increased their price objective on shares of Palo Alto Networks from $200.00 to $215.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 21st. BMO Capital Markets raised their price objective on shares of Palo Alto Networks from $195.00 to $212.50 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, November 21st. Citigroup upped their target price on shares of Palo Alto Networks from $197.50 to $216.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, November 21st. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price target on Palo Alto Networks from $208.00 to $225.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, November 21st. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have issued a hold rating, thirty-two have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $201.40.
Palo Alto Networks Price Performance
Palo Alto Networks stock opened at $189.36 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $124.26 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.66, a PEG ratio of 5.75 and a beta of 1.12. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $191.89 and its 200 day simple moving average is $175.31. Palo Alto Networks has a fifty-two week low of $130.04 and a fifty-two week high of $207.24.
Palo Alto Networks (NASDAQ:PANW – Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, November 20th. The network technology company reported $0.78 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.74 by $0.04. The company had revenue of $2.14 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.12 billion. Palo Alto Networks had a return on equity of 23.36% and a net margin of 32.99%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 13.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $0.32 EPS.
Insider Activity at Palo Alto Networks
In other Palo Alto Networks news, EVP Nir Zuk sold 336,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, November 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $193.70, for a total value of $65,081,520.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president now owns 3,643,516 shares in the company, valued at $705,730,831.62. This trade represents a 8.44 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, CEO Nikesh Arora sold 163,172 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, October 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $184.00, for a total transaction of $30,022,832.14. Following the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 1,237,430 shares in the company, valued at approximately $227,680,932.85. The trade was a 11.65 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 571,172 shares of company stock valued at $107,074,352 over the last three months. 2.50% of the stock is owned by insiders.
Institutional Inflows and Outflows
Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Legacy Wealth Management LLC MS grew its stake in shares of Palo Alto Networks by 0.7% in the third quarter. Legacy Wealth Management LLC MS now owns 24,982 shares of the network technology company’s stock worth $8,539,000 after purchasing an additional 182 shares during the last quarter. FFG Partners LLC lifted its holdings in Palo Alto Networks by 1.2% during the 3rd quarter. FFG Partners LLC now owns 17,359 shares of the network technology company’s stock worth $5,933,000 after buying an additional 201 shares during the period. Oddo BHF Asset Management Sas bought a new stake in shares of Palo Alto Networks in the 3rd quarter valued at about $9,390,000. Boulder Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Palo Alto Networks in the third quarter valued at about $214,000. Finally, Capasso Planning Partners LLC bought a new position in shares of Palo Alto Networks during the third quarter worth about $219,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 79.82% of the company’s stock.
Palo Alto Networks Company Profile
Palo Alto Networks, Inc provides cybersecurity solutions worldwide. The company offers firewall appliances and software; and Panorama, a security management solution for the global control of network security platform as a virtual or a physical appliance. It also provides subscription services covering the areas of threat prevention, malware and persistent threat, URL filtering, laptop and mobile device protection, DNS security, Internet of Things security, SaaS security API, and SaaS security inline, as well as threat intelligence, and data loss prevention.
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