Palo Alto Networks Inc [NASDAQ: PANW] traded at a high on Wednesday, posting a 1.24 gain after which it closed the day’ session at $392.89.
The results of the trading session contributed to over 5245463 shares changing hands. Over the past one week, the price volatility of Palo Alto Networks Inc stands at 2.10% while the volatility over the past one month is 2.36%.
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The market cap for PANW stock reached $128.57 billion, with 325.10 million shares outstanding and 324.22 million shares in the current float. Compared to the average trading volume of 2.49M shares, PANW reached a trading volume of 5245463 in the most recent trading day, which is why market watchdogs consider the stock to be active.
What do top market gurus say about Palo Alto Networks Inc [PANW]?
Based on careful and fact-backed analyses by Wall Street experts, the current consensus on the target price for PANW shares is $401.04 per share. Analysis on target price and performance of stocks is usually carefully studied by market experts, and the current Wall Street consensus on PANW stock is a recommendation set at 1.70. This rating represents a strong Buy recommendation, on the scale from 1 to 5, where 5 would mean strong sell, 4 represents Sell, 3 is Hold, and 2 indicates Buy.
Cantor Fitzgerald have made an estimate for Palo Alto Networks Inc shares, keeping their opinion on the stock as Overweight, with their previous recommendation back on October 31, 2024. While these analysts kept the previous recommendation, Exane BNP Paribas raised their target price to Outperform. The new note on the price target was released on October 08, 2024, representing the official price target for Palo Alto Networks Inc stock. Previously, the target price had yet another drop from $350 to $325, while Redburn Atlantic kept a Neutral rating on PANW stock.
The Average True Range (ATR) for Palo Alto Networks Inc is set at 9.30, with the Price to Sales ratio for PANW stock in the period of the last 12 months amounting to 16.02. The Price to Book ratio for the last quarter was 24.71, with the Price to Cash per share for the same quarter was set at 7.92. Price to Free Cash Flow for PANW in the course of the last twelve months was 41.46 with Quick ratio for the last quarter at 0.84.
How has PANW stock performed recently?
Palo Alto Networks Inc [PANW] fell into the red zone at the end of the last week, falling into a negative trend and dropping by -2.35. With this latest performance, PANW shares gained by 4.46% in over the last four-week period, additionally plugging by 27.32% over the last 6 months – not to mention a rise of 50.78% in the past year of trading.
Overbought and oversold stocks can be easily traced with the Relative Strength Index (RSI), where an RSI result of over 70 would be overbought, and any rate below 30 would indicate oversold conditions. An RSI rate of 50 would represent a neutral market momentum. The current RSI for PANW stock in for the last two-week period is set at 62.47, with the RSI for the last a single of trading hit 62.66, and the three-weeks RSI is set at 61.54 for Palo Alto Networks Inc [PANW]. The present Moving Average for the last 50 days of trading for this stock 362.55, while it was recorded at 389.83 for the last single week of trading, and 325.97 for the last 200 days.
Palo Alto Networks Inc [PANW]: Deeper insight into the fundamentals
Palo Alto Networks Inc’s liquidity data is similarly interesting compelling, with a Quick Ratio of 0.84 and a Current Ratio set at 0.84.
Earnings analysis for Palo Alto Networks Inc [PANW]
The progress of the company may be observed through the prism of EPS growth rate, while Wall Street analysts are focusing on predicting the 5-year EPS growth rate for PANW. When it comes to the mentioned value, analysts are expecting to see the 5-year EPS growth rate for Palo Alto Networks Inc go to 23.70%.
Insider trade positions for Palo Alto Networks Inc [PANW]
There are presently around $80.77%, or 81.47%% of PANW stock, in the hands of institutional investors. The top three institutional holders of PANW stocks are: VANGUARD GROUP INC with ownership of 29.5 million shares, which is approximately 9.1363%. BLACKROCK INC., holding 25.01 million shares of the stock with an approximate value of $$8.48 billion in PANW stocks shares; and BLACKROCK INC., currently with $$4.75 billion in PANW stock with ownership which is approximately 4.3417%.
