Palo Alto Networks Inc [NASDAQ: PANW] stock went on a downward path that fall over -0.92% on Friday, amounting to a one-week price increase of more than 3.14%.
Over the last 12 months, PANW stock rose by 8.64%. The one-year Palo Alto Networks Inc stock forecast points to a potential upside of 6.75. The average equity rating for PANW stock is currently 1.77, trading closer to a bullish pattern in the stock market.
The market cap for the stock reached $131.26 billion, with 660.40 million shares outstanding and 648.70 million shares in the current float. Compared to the average trading volume of 5.81M shares, PANW stock reached a trading volume of 13974238 in the most recent trading day, which is why market watchdogs consider the stock to be active.
Guru’s Opinion on 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 $214.51 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 1.77. 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.
Deutsche Bank have made an estimate for Palo Alto Networks Inc shares, keeping their opinion on the stock as Hold, with their previous recommendation back on January 08, 2025. The new note on the price target was released on January 08, 2025, representing the official price target for Palo Alto Networks Inc stock. Previously, the target price had yet another raise to $130, while Guggenheim analysts kept a Sell rating on PANW stock. On November 22, 2024, analysts decreased their price target for PANW shares from 304 to 291.
The Average True Range (ATR) for Palo Alto Networks Inc is set at 6.23, with the Price to Sales ratio for PANW stock in the period of the last 12 months amounting to 15.32. The Price to Book ratio for the last quarter was 20.72, with the Price to Cash per share for the same quarter was set at 4.94. Price to Free Cash Flow for PANW in the course of the last twelve months was 44.77 with Quick ratio for the last quarter at 0.79.
PANW Stock Performance Analysis:
Palo Alto Networks Inc [PANW] gain into the green zone at the end of the last week, gaining into a positive trend and gaining by 3.14. With this latest performance, PANW shares gained by 14.83% in over the last four-week period, additionally plugging by 17.70% over the last 6 months – not to mention a rise of 8.64% 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 64.87, with the RSI for the last a single of trading hit 69.98, and the three-weeks RSI is set at 60.96 for Palo Alto Networks Inc [PANW]. The present Moving Average for the last 50 days of trading for this stock 188.36, while it was recorded at 198.11 for the last single week of trading, and 174.46 for the last 200 days.
Insight into Palo Alto Networks Inc Fundamentals:
Palo Alto Networks Inc’s liquidity data is similarly interesting compelling, with a Quick Ratio of 0.79 and a Current Ratio set at 0.79.
PANW Stock EPS
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 14.30%.
Palo Alto Networks Inc [PANW] Institutonal Ownership Details
There are presently around $82.05%, or 83.22%% 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%.
