Palo Alto Networks Inc [NASDAQ: PANW] price plunged by -1.88 percent to reach at -$3.53.
The one-year PANW stock forecast points to a potential upside of 14.84. The average equity rating for PANW stock is currently 1.78, trading closer to a bullish pattern in the stock market.
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 $216.07 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 1.78. 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.
Morgan Stanley have made an estimate for Palo Alto Networks Inc shares, keeping their opinion on the stock as Overweight, with their previous recommendation back on March 18, 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.
The Average True Range (ATR) for Palo Alto Networks Inc is set at 6.39, with the Price to Sales ratio for PANW stock in the period of the last 12 months amounting to 14.22. The Price to Book ratio for the last quarter was 19.06, with the Price to Cash per share for the same quarter was set at 4.90. Price to Free Cash Flow for PANW in the course of the last twelve months was 41.56 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 4.36. With this latest performance, PANW shares dropped by -10.32% in over the last four-week period, additionally plugging by 8.90% over the last 6 months – not to mention a rise of 29.02% 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 48.55, with the RSI for the last a single of trading hit 49.77, and the three-weeks RSI is set at 48.39 for Palo Alto Networks Inc [PANW]. The present Moving Average for the last 50 days of trading for this stock 185.83, while it was recorded at 184.40 for the last single week of trading, and 178.41 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 14.42%.
Palo Alto Networks Inc [PANW] Institutonal Ownership Details
There are presently around $81.66%, or 82.52%% 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 4.3921%.
