Palo Alto Networks, Inc. (PANW)Technology | Software - Infrastructure | Santa Clara, United States | NasdaqGS
330.30 USD
+4.39
(1.347%)
⇧
(July 13, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 328.82 -1.48 (-1.480%) ⇩ (July 13, 2026, 7:59 p.m. EDT) |
Hot Take ↕ | July 11, 2026, 7:05 a.m. EDT
The stock is exhibiting strong short-term momentum, trading well above its 50-day and 200-day averages while options flow indicates heavy speculation on further gains. However, the long-term outlook faces headwinds from negative operating margins and a return on equity that falls significantly short of the 25 percent threshold typically associated with exceptional buy-and-hold candidates. While the revenue growth remains robust and the balance sheet is healthy, the valuation premium leaves little room for error, making the current price attractive for traders but requiring caution for investors seeking immediate profitability. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoTheta ✓ | 0.308617 |
| AutoETS | 0.344236 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.344734 |
| MSTL | 0.347424 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 36% |
| H-stat | 7.54 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.290 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.37 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Technology |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 7.698 |
| Revenue per Share | 14.834 |
| Market Cap | 269,194,493,952 |
| Trailing P/E | 289.74 |
| Forward P/E | 80.19 |
| Beta | 0.91 |
| Profit Margins | 7.95% |
| Website | https://www.paloaltonetworks.com |
As of July 11, 2026, 7:05 a.m. EDT: Market participants are positioning aggressively for upside continuation, with significant open interest concentrated in out-of-the-money calls between 350 and 490 strikes. While deep out-of-the-money puts show elevated implied volatility suggesting hedging against a potential sharp correction, the overall volume and open interest distribution favors a bullish outcome in the near term.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 0.70884013 |
| Address1 | 3,000 Tannery Way |
| All Time High | 368.17 |
| All Time Low | 6.513333 |
| Ask | 342.86 |
| Ask Size | 1 |
| Audit Risk | 1 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 1.6 - Buy |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 8,339,060 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 8,122,106 |
| Average Volume | 8,122,106 |
| Average Volume10Days | 8,339,060 |
| Beta | 0.908 |
| Bid | 313.78 |
| Bid Size | 1 |
| Board Risk | 9 |
| Book Value | 34.032 |
| City | Santa Clara |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 10 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 330.3 |
| Current Ratio | 0.856 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,782,777,600 |
| Day High | 331.08 |
| Day Low | 316.25 |
| Debt To Equity | 7.698 |
| Display Name | Palo Alto Networks |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,780,432,200 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,780,432,200 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,780,430,400 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,787,083,200 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,787,083,200 |
| Ebitda | 1,483,500,032 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.13987 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 180.798 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 25.288 |
| Enterprise Value | 268,213,501,952 |
| Eps Current Year | 3.77292 |
| Eps Forward | 4.1192 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 1.14 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NMS |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 267.0902 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 63.209778 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.23666078 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 70.88401 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 368.17 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -37.870026 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.10286016 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 139.57 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 190.72998 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 1.3665543 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 139.57 - 368.17 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,342,791,000,000 |
| Float Shares | 808,178,450 |
| Forward Eps | 4.1192 |
| Forward P E | 80.18546 |
| Free Cashflow | 3,579,375,104 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqGS |
| Full Time Employees | 21,491 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,782,864,000 |
| Gross Margins | 0.71963996 |
| Gross Profits | 7,632,900,096 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.00758 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.83087 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 815,000,000 |
| Industry | Software - Infrastructure |
| Industry Disp | Software - Infrastructure |
| Industry Key | software-infrastructure |
| Ipo Expected Date | 2,021-10-25 |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 1 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,753,920,000 |
| Last Split Date | 1,734,307,200 |
| Last Split Factor | 2:1 |
| Long Business Summary | Palo Alto Networks, Inc. provides cybersecurity solutions in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Asia Pacific, and Japan. It offers Prisma Access, a secure access service edge solution; Strata Cloud Manager, a network security management solution; and Prisma AIRS to protect customers' entire AI ecosystem. It provides a comprehensive cloud native application protection platform; and Code to Cloud platform, as well as offers VM-Series and CN-Series virtual firewalls for inline network security on multi- and hybrid-cloud environments. It provides security operation solutions through the Cortex platform that includes Cortex XSIAM, an AI-driven security operations platform; Cortex XDR to prevent, detect, and respond to cybersecurity attacks; and Cortex XSOAR for security orchestration, automation, and response; and Cortex Xpanse for attack surface management, as well as offers threat intelligence and advisory services under the Unit 42 name. It 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; and threat intelligence, data loss prevention, services to resolve network disruptions, and sensitive data protection. It offers professional services, including architecture design and planning, implementation, configuration, and firewall migration; education services, such as certifications, as well as online and in-classroom training; and support services. It sells its products and services through its channel partners, as well as directly to enterprises, service providers, and government entities operating in various industries, including education, energy, financial services, government entities, healthcare, Internet and media, manufacturing, public sector, and telecommunications. The company was incorporated in 2005 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, California. |
| Long Name | Palo Alto Networks, Inc. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 269,194,493,952 |
| Market State | POSTPOST |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_25460099 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,777,507,200 |
| Net Income To Common | 842,899,968 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,785,456,000 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 265,616,650,000 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 49 |
| Open | 325.0 |
| Operating Cashflow | 4,216,999,936 |
| Operating Margins | -0.02465 |
| Overall Risk | 9 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Peg Ratio | 5.32 |
| Phone | 408 753 4000 |
| Post Market Change | -1.4799805 |
| Post Market Change Percent | -0.4480716 |
| Post Market Price | 328.82 |
| Post Market Time | 1,783,987,172 |
| Previous Close | 325.91 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 87.54492 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 9.70557 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 25.380144 |
| Profit Margins | 0.07947 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.728 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | buy |
| Recommendation Mean | 1.62963 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 4.38998 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 1.34699 |
| Regular Market Day High | 331.08 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 316.25 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 316.25 - 331.08 |
| Regular Market Open | 325.0 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 325.91 |
| Regular Market Price | 330.3 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,783,972,800 |
| Regular Market Volume | 5,335,109 |
| Return On Assets | 0.017719999 |
| Return On Equity | 0.048309997 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.311 |
| Revenue Per Share | 14.834 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.20847368 |
| Sector | Technology |
| Sector Disp | Technology |
| Sector Key | technology |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 9 |
| Shares Outstanding | 815,000,000 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0307 |
| Shares Short | 25,002,502 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,780,012,800 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 25,677,921 |
| Short Name | Palo Alto Networks, Inc. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.0309 |
| Short Ratio | 2.79 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | CA |
| Symbol | PANW |
| Target High Price | 433.0 |
| Target Low Price | 162.34 |
| Target Mean Price | 324.14368 |
| Target Median Price | 330.0 |
| Total Cash | 3,111,000,064 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 3.817 |
| Total Debt | 2,130,000,000 |
| Total Revenue | 10,606,499,840 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | 1.14 |
| Trailing P E | 289.73685 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | 5.3188 |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 204.73415 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 125.56584 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.61331165 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 5,335,109 |
| Website | https://www.paloaltonetworks.com |
| Zip | 95,054 |