Palo Alto Networks (PANW) Stock Forecast & Price Target

$195.20 -3.61 (-1.82%)

As of 11:37 AM Eastern

Palo Alto Networks - Analysts' Recommendations and Stock Price Forecast (2025)

MarketBeat calculates consensus analyst ratings for stocks using the most recent rating from each Wall Street analyst that has rated a stock within the last twelve months. Each analyst's rating is normalized to a standardized rating score of 1 (sell), 2 (hold), 3 (buy) or 4 (strong buy). Analyst consensus ratings scores are calculated using the mean average of the number of normalized sell, hold, buy and strong buy ratings from Wall Street analysts. Each stock's consensus analyst rating is derived from its calculated consensus ratings score (0 to .5 = Strong Sell, .5 to 1 = Sell, 1 to 1.5 = Reduce, 1.5 to 2.5 = Hold, 2.5 to 3.0 = Moderate Buy, 3.0 to 3.5 = Buy, >3.5 = Strong Buy). MarketBeat's consensus price targets are a mean average of the most recent available price targets set by each analyst that has set a price target for the stock in the last twelve months. MarketBeat's consensus ratings and consensus price targets may differ from those calculated by other firms due to differences in methodology and available data.

Consensus Rating

Moderate Buy

Based on 42 Analyst Ratings

Sell
3

Hold
10

Buy
29

Based on 42 Wall Street analysts who have issued ratings for Palo Alto Networks in the last 12 months, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy." Out of the 42 analysts, 3 have given a sell rating, 10 have given a hold rating, 28 have given a buy rating, and 1 has given a strong buy rating for PANW.

Consensus Price Target

$204.69
4.81% Upside

According to the 42 analysts' twelve-month price targets for Palo Alto Networks, the average price target is $204.69. The highest price target for PANW is $240.00, while the lowest price target for PANW is $130.00. The average price target represents a forecasted upside of 4.81% from the current price of $195.29.

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PANW Analyst Ratings Over Time

Type	Current Forecast 2/22/24 to 2/21/25	1 Month Ago 1/23/24 to 1/22/25	3 Months Ago 11/24/23 to 11/23/24	1 Year Ago 2/22/23 to 2/22/24
Strong Buy	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)
Buy	28 Buy rating(s)	29 Buy rating(s)	31 Buy rating(s)	30 Buy rating(s)
Hold	10 Hold rating(s)	11 Hold rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)
Sell	3 Sell rating(s)	3 Sell rating(s)	2 Sell rating(s)	0 Sell rating(s)
Consensus Price Target	$204.69	$200.85	$201.01	$155.70
Forecasted Upside	4.81% Upside	7.01% Upside	4.87% Upside	16.27% Upside
Consensus Rating	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy

PANW Analyst Recommendations By Month

The chart below shows how a company's ratings by analysts have changed over time. Each bar represents the previous year of ratings for that month. Within each bar, the sell ratings are shown in red, the hold ratings are shown in yellow, the buy ratings are shown in green, and the strong buy ratings are shown in dark green.

PANW Price Targets by Month

The chart below shows how a company's share price and consensus price target have changed over time. The dark blue line represents the company's actual price. The lighter blue line represents the stock's consensus price target. The even lighter blue range in the background of the two lines represents the low price target and the high price target for each stock.

Palo Alto Networks Stock vs. The Competition

Type	Palo Alto Networks	Computer and Technology Companies	S&P 500
Consensus Rating Score	2.64	2.68	2.53
Consensus Rating	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy
Predicted Upside	4.35% Upside	53.93% Upside	13.49% Upside
News Sentiment Rating	Positive News See Recent PANW News	Positive News	Positive News

Recent Analyst Forecasts and Stock Ratings

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Date	Brokerage	Analyst Name	Action	Rating	Price Target	Upside/Downside on Report Date
2/18/2025	Susquehanna 2 of 5 stars	Shyam Patil Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Positive ➝ Positive	$217.50 ➝ $230.00	+13.89%
2/14/2025	UBS Group 4 of 5 stars	Roger Boyd Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Neutral ➝ Neutral	$190.00 ➝ $200.00	-0.01%
2/14/2025	JMP Securities 2 of 5 stars	Trevor Walsh Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Market Outperform ➝ Market Outperform	$208.00 ➝ $212.00	+10.35%
2/12/2025	Cantor Fitzgerald Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	J. Ruykhaver Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Reiterated Rating	Overweight ➝ Overweight	$223.00 ➝ $223.00	+14.07%
2/12/2025	Westpark Capital Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Casey Ryan Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Reiterated Rating	Hold ➝ Hold	$196.40 ➝ $196.40	+0.47%
2/11/2025	KeyCorp Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Eric Heath Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Overweight ➝ Overweight	$217.00 ➝ $240.00	+22.20%
2/11/2025	Rosenblatt Securities Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	C. Trebnick Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Buy ➝ Buy	$212.50 ➝ $235.00	+19.65%
2/10/2025	Royal Bank of Canada Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Matthew Hedberg Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Reiterated Rating	Outperform ➝ Outperform	$225.00 ➝ $225.00	+13.71%
1/21/2025	Scotiabank Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Patrick Colville Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Sector Outperform ➝ Sector Outperform	$200.00 ➝ $225.00	+22.46%
1/21/2025	Morgan Stanley Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Hamza Fodderwala Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Overweight ➝ Overweight	$223.00 ➝ $230.00	+29.86%
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1/17/2025	Citigroup Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Fatima Boolani Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Buy ➝ Buy	$216.00 ➝ $205.00	+15.55%
1/14/2025	Loop Capital Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Yun Kim Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Hold ➝ Hold	$385.00 ➝ $180.00	+6.93%
1/8/2025	BTIG Research Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	G. Powell Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Downgrade	Buy ➝ Neutral
1/8/2025	Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Reiterated Rating	Buy ➝ Hold	$207.00 ➝ $190.00	+8.26%
1/6/2025	Guggenheim Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	J. Difucci Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Downgrade	Neutral ➝ Sell	$130.00 ➝ $130.00	-29.06%
12/31/2024	Evercore ISI Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Lower Target	Outperform ➝ Outperform	$455.00 ➝ $230.00	+26.68%
12/19/2024	Jefferies Financial Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Buy ➝ Buy	$225.00 ➝ $240.00	+26.30%
12/17/2024	Barclays Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Lower Target	Overweight ➝ Overweight	$425.00 ➝ $213.00	+5.05%
11/22/2024	Hsbc Global Res Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	S. Bersey Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Downgrade	Hold ➝ Moderate Sell
11/22/2024	HSBC Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Downgrade	Hold ➝ Reduce	$152.00 ➝ $145.50	-26.78%
11/21/2024	Robert W. Baird Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Outperform	$212.50 ➝ $217.50	+15.14%
11/21/2024	TD Cowen Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Buy ➝ Buy	$200.00 ➝ $210.00	+6.67%
11/21/2024	Oppenheimer Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Reiterated Rating	Outperform ➝ Outperform	$225.00 ➝ $225.00	+12.66%
11/21/2024	Wells Fargo & Company Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Overweight ➝ Overweight	$208.00 ➝ $225.00	+14.54%
11/21/2024	Piper Sandler Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Neutral ➝ Neutral	$165.00 ➝ $192.50	-2.01%
11/21/2024	Bank of America Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Neutral ➝ Neutral	$200.00 ➝ $215.00	+9.45%
11/21/2024	BMO Capital Markets Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Outperform ➝ Outperform	$195.00 ➝ $212.50	+8.17%
11/21/2024	Needham & Company LLC Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Buy ➝ Buy	$192.50 ➝ $225.00	+14.54%
11/21/2024	Northland Securities Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Reiterated Rating	Market Perform ➝ Market Perform	$175.00 ➝ $185.00	-5.83%
11/18/2024	JPMorgan Chase & Co. Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Overweight ➝ Overweight	$193.50 ➝ $224.50	+15.29%
11/18/2024	Truist Financial Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Buy ➝ Buy	$200.00 ➝ $212.50	+9.13%
11/14/2024	Stifel Nicolaus Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Buy ➝ Buy	$192.50 ➝ $220.00	+10.83%
11/7/2024	OTR Global Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Reiterated Rating	Mixed ➝ Negative
10/8/2024	BNP Paribas Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	A. Degasperi Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Initiated Coverage	Outperform	$205.00	+15.84%
10/8/2024	The Goldman Sachs Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Buy ➝ Buy	$188.00 ➝ $212.50	+20.08%
8/20/2024	DA Davidson Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	R. Kessinger Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Buy ➝ Buy	$190.00 ➝ $207.50	+20.86%
8/20/2024	Sanford C. Bernstein Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Outperform ➝ Outperform	$182.00 ➝ $199.50	+16.20%
8/16/2024	Wedbush Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Reiterated Rating	Outperform ➝ Outperform	$187.50 ➝ $187.50	+11.88%
7/18/2024	Redburn Atlantic Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	N. Marques Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Downgrade	Buy ➝ Neutral	$175.00 ➝ $162.50	-2.15%
5/29/2024	Daiwa America Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	M. Ueno Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Upgrade	Strong-Buy
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5/29/2024	Argus Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	J. Bonner Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Buy ➝ Buy	$168.00 ➝ $174.00	+13.71%
5/29/2024	Daiwa Capital Markets Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Initiated Coverage	Outperform	$175.00	+13.63%
5/21/2024	Macquarie Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Neutral ➝ Neutral	$135.00 ➝ $142.50	-10.49%
2/21/2024	Mizuho Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Lower Target	Buy ➝ Buy	$202.50 ➝ $175.00	+29.36%
2/21/2024	Capital One Financial Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Downgrade	Overweight ➝ Equal Weight	$151.00	-17.51%
12/18/2023	Raymond James Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Downgrade	Outperform ➝ Market Perform
10/18/2023	DZ Bank Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Initiated Coverage	Buy	$155.00	+18.44%
6/8/2023	58.com Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Reiterated Rating	Maintains
5/24/2023	Wolfe Research Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Outperform	$105.00 ➝ $112.50	+10.78%
5/24/2023	Credit Suisse Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Outperform	$117.50 ➝ $130.00	+37.03%
2/22/2023	Roth Mkm Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Buy	$110.00 ➝ $115.00	+22.58%
2/21/2023	Roth Capital Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	C. Trebnick Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Reiterated Rating	Buy	$110.00 ➝ $115.00	+37.82%

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Should I Buy Palo Alto Networks Stock? PANW Pros and Cons Explained

These pros and cons were generated based on recent news and financial data from MarketBeat in order to provide readers with the fastest and most accurate insights. They were last updated on Sunday, February 16, 2025. Please send any questions or comments about these Palo Alto Networks pros and cons to contact@marketbeat.com.

Palo Alto Networks
Bull Case

Here are some ways that investors could benefit from investing in Palo Alto Networks, Inc.:

Palo Alto Networks, Inc. reported earnings per share of $0.81 for the latest quarter, exceeding the consensus estimate of $0.75, indicating strong financial performance and effective management.
The company achieved a revenue of $2.26 billion for the quarter, surpassing analyst expectations of $2.24 billion, showcasing its ability to grow and capture market share in the cybersecurity sector.
With a return on equity of 23.36%, Palo Alto Networks, Inc. demonstrates efficient use of shareholders' equity to generate profits, which is a positive indicator for potential investors.
The current stock price is approximately $181.22, reflecting a solid valuation in the context of its recent financial performance and growth prospects.
Insider transactions indicate confidence in the company, with executives like the Chief Accounting Officer and Executive Vice President making significant stock sales, albeit while still holding substantial shares, suggesting they believe in the company's future value.

Palo Alto Networks
Bear Case

Investors should be bearish about investing in Palo Alto Networks, Inc. for these reasons:

Insider selling has been notable, with over 1.4 million shares sold in the last quarter, which could signal a lack of confidence in the stock's short-term performance.
Despite strong earnings, the stock is heavily owned by institutional investors (79.82%), which may lead to volatility if these investors decide to sell off their positions.
The company operates in a highly competitive cybersecurity market, which could pressure margins and growth rates as new entrants and existing competitors innovate.
Recent insider sales represent a significant decrease in their positions, with the Executive Vice President reducing their stake by 24.70%, which may raise concerns among retail investors about the company's future outlook.
While the company has strong financial metrics, any downturn in the tech sector could adversely affect its stock performance, making it a riskier investment in uncertain economic conditions.

PANW Forecast - Frequently Asked Questions

: According to the research reports of 42 Wall Street equities research analysts, the average twelve-month stock price forecast for Palo Alto Networks is $204.69, with a high forecast of $240.00 and a low forecast of $130.00.
: 42 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Palo Alto Networks in the last twelve months. There are currently 3 sell ratings, 10 hold ratings, 28 buy ratings and 1 strong buy rating for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street analysts is that investors should "moderate buy" PANW shares.
: According to analysts, Palo Alto Networks's stock has a predicted upside of 4.81% based on their 12-month stock forecasts.
: Over the previous 90 days, Palo Alto Networks's stock had 2 downgrades by analysts.
: Palo Alto Networks has been rated by research analysts at Barclays, BTIG Research, Cantor Fitzgerald, Citigroup, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft, Evercore ISI, Guggenheim, Jefferies Financial Group, JMP Securities, KeyCorp, Loop Capital, Morgan Stanley, Rosenblatt Securities, Royal Bank of Canada, Scotiabank, Susquehanna, UBS Group, and Westpark Capital in the past 90 days.
: Analysts like Palo Alto Networks less than other "computer and technology" companies. The consensus rating score for Palo Alto Networks is 2.64 while the average consensus rating score for "computer and technology" companies is 2.68. Learn more on how PANW compares to other companies.

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Palo Alto Networks (PANW) Stock Forecast & Price Target