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Palo Alto Networks (PANW)

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$188.18 USD

188.18
147,410

-1.33 (-0.70%)

Updated Dec 26, 2024 10:14 AM ET

Zacks Rank:

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Zacks Rank Definition Annualized Return
1Strong Buy24.35%
2Buy18.11%
3Hold9.74%
4Sell5.34%
5Strong Sell2.80%
S&P50011.41%

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3-Hold of 5     3    

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Value Score A
Growth Score A
Momentum Score A
VGM Score A

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F Value A Growth A Momentum B VGM

Industry Rank:

The Zacks Industry Rank assigns a rating to each of the 265 X (Expanded) Industries based on their average Zacks Rank.

An industry with a larger percentage of Zacks Rank #1's and #2's will have a better average Zacks Rank than one with a larger percentage of Zacks Rank #4's and #5's.

The industry with the best average Zacks Rank would be considered the top industry (1 out of 265), which would place it in the top 1% of Zacks Ranked Industries. The industry with the worst average Zacks Rank (265 out of 265) would place in the bottom 1%.

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Top 11% (28 out of 249)

Industry: Internet - Software

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Palo Alto Networks (PANW) Price Targets

Average Price Target Highest Price Target Lowest Price Target Upside to Average Price Target
$206.51 $240.00 $107.50 8.97%

Price Target

Based on short-term price targets offered by 44 analysts, the average price target for Palo Alto Networks comes to $206.51. The forecasts range from a low of $107.50 to a high of $240.00. The average price target represents an increase of 8.97% from the last closing price of $189.51.

Analyst Price Targets (44)

Last Close 189.51
Average 206.51 8.97% Upside Low 107.50 -43.27% Downside High 240.00 26.64% Upside

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Broker Rating

Palo Alto Networks currently has an average brokerage recommendation (ABR) of 1.56 on a scale of 1 to 5 (Strong Buy to Strong Sell), calculated based on the actual recommendations (Buy, Hold, Sell etc.) made by 48 brokerage firms. The current ABR compares to an ABR of 1.56 a month ago based on 48 recommendations.

Of the 48 recommendations deriving the current ABR, 34 are Strong Buy and two are Buy. Strong Buy and Buy respectively account for 70.83% and 4.17% of all recommendations. A month ago, Strong Buy made up 70.83%, while Buy represented 4.17%.

Broker Rating Breakdown

Broker Rating Visualization

Brokerage Recommendations

Today 1 Week Ago 1 Month Ago 2 Months Ago 3 Months Ago
Strong Buy 34 34 34 33 32
Buy 2 2 2 2 2
Hold 11 11 11 13 13
Sell 1 1 1 0 0
Strong Sell 0 0 0 0 0
ABR 1.56 1.56 1.56 1.58 1.60

1. Not Ident. Many of the brokerage firms who provide Zacks data ask that we keep their identity confidential.

2. In most cases the # of brokers listed above is less than the # of brokerage firms that have a recommendation on the stock. That is because some firms prohibit Zacks from displaying detailed information on their recommendations such as in the upgrade/downgrade table.

Analyst Upgrades/Downgrades

Date Brokerage Firm Analyst Previous Current
11/22/2024 Not Identified Not Identified Hold Moderate Sell
11/22/2024 Argus Research Corp. Joseph F Bonner Strong Buy Strong Buy
11/21/2024 Not Identified Not Identified Strong Buy Strong Buy
11/21/2024 BTIG Gray Powell Strong Buy Strong Buy
11/21/2024 UBS Roger Boyd Hold Hold
11/21/2024 Cowen & Co. Shaul Eyal Strong Buy Strong Buy
11/21/2024 Northland Capital Markets Nehal Chokshi Hold Hold
11/21/2024 Piper Sandler Rob D Owens Hold Hold
11/21/2024 Not Identified Not Identified Strong Buy Strong Buy
11/21/2024 New Street Research Pierre C Ferragu Strong Buy Strong Buy
11/21/2024 Rosenblatt Securities Catharine Trebnick Hold Strong Buy
11/21/2024 Wells Fargo Securities Andrew J Nowinski Strong Buy Strong Buy
11/21/2024 D.A. Davidson Rudy Kessinger Strong Buy Strong Buy
11/21/2024 FBN Securities Shebly Seyrafi Strong Buy Strong Buy
11/21/2024 WestPark Capital Casey Ryan Hold Hold
11/21/2024 BMO Capital Markets Keith Bachman Strong Buy Strong Buy
11/21/2024 William Blair Jonathan F Ho Strong Buy Strong Buy
11/21/2024 Not Identified Not Identified Strong Buy Strong Buy
11/21/2024 Goldman Sachs Gabriela Borges Strong Buy Strong Buy
11/21/2024 Not Identified Not Identified Moderate Buy Moderate Buy
11/21/2024 Needham & Company Matt Dezort Moderate Buy Moderate Buy
11/21/2024 Not Identified Not Identified Strong Buy Strong Buy
11/21/2024 JMP Securities Trevor J Walsh Strong Buy Strong Buy
11/20/2024 Not Identified Not Identified Hold Hold
11/20/2024 Capital One Securities Connor Murphy Hold Hold
11/19/2024 Not Identified Not Identified Strong Buy Strong Buy
11/18/2024 Truist Securities Joel P Fishbein Strong Buy Strong Buy
11/15/2024 Robert W. Baird & Co. Shrenik Kothari Strong Buy Strong Buy
11/15/2024 Mizuho SecuritiesUSA Gregg Moskowitz Strong Buy Strong Buy
11/14/2024 Not Identified Not Identified Strong Buy Strong Buy
11/11/2024 Not Identified Not Identified Strong Buy Strong Buy
11/1/2024 Cantor Fitzgerald & Co Jonathan Ruykhaver Not Available Strong Buy
10/8/2024 Exane BNP Paribas Andrew Degasperi Not Available Strong Buy
9/5/2024 Susquehanna Financial Group Shyam V Patil Strong Buy Strong Buy
9/3/2024 Guggenheim Securities John S Difucci Hold Hold
8/28/2024 Daiwa America Makoto Ueno Strong Buy Strong Buy
8/20/2024 Evercore Partners Peter Levine Strong Buy Strong Buy
8/20/2024 KeyBanc Capital Markets Eric Heath Strong Buy Strong Buy
8/20/2024 Loop Capital Markets Yun Kim Hold Hold
8/16/2024 Wedbush Securities Daniel H Ives Strong Buy Strong Buy
7/18/2024 Atlantic Equities Nina Marques Strong Buy Hold
6/27/2024 Scotiabank Patrick Colville Strong Buy Strong Buy
6/24/2024 Macquarie Capital Securities Chad C Beynon Not Available Hold

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2. In most cases the # of brokers listed above is less than the # of brokerage firms that have a recommendation on the stock. That is because some firms prohibit Zacks from displaying detailed information on their recommendations such as in the upgrade/downgrade table.

Average Brokerage Rating

Current ABR

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ABR vs Zacks Rank

 1.56
ABR (Last week) 1.56
# of Recs in ABR 48
Average Target Price $206.51
LT Growth Rate 19.50%
Industry Internet - Software
Industry Rank by ABR 28 of 251
Current Quarter EPS Est: 0.76

PANW FAQs

Palo Alto Networks, Inc. (PANW) currently has an average brokerage recommendation (ABR) of 1.56 on a scale of 1 to 5 (Strong Buy to Strong Sell), calculated based on the actual recommendations (Buy, Hold, Sell etc.) made by 48 brokerage firms.

The average price target for Palo Alto Networks, Inc. (PANW) is $206.51. The current on short-term price targets is based on 17 reports.

The forecasts for Palo Alto Networks, Inc. (PANW) range from a low of $107.5 to a high of $240. The average price target represents a increase of $8.97 from the last closing price of $189.51.

The current UPSIDE for Palo Alto Networks, Inc. (PANW) is 8.97%

Based on short-term price targets offered by 44 analysts, the average price target for Palo Alto Networks comes to $206.51. The forecasts range from a low of $107.50 to a high of $240.00. The average price target represents an increase of 8.97% from the last closing price of $189.51.