PANW - Palo Alto Networks - Stock Forecast

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PANW is currently covered by 38 analysts with an average price target of $207.54. This is a potential upside of $20.15 (10.75%) from yesterday's end of day stock price of $187.39.

Palo Alto Networks's activity chart (see below) currently has 963 price targets and 885 ratings on display. The stock rating distribution of PANW is 88.16% BUY, 10.61% HOLD and 1.22% SELL.

Stock Analyst Price Targets - Review

Analysts average stock forecasts to be materialized ratio is 91.92% with an average time for these price targets to be met of 197.4 days.

Highest price target for PANW is $450, Lowest price target is $130, average price target is $220.31.

Most recent stock forecast was given by PETER WEED from BERNSTEIN on 21-May-2025. First documented stock forecast 03-Aug-2012.

Overview

Palo Alto Network is a cybersecurity company that provides solutions to protect organizations from malware, viruses, and other cyber attack.

Founded in 2005 and headquartered in Santa Clara, California.

Product

Panorama is a security management solution that allows organizations to control their firewall appliances and software deployed on their networks. Panorama also allows organizations to control their instances in public or private cloud environments, as a virtual or physical appliance.

Services

Palo Alto Networks also provides subscription services that cover a range of areas, including:

  • Threat prevention, malware and persistent threat protection, URL filtering, laptop and mobile device protection, and firewall.
  • The company’s DNS security, Internet of Things security, SaaS security API, and SaaS security inline solutions provide additional layers of protection, ensuring that organizations are protected against the latest cyber threats.A
  • Architecture design and planning, implementation, configuration, and firewall migration. The company’s education services provide certifications, online training, and in-classroom training to help organizations develop the skills they need to protect themselves from cyber threats.

 

Currently out of the existing stock ratings of PANW, 216 are a BUY (88.16%), 26 are a HOLD (10.61%), 3 are a SELL (1.22%).

Analyst name

Rating

Current price target

Potential Upside

Previous price target

Date

Price targets met ratio

Average potential upside

Average Time (Days) For PT To Be Met

Performance score

Buy

$225

$37.61 (20.07%)

$199.5

1 months 22 days ago
(21-May-2025)

2/3 (66.67%)

$43.74 (24.13%)

88

Buy

$210

$22.61 (12.07%)

$213

1 months 22 days ago
(21-May-2025)

34/37 (91.89%)

$28.74 (15.86%)

217

Buy

$221

$33.61 (17.94%)

$224.5

1 months 22 days ago
(21-May-2025)

16/18 (88.89%)

$39.74 (21.92%)

135

Sell

$130

$-57.39 (-30.63%)

$130

1 months 22 days ago
(21-May-2025)

16/18 (88.89%)

$-51.26 (-28.28%)

270

Buy

$230

$42.61 (22.74%)

$210

1 months 22 days ago
(21-May-2025)

36/38 (94.74%)

$48.74 (26.89%)

214

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What is PANW (Palo Alto Networks) average time for price targets to be met?

On average it took 197.4 days on average for the stock forecasts to be realized with a an average price target met ratio 91.92

Which analyst has the current highest performing score on PANW (Palo Alto Networks) with a proven track record?

ALEX HENDERSON

Which analyst has the most public recommendations on PANW (Palo Alto Networks)?

Alex Henderson has 51 price targets and 33 ratings on PANW

Which analyst is the currently most bullish on PANW (Palo Alto Networks)?

Alex Henderson with highest potential upside - $249.97

Which analyst is the currently most reserved on PANW (Palo Alto Networks)?

Anne Meisner with lowest potential downside - -$252.34

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