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PANW Stock Forecast: Palo Alto Networks, Inc. Price Predictions for 2026-2027

Last close, 4 Sept 2026
$333
+0.40% on the day

The 55 Wall Street analysts covering Palo Alto Networks, Inc. hold a median 12-month price target of $410 — +23.0% from the last close. Ticker Nerd's systematic factor model, run across ~4,600 US stocks, ranks it 50 of 100 as at 5 Sept 2026 — in the upper half.

Market cap
$271.6B
Ticker Nerd rank
50 / 100
Median analyst target
$410
Analysts covering
55
Revenue$3.0B+31.1% y/y
Operating income−$183.0M
Net income−$177.0M
Free cash flow$788.0M
Quarterly, 8 quarters to 30 Apr 2026 · latest quarter's figure shown
Total return, dividends reinvested
1W
−10.3%
1M
−9.0%
YTD
+80.9%
1Y
+73.3%
From 52W high
−15.8%
From 52W low
+135.2%
$142
$396
52-week range, adjusted closes · the dot is the last close
Ticker Nerd rank

PANW stock analysis: one number for the whole business

Consensus tells you what everyone already believes. The model scores Palo Alto Networks, Inc. on its factor families — the same systematic rank behind the Ticker Nerd portfolio.

Where the model ranks itAs at 5 Sept 2026
50 / 100

Percentile across ~4,600 US stocks on Ticker Nerd’s systematic factor model. Higher is better. How the model is built and tested

Revisions
94
Momentum
91
Volatility
67
Accruals
62
Growth
50
Quality
45
Value
29
Issuance
17
Size
1

Revisions (94): Analysts have, on balance, been raising their forecasts.

Issuance (17): The company has been issuing shares or taking on financing, diluting existing holders.

Size (1): Larger than most of the companies we track — more scrutinised, less often mispriced.

Built and run by Aslam Ghouse, an ex-Goldman Sachs quant trader with fourteen years in markets.

Wall Street

PANW stock forecast 2026-2027: analyst price targets & predictions

The bullish and bearish analyst opinions on PANW, reported as data — targets and ratings, the market's view beside the model's.

Share price and the analyst range, 12 monthsAdjusted close, US dollars
$100$200$300$400$500Oct 25Jan 26Apr 26Jul 26PANWHigh $475Median $410Low $190

Price targets and ratings are third-party analyst estimates, reported here as data. They are not Ticker Nerd forecasts, and they are frequently wrong.

Data provided by Twelve Data

What Wall Street says55 analysts
44 Buy10 Hold1 Sell
Low $190Median $410High $475

The green dot is the last close — the median target sits +23.0% from it.

Recent analyst actionsNewest first

Of the 20 most recent actions, 14 moved their price target up and 0 moved it down.

DateFirmActionRatingTarget
3 Sept 2026Argus ResearchReiteratesBuy$425
2 Sept 2026BarclaysMaintainsOverweight$370 → $375
2 Sept 2026BTIGMaintainsBuy$380 → $404
2 Sept 2026Cantor FitzgeraldReiteratesOverweight$425
2 Sept 2026CitigroupMaintainsBuy$400 → $410
2 Sept 2026DA DavidsonMaintainsBuy$345 → $420
2 Sept 2026GuggenheimReiteratesNeutral—
2 Sept 2026Morgan StanleyMaintainsOverweight$387 → $394
2 Sept 2026NeedhamReiteratesBuy$425
2 Sept 2026OppenheimerMaintainsOutperform$400 → $450
2 Sept 2026Piper SandlerReiteratesOverweight$345 → $410
2 Sept 2026RBC CapitalMaintainsOutperform$434 → $475
2 Sept 2026RosenblattMaintainsBuy$355 → $415
2 Sept 2026Roth CapitalMaintainsNeutral$210 → $300
2 Sept 2026SusquehannaMaintainsPositive$350 → $415
31 Aug 2026ScotiabankMaintainsSector Outperform$320 → $430
28 Aug 2026JefferiesMaintainsBuy$335 → $450
26 Aug 2026BTIGReiteratesBuy$380
26 Aug 2026BTIGReiteratesBuy—
25 Aug 2026JP MorganMaintainsOverweight$326 → $384

Price targets and ratings are third-party analyst estimates, reported here as data. They are not Ticker Nerd forecasts, and they are frequently wrong.

Market Radar

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Computed off the Friday close and sent before the US open.

Market Radar reports the week’s largest rank changes across roughly 4,600 US stocks, the factor behind each one, and where the market went. PANW appears on the weeks it earns a place.

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Performance

PANW vs the S&P 500

Both lines are total return — dividends reinvested — so the comparison is honest on both sides.

Over the twelve months to 4 Sept 2026, Palo Alto Networks, Inc. returned +73.3% against +20.0% for the S&P 500, dividends included.

PANW vs S&P 500, last 12 monthsTotal return, rebased to 100
80100120140160180200Oct 25Jan 26Apr 26Jul 26PANWS&P 500

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Data provided by Twelve Data

Estimates

PANW analyst estimate revisions

Not the forecast itself — the direction analysts are revising it. Revision direction is one of the model's factor families.

Which way the estimates are movingNext fiscal year
EPS revision, 90 days
+2.5%
Analysts raising
3
Analysts cutting
2
Fundamentals

Palo Alto Networks, Inc. (PANW) financial data

A margin means little on its own. Each bar marks where the figure sits across the whole US universe we score.

Valuation
Trailing P/E
284.8×

Cheaper than 3% of US stocks

Price / sales
23.7×

Cheaper than 8% of US stocks

Price / book
9.8×

Cheaper than 10% of US stocks

EV / EBITDA
146.0×

Cheaper than 2% of US stocks

Growth & margins
Revenue growth (YoY)
34.4%

Higher than 80% of US stocks

Earnings growth (YoY)
31.1%

Higher than 66% of US stocks

Gross margin
67.6%

Higher than 80% of US stocks

Operating margin
5.0%

Higher than 55% of US stocks

Net margin
2.7%

Higher than 54% of US stocks

Returns & dividend
Return on equity
1.7%

Higher than 47% of US stocks

Return on assets
1.7%

Higher than 57% of US stocks

Dividend yield
—

Bars mark the percentile across the ~4,600 US stocks Ticker Nerd covers, among those reporting the figure.

Key statistics

Palo Alto Networks, Inc. (PANW) statistics: revenue, profit & scale

The headline figures, each with its date. Every row carries its own link — cite it straight from here.

  • Palo Alto Networks, Inc. has a market value of $271.6B and an enterprise value of $271.7B.

  • Revenue in the twelve months to 30 Apr 2026: $10.6B. The latest quarter grew 34.4% year on year.

  • Net income over the same four quarters: $842.8M, a 7.9% net margin.

  • Diluted earnings per share, trailing twelve months: $1.22.

  • Free cash flow in the twelve months to 30 Apr 2026: $3.8B, after $423.3M of capital spending.

  • Shares outstanding: 813.0M.

  • Trailing P/E: 284.8×; forward P/E: 68.3× — the forward figure prices analyst consensus estimates, not reported earnings.

  • Palo Alto Networks, Inc. employs 21,491 people — $494K of revenue per employee.

Statement figures: company filings via Twelve Data, four quarters to 30 Apr 2026 · market figures as at 8 Sept 2026

Data provided by Twelve Data

Peers

PANW vs competitors

The nearest names by industry and size, scored by the same model — like for like.

Its peer group, ranked by the same modelSoftware - Infrastructure
CompanyMarket capTKN rank
PANWPalo Alto Networks, Inc.$271.6B
50
CRWDCrowdStrike Holdings, Inc.$217.0B
59
PLTRPalantir Technologies, Inc.$416.9B
63
ORCLOracle Corp.$457.4B
33
FTNTFortinet, Inc.$114.5B
95
NETCloudflare, Inc.$97.7B
67
SNPSSynopsys, Inc.$75.4B
52

Look up any of the roughly 4,600 stocks we score.

The rank is the raw material. Whether the rules would actually own Palo Alto Networks, Inc. — and when they’d sell — is the membership. See the Ticker Nerd 20 →

News

Latest PANW news & analysis

PANW Surges 102% in 6 Months: Should You Buy, Sell or Hold the Stock?

Zacks Investment Research · 7 Sept 2026neutral

Palo Alto Networks' stock has surged 102% over the past six months. The company's SASE momentum and AI-driven demand are supporting growth, though rising costs and a premium valuation warrant caution.

Why it matters — PANW watchers would care because the report highlights both the drivers behind the stock's strong run and the cost and valuation risks that could temper future performance.

Why Palo Alto Networks Stock Plummeted This Week

The Motley Fool · 6 Sept 2026positive

Palo Alto Networks beat Wall Street's sales and earnings targets for fiscal Q4 and issued strong forward guidance for the current fiscal year. Despite this, the company's stock fell sharply during the week.

Why it matters — PANW watchers would care because the company exceeded its quarterly targets and gave strong guidance, yet the share price dropped, making the disconnect between results and market reaction notable.

PANW's AI Security Push in "Platformization," Acquisition-Heavy Growth

Schwab Network · 5 Sept 2026positive

Schwab Network's George Tsilis discusses Palo Alto Networks' latest earnings and its "platformization" strategy, which is positioning the company as a broad enterprise security platform as AI creates new cybersecurity risks across networks, cloud infrastructure, identities and endpoints. The segment highlights how this strategy is driving deeper customer adoption.

Why it matters — A PANW watcher would care because the segment focuses on how the company's platformization strategy and AI security positioning are deepening customer adoption and supporting its acquisition-heavy growth approach.

Zscaler Falls 4% as FY2027 Growth Guidance Overshadows Earnings Beat; CrowdStrike Slips, Palo Alto Holds Steady

24/7 Wall Street · 4 Sept 2026neutral

Zscaler shares fell 4% after its fiscal 2027 growth guidance overshadowed a fiscal fourth-quarter earnings beat, dragging down other cybersecurity stocks including CrowdStrike, while Palo Alto Networks held steady.

Why it matters — This shows that Palo Alto Networks shares were not negatively impacted by the selloff triggered by Zscaler's growth outlook, suggesting relative resilience in the cybersecurity sector.

Palo Alto (PANW) Could Find a Support Soon, Here's Why You Should Buy the Stock Now

Zacks Investment Research · 4 Sept 2026positive

Zacks highlights that Palo Alto Networks has shown a hammer chart pattern, suggesting the stock has found support after recent declines. This pattern, along with an upward trend in earnings estimate revisions, could indicate a near-term trend reversal for the stock.

Why it matters — PANW watchers would care because the technical support signal combined with rising earnings estimate revisions suggests improving near-term momentum for the stock.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions about PANW stock

What is the PANW stock price forecast for 2026-2027?

The 55 Wall Street analysts covering Palo Alto Networks, Inc. have a median 12-month price target of $410, with estimates ranging from $190 to $475. These are third-party analyst estimates, not Ticker Nerd forecasts, and they are frequently wrong.

Is PANW stock a buy right now?

Of the 55 analysts covering Palo Alto Networks, Inc., 44 rate it a Buy, 10 a Hold and 1 a Sell. Ticker Nerd's systematic factor model ranks Palo Alto Networks, Inc. 50 out of 100 across roughly 4,600 US stocks as at 5 Sept 2026. None of this is personal advice — it does not consider your circumstances.

How does Ticker Nerd's model rank PANW?

As at 5 Sept 2026, Palo Alto Networks, Inc. ranks 50 out of 100 on Ticker Nerd's systematic factor model — a percentile across roughly 4,600 US stocks, built from its factor families. Its strongest factor family is Revisions (94 of 100).

Will PANW stock go up?

No one can know that. What the data says: the median 12-month target from 55 analysts implies +23.0% from the last close, and Ticker Nerd's factor model ranks Palo Alto Networks, Inc. 50 out of 100 as at 5 Sept 2026. Analyst targets are third-party estimates and frequently wrong; none of this is personal advice.

What is the PANW stock forecast for 2030?

No analyst covering Palo Alto Networks, Inc. publishes a 2030 price target — Wall Street targets run 12 to 18 months out. Sites quoting a 2030 price for PANW are extrapolating price history, which says nothing about the business. The furthest attributed numbers are the current analyst targets: $190 to $475 over the next 12 months.

How has PANW stock performed over the past year?

Palo Alto Networks, Inc. returned +73.3% over the 12 months to 4 Sept 2026, with dividends reinvested. Past performance does not indicate future returns.

What does Palo Alto Networks, Inc. do?

Palo Alto Networks Inc. is a cybersecurity company that provides integrated security platforms and services for enterprises, service providers, and government organizations.

What is the latest news on PANW?

The most recent item we track (Zacks Investment Research, 7 Sept 2026): "PANW Surges 102% in 6 Months: Should You Buy, Sell or Hold the Stock?". Palo Alto Networks' stock has surged 102% over the past six months. The company's SASE momentum and AI-driven demand are supporting growth, though rising costs and a premium valuation warrant caution.

Company

About Palo Alto Networks, Inc.

Palo Alto Networks Inc. is a cybersecurity company that provides integrated security platforms and services for enterprises, service providers, and government organizations. Its offerings cover network security, cloud security, and security operations, with products and platforms designed to help customers protect users, applications, data, and infrastructure across on-premises, hybrid, and cloud environments. The company’s portfolio includes next-generation firewalls, secure access service edge capabilities, cloud-delivered security services, and tools for threat detection, incident response, and security automation. Palo Alto Networks also serves organizations adopting artificial intelligence, identity protection, and digital transformation workflows, making it a central provider in modern enterprise security architecture. Headquartered in Santa Clara, California, Palo Alto Networks Inc. focuses on delivering a broad security stack that supports continuous monitoring, prevention, and response across complex digital environments.

CEO Mr. Nikesh Arora C.F.A. · 21,491 employees · United States · https://www.paloaltonetworks.com