Palo Alto Networks, Inc. (PANW)
NASDAQ: PANW · Real-Time Price · USD
171.17
+0.53 (0.31%)
Apr 1, 2025, 3:47 PM EDT - Market open

Palo Alto Networks Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

The 42 analysts with 12-month price forecasts for Palo Alto Networks stock have an average target of 205.27, with a low estimate of 130 and a high estimate of 240. The average target predicts an increase of 19.92% from the current stock price of 171.17.

Analyst Consensus: Buy
Target Low Average Median High
Price $130 $205.27 $212.5 $240
Change -24.05% +19.92% +24.15% +40.21%

Analyst Ratings

The average analyst rating for Palo Alto Networks stock from 45 stock analysts is "Buy". This means that analysts believe this stock is likely to outperform the market over the next twelve months.

Recommendation Trends

Rating Nov '24Dec '24Jan '25Feb '25Mar '25Apr '25
Strong Buy 141412111212
Buy 191918191919
Hold 10911111112
Sell 111111
Strong Sell 001111
Total 444343434445

Latest Forecasts

Analyst Firm Rating Rating Action Price Target Upside Date
Stephens & Co.
Stephens & Co.
Hold
Initiates
$205
Hold Initiates $205 +19.76% Apr 1, 2025
Jefferies
Jefferies
Strong Buy
Maintains
$240$215
Strong Buy Maintains $240$215 +25.61% Mar 31, 2025
Truist Securities
Truist Securities
Strong Buy
Maintains
$213$205
Strong Buy Maintains $213$205 +19.76% Mar 31, 2025
Rosenblatt
Rosenblatt
Strong Buy
Maintains
$235
Strong Buy Maintains $235 +37.29% Mar 31, 2025
Citigroup
Citigroup
Strong Buy
Maintains
$205$220
Strong Buy Maintains $205$220 +28.53% Feb 25, 2025
More Analyst Ratings

Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year
9.36B
from 8.03B
Increased by 16.54%
Revenue Next Year
10.76B
from 9.36B
Increased by 15.00%
EPS This Year
3.29
from 3.64
Decreased by -9.63%
EPS Next Year
3.75
from 3.29
Increased by 13.86%
Fiscal Year FY 2020 FY 2021 FY 2022 FY 2023 FY 2024 FY 2025 FY 2026 FY 2027
Period Ending Jul 31, 2020 Jul 31, 2021 Jul 31, 2022 Jul 31, 2023 Jul 31, 2024 Jul 31, 2025 Jul 31, 2026 Jul 31, 2027
Revenue
3.41B4.26B5.50B6.89B8.03B9.36B10.76B12.35B
Revenue Growth
17.55%24.87%29.26%25.29%16.46%16.54%15.00%14.81%
EPS
-0.46-0.87-0.450.643.643.293.754.36
EPS Growth
----468.75%-9.63%13.86%16.30%
Forward PE
-----52.0445.7039.30
No. Analysts -----575632
Historical EPS numbers are GAAP, while forecasted numbers may be non-GAAP.

Revenue Forecast

Revenue 20252026202720282029
High 9.7B 11.5B 13.7B
Avg 9.4B 10.8B 12.4B
Low 8.9B 10.1B 10.8B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth 20252026202720282029
High
20.4%
22.9%
27.6%
Avg
16.5%
15.0%
14.8%
Low
11.1%
7.9%
0.3%

EPS Forecast

EPS 20252026202720282029
High 3.41 4.23 5.23
Avg 3.29 3.75 4.36
Low 3.14 3.44 3.87

EPS Growth

EPS Growth 20252026202720282029
High
-6.3%
28.6%
39.6%
Avg
-9.6%
13.9%
16.3%
Low
-13.8%
4.6%
3.4%
Sources: Price targets and analyst ratings provided by Benzinga. Revenue and EPS forecast data provided by Finnhub. The data is sourced from Wall Street analysts. Data disclaimer.