Palo Alto Networks, Inc. (PANW)

Palo Alto Networks Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

The 43 analysts with 12-month price forecasts for Palo Alto Networks stock have an average target of 204.93, with a low estimate of 130 and a high estimate of 240. The average target predicts an increase of 25.24% from the current stock price of 163.63.

Analyst Consensus: Buy

Target	Low	Average	Median	High
Price	$130	$204.93	$212	$240
Change	-20.55%	+25.24%	+29.56%	+46.67%

Analyst Ratings

The average analyst rating for Palo Alto Networks stock from 46 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 '24	Dec '24	Jan '25	Feb '25	Mar '25	Apr '25
Strong Buy	14	14	12	11	12	12
Buy	19	19	18	19	19	20
Hold	10	9	11	11	11	13
Sell	1	1	1	1	1	0
Strong Sell	0	0	1	1	1	1
Total	44	43	43	43	44	46

Latest Forecasts

Analyst	Firm	Rating	Rating	Action	Price Target	Upside	Date
Brandon Nispel Keybanc	Keybanc	Buy Maintains $240 → $205	Buy	Maintains	$240 → $205	+25.28%	Apr 17, 2025
Hamza Fodderwala Morgan Stanley	Morgan Stanley	Buy Maintains $230 → $205	Buy	Maintains	$230 → $205	+25.28%	Apr 16, 2025
Stephen Bersey HSBC	HSBC	Sell → Hold Upgrades $156	Sell → Hold	Upgrades	$156	-4.66%	Apr 10, 2025
Todd Weller Stephens & Co.	Stephens & Co.	Hold Initiates $205	Hold	Initiates	$205	+25.28%	Apr 1, 2025
Joseph Gallo Jefferies	Jefferies	Strong Buy Maintains $240 → $215	Strong Buy	Maintains	$240 → $215	+31.39%	Mar 31, 2025

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Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year

9.36B

Increased by 16.54%

from 8.03B

Revenue Next Year

10.76B

Increased by 14.98%

from 9.36B

EPS This Year

3.29

Decreased by -9.63%

from 3.64

EPS Next Year

3.75

Increased by 13.86%

from 3.29

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	3.41B	4.26B	5.50B	6.89B	8.03B	9.36B	10.76B	12.35B
Revenue Growth	17.55%	24.87%	29.26%	25.29%	16.46%	16.54%	14.98%	14.85%
EPS	-0.46	-0.87	-0.45	0.64	3.64	3.29	3.75	4.36
EPS Growth	-	-	-	-	468.75%	-9.63%	13.86%	16.30%
Forward PE	-	-	-	-	-	49.75	43.69	37.57
No. Analysts	-	-	-	-	-	57	56	32

Historical EPS numbers are GAAP, while forecasted numbers may be non-GAAP.

Revenue Forecast

Revenue	2025	2026	2027	2028	2029
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	2025	2026	2027	2028	2029
High	20.4%	22.9%	27.7%
Avg	16.5%	15.0%	14.8%
Low	11.1%	7.9%	0.3%

EPS Forecast

EPS	2025	2026	2027	2028	2029
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	2025	2026	2027	2028	2029
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.