Palo Alto Networks, Inc. (PANW)

Palo Alto Networks Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

The 40 analysts that cover Palo Alto Networks stock have a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average price target of $212.71, which forecasts a 11.35% increase in the stock price over the next year. The lowest target is $135 and the highest is $235.

Price Target: $212.71 (+11.35%)

Analyst Consensus: Buy

Target	Low	Average	Median	High
Price	$135	$212.71	$220	$235
Change	-29.33%	+11.35%	+15.17%	+23.02%

Analyst Ratings

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

Recommendation Trends

Rating	Mar '25	Apr '25	May '25	Jun '25	Jul '25	Aug '25
Strong Buy	12	12	12	12	11	14
Buy	19	20	20	20	18	19
Hold	11	13	14	14	13	10
Sell	1	0	0	0	0	0
Strong Sell	1	1	1	1	1	1
Total	44	46	47	47	43	44

Latest Forecasts

Analyst	Firm	Rating	Rating	Action	Price Target	Upside	Date
Hamza Fodderwala Morgan Stanley	Morgan Stanley	Buy Maintains $205 → $210	Buy	Maintains	$205 → $210	+9.94%	Aug 20, 2025
Junaid Siddiqui Truist Securities	Truist Securities	Strong Buy Maintains $205 → $220	Strong Buy	Maintains	$205 → $220	+15.17%	Aug 19, 2025
Peter Weed Bernstein	Bernstein	Buy Maintains $204 → $207	Buy	Maintains	$204 → $207	+8.37%	Aug 19, 2025
Matthew Hedberg RBC Capital	RBC Capital	Buy Reiterates $232	Buy	Reiterates	$232	+21.45%	Aug 19, 2025
Rudy Kessinger DA Davidson	DA Davidson	Strong Buy Maintains $215	Strong Buy	Maintains	$215	+12.55%	Aug 19, 2025

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Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year

10.70B

Increased by 16.08%

from 9.22B

Revenue Next Year

12.15B

Increased by 13.54%

from 10.70B

EPS This Year

3.86

Increased by 141.08%

from 1.60

EPS Next Year

4.38

Increased by 13.55%

from 3.86

Fiscal Year	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	FY 2026	FY 2027
Period Ending	Jul 31, 2021	Jul 31, 2022	Jul 31, 2023	Jul 31, 2024	Jul 31, 2025	Jul 31, 2026	Jul 31, 2027
Revenue	4.26B	5.50B	6.89B	8.03B	9.22B	10.70B	12.15B
Revenue Growth	24.87%	29.26%	25.29%	16.46%	14.87%	16.08%	13.54%
EPS	-0.87	-0.45	0.64	3.64	1.60	3.86	4.38
EPS Growth	-	-	-	468.75%	-56.04%	141.08%	13.55%
Forward PE	-	-	-	-	-	49.52	43.61
No. Analysts	-	-	-	-	-	58	50

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

Revenue Forecast

Revenue	2026	2027	2028	2029	2030
High	11.2B	14.5B
Avg	10.7B	12.2B
Low	10.0B	11.1B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth	2026	2027	2028	2029	2030
High	21.3%	35.2%
Avg	16.1%	13.5%
Low	8.8%	3.8%

EPS Forecast

EPS	2026	2027	2028	2029	2030
High	4.10	5.01
Avg	3.86	4.38
Low	3.43	3.72

EPS Growth

EPS Growth	2026	2027	2028	2029	2030
High	156.5%	29.8%
Avg	141.1%	13.5%
Low	114.4%	-3.5%

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.