Palo Alto Networks, Inc. (PANW)

Palo Alto Networks Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

The 41 analysts with 12-month price forecasts for Palo Alto Networks stock have an average target of 201.4, with a low estimate of 140 and a high estimate of 240. The average target predicts an increase of 7.83% from the current stock price of 186.78.

Analyst Consensus: Buy

Target	Low	Average	Median	High
Price	$140	$201.4	$210	$240
Change	-25.05%	+7.83%	+12.43%	+28.49%

Analyst Ratings

The average analyst rating for PANW stock from 43 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	Jul '24	Aug '24	Sep '24	Oct '24	Nov '24	Dec '24
Strong Buy	11	11	11	11	14	14
Buy	18	18	18	19	19	19
Hold	11	12	12	11	10	9
Sell	0	0	0	0	1	1
Strong Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	40	41	41	41	44	43

Latest Forecasts

Analyst	Firm	Rating	Rating	Action	Price Target	Upside	Date
Joseph Gallo Jefferies	Jefferies	Strong Buy Maintains $225 → $240	Strong Buy	Maintains	$225 → $240	+28.49%	Dec 19, 2024
Saket Kalia Barclays	Barclays	Buy Maintains $425 → $213	Buy	Maintains	$425 → $213	+14.04%	Dec 17, 2024
Stephen Bersey HSBC	HSBC	Hold → Sell Downgrades $152 → $146	Hold → Sell	Downgrades	$152 → $146	-22.10%	Nov 22, 2024
Anthony Hau Truist Securities	Truist Securities	Strong Buy Maintains $213	Strong Buy	Maintains	$213	+13.77%	Nov 21, 2024
Shaul Eyal TD Cowen	TD Cowen	Strong Buy Maintains $200 → $210	Strong Buy	Maintains	$200 → $210	+12.43%	Nov 21, 2024

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Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year

9.33B

Increased by 16.28%

from 8.03B

Revenue Next Year

10.78B

Increased by 15.44%

from 9.33B

EPS This Year

3.23

Decreased by -11.16%

from 3.64

EPS Next Year

3.70

Increased by 14.32%

from 3.23

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	9.33B	10.78B	12.42B
Revenue Growth	17.55%	24.87%	29.26%	25.29%	16.46%	16.28%	15.44%	15.24%
EPS	-0.46	-0.87	-0.45	0.64	3.64	3.23	3.70	4.26
EPS Growth	-	-	-	-	468.75%	-11.16%	14.32%	15.32%
Forward PE	-	-	-	-	-	57.76	50.52	43.81
No. Analysts	-	-	-	-	-	57	56	30

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

Revenue Forecast

Revenue	2025	2026	2027	2028	2029
High	9.6B	11.6B	13.6B
Avg	9.3B	10.8B	12.4B
Low	8.9B	10.0B	10.7B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth	2025	2026	2027	2028	2029
High	20.2%	23.9%	26.2%
Avg	16.3%	15.4%	15.2%
Low	11.3%	6.9%	-0.8%

EPS Forecast

EPS	2025	2026	2027	2028	2029
High	3.37	4.15	5.02
Avg	3.23	3.70	4.26
Low	3.06	3.34	3.81

EPS Growth

EPS Growth	2025	2026	2027	2028	2029
High	-7.5%	28.4%	35.8%
Avg	-11.2%	14.3%	15.3%
Low	-15.9%	3.2%	3.1%

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.