Here Are Some Essential Facts About Palo Alto Networks

Palo Alto Networks sank -3.1% today, compared to the S&P 500's day change of 1.0%. Today's losers may turn out to be tomorrow's winners, so be sure to check the stock's fundamentals before making an investment decision:

  • Palo Alto Networks has moved 71.0% over the last year, and the S&P 500 logged a change of 17.0%

  • PANW has an average analyst rating of buy and is -13.26% away from its mean target price of $279.77 per share

  • Its trailing earnings per share (EPS) is $1.28

  • Palo Alto Networks has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of 189.6 while the S&P 500 average is 15.97

  • Its forward earnings per share (EPS) is $6.36 and its forward P/E ratio is 38.2

  • The company has a Price to Book (P/B) ratio of 42.79 in contrast to the S&P 500's average ratio of 2.95

  • Palo Alto Networks is part of the Technology sector, which has an average P/E ratio of 27.16 and an average P/B of 6.23

  • PANW has reported YOY quarterly earnings growth of 6372.6% and gross profit margins of 0.7%

  • The company has a free cash flow of $2.05 Billion, which refers to the total sum of all its inflows and outflows of cash over the last quarter

  • Palo Alto Networks, Inc. provides cybersecurity solutions worldwide. The company offers firewall appliances and software; and Panorama, a security management solution for the global control of network security platform as a virtual or a physical appliance. It also provides subscription services covering the areas of threat prevention, malware and persistent threat, URL filtering, laptop and mobile device protection, DNS security, Internet of Things security, SaaS security API, and SaaS security inline, as well as threat intelligence, and data loss prevention. In addition, the company offers cloud security, secure access, security operations, and threat intelligence and security consulting; professional services, including architecture design and planning, implementation, configuration, and firewall migration; education services, such as certifications, as well as online and in-classroom training; and support services. It sells its products and services through its channel partners, as well as directly to medium to large enterprises, service providers, and government entities operating in various industries, including education, energy, financial services, government entities, healthcare, Internet and media, manufacturing, public sector, and telecommunications. Palo Alto Networks, Inc. was incorporated in 2005 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, California.

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