Analyzing Palo Alto Networks Stock – Key Insights

By Susan Ramirez • Wednesday, May 29 08:53 • Permanent Link

Palo Alto Networks logged a -4.2% change during today's morning session, and is now trading at a price of $308.01 per share. The S&P 500 index moved 0.0%. PANW's trading volume is 4,594,257 compared to the stock's average volume of 4,399,770.

Palo Alto Networks trades -9.03% away from its average analyst target price of $338.59 per share. The 43 analysts following the stock have set target prices ranging from $275.0 to $385.0, and on average have given Palo Alto Networks a rating of buy.

Anyone interested in buying PANW should be aware of the facts below:

Palo Alto Networks's current price is 2222.9% above its Graham number of $13.26, which implies that at its current valuation it does not offer a margin of safety
Palo Alto Networks has moved 44.3% over the last year, and the S&P 500 logged a change of 26.9%
Based on its trailing earnings per share of 6.62, Palo Alto Networks has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of 46.5 while the S&P 500 average is 15.97
PANW has a forward P/E ratio of 49.7 based on its forward 12 month price to earnings (EPS) of $6.2 per share
The company has a price to earnings growth (PEG) ratio of 3.28 — a number near or below 1 signifying that Palo Alto Networks is fairly valued compared to its estimated growth potential
Its Price to Book (P/B) ratio is 22.3 compared to its sector average of 7.92
Palo Alto Networks, Inc. provides cybersecurity solutions worldwide.
Based in Santa Clara, the company has 15,166 full time employees and a market cap of $99.73 Billion.

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