What Wall St. Knows About Palo Alto Networks Today.

Shares of Palo Alto Networks have moved -2.4% today, and are now trading at a price of $329.75. In contrast, the S&P 500 index saw a -0.0% change. Today's trading volume is 2,705,340 compared to the stock's average volume of 3,022,484.

Palo Alto Networks, Inc. provides cybersecurity solutions worldwide. Based in Santa Clara, United States the company has 15,289 full time employees and a market cap of $107,366,596,608.

The company is now trading -13.35% away from its average analyst target price of $380.57 per share. The 46 analysts following the stock have set target prices ranging from $276.0 to $445.0, and on average give Palo Alto Networks a rating of buy.

Over the last 52 weeks, PANW stock has risen 45.0%, which amounts to a 15.2% difference compared to the S&P 500. The stock's 52 week high is $380.84 whereas its 52 week low is $224.64 per share. Based on Palo Alto Networks's average net margin growth of 9.3% over the last 6 years, its core business is on track for profitability and its strong stock performance may continue in the long term.

Date Reported Total Revenue ($ k) Net Profit ($ k) Net Margins (%) YoY Growth (%)
2023 6,892,700 439,700 6 220.0
2022 5,501,500 -267,000 -5 58.33
2021 4,256,100 -498,900 -12 -50.0
2020 3,408,400 -267,000 -8 -166.67
2019 2,899,600 -81,900 -3 66.67
2018 1,401,600 -122,200 -9
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