SIStockInvestingSI.com

NASDAQ · PANW · Software - Infrastructure

Palo Alto Networks (PANW) stock analysis

$347.25+2.05%Data as of Oct 21, 2026
  • PANW lost 7.3% over the past month versus 0.0% for the S&P 500, ranking 431st of 497 S&P 500 stocks.
  • Over 12 months it returned +63.9%, 48.1 points ahead of the S&P 500, and trades 17.3% below its 52-week high.
  • In the last 30 days 6 analysts raised earnings estimates and 5 cut; forward EPS moved −1.2% (−3.3% over 90 days).
  • It sits in the Endpoint & network security platforms segment of the Software & AI Applications, where the 1-month median return is −4.3%.
  • The daily chart reads Trend transition · Failed breakout (since Oct 8, 2026).
Market cap$284.1B
12-month return+63.9%
Forward P/E71.2×
Mean target vs price+14.8%

One-year price with 50- and 200-day averages

Open in Hub
164242320398JanAprJulOct
347.2550-day200-day

Performance vs the market

Total price return against the S&P 500 (SPY) and the median of US stocks in the same sector.

PANW−7.3%
Sector median−3.0%
S&P 5000.0%
PANW+6.6%
Sector median−0.1%
S&P 500+4.7%
PANW+91.6%
Sector median+0.8%
S&P 500+8.7%
PANW+63.9%
Sector median0.0%
S&P 500+15.8%
1-month rank in the S&P 500431 / 497
1-month rank in the Nasdaq 10081 / 100
3-month rank in its sector · Technology264 / 650

Chart structure

Read by our daily-bar structure engine from swing highs, swing lows and moving averages.

Trend transition · Failed breakoutFailed

Holding since Oct 8, 2026

  • Price and averages have mixed alignment
  • EMA50 rose over the last ten sessions
  • Intermediate and long-term directions differ
This pattern on this stock

14 occurrences in 10 years. The median move over the next 20 sessions was +5.6%, positive 100% of the time, against +2.9% for any day in the same period.

Reference zone, stop and targets for this structureSee the trade plan in Hub ↗

Analyst earnings revisions

Changes to the consensus forward-EPS estimate. Rising estimates mean analysts see more profit ahead.

Forward EPS$2.21
30-day change−1.2%
90-day change−3.3%
Mean target$398.52 +14.8%
Raised (30d) 6Cut (30d) 5

50 analysts cover the stock

Fundamental shape vs peers

Six dimensions on fixed scales. The filled shape is the company; the outline is the peer average.

Open the full Radar with every ratio
ValuationRevisionsMomentumGrowthCashProfit

Ahead of peersMomentum, Cash

Behind peersProfit, Growth

PeersMSFT · PLTR · ORCL · CRWD

Where it sits in the supply chain

Software & AI Applications · Apps & agents

Explore the full chain map in Hub
Supplied by
Identity & zero-trust networks+6.1%
ZS+10.1%1 monthNET−13.0%1 monthOKTA+6.1%1 month
Its segment
Endpoint & network security platforms−4.3%
PANW−7.3%1 monthCRWD−4.3%1 monthFTNT−0.1%1 month

Endpoint protection, firewalls and security operations; customers are consolidating vendors, favouring the largest platforms.

Sells into
IT consulting & implementation+19.8%
ACN+30.8%1 monthIBM+8.7%1 month
Enterprise IT & AI budgets

Figures are each company's 1-month return; the segment shows its median · Doubler daily batch · company chain maps

Risk profile

Max drawdown, 12M−36.0%
Volatility, 60D61.9%
From 52-week high−17.3%
From 52-week low+145.1%
Trailing P/E868.1×
Forward P/E71.2×

Themes

  • AI Software3M rank 10 / 24
  • Cloud SaaS3M rank 174 / 303
CRWDCrowdStrikeFTNTFortinetZSZscaler, Inc.ACNAccentureIBMIBMMSFTMicrosoftPLTRPalantirORCLOracle

Track this stock every day

Hub adds the daily brief, StockFlow factor flow, trade plans and alerts for your watchlist.

Open in Hub ↗