Palo Alto Networks

Palo Alto Networks (PANW) provides cybersecurity solutions that protect organizations’ networks, cloud environments, endpoints and digital operations from cyber threats. Its key businesses include network security, cloud security and security operations, with its AI-powered security platforms and subscription-based services being major areas of focus for investors.

Palo Alto Networks（PANW）是一家网络安全公司，为企业提供网络、云端环境、终端设备及数字业务的安全防护，以抵御各种网络威胁。其核心业务包括网络安全、云安全及安全运营。人工智能驱动的安全平台和订阅服务是投资者重点关注的领域。

Every figure on this page is tipranks’s, read on 2026-10-26 and linked below.

SmartChecker Palo Alto Networks Forecast

The forecast in short

tipranks records 39 analyst ratings on Palo Alto Networks and summarises them as “Strong Buy”. Their average 12-month price target is USD 414.03 (8.80% Upside). Its tipranks score is 9 out of 10 — Outperform. These are tipranks’s figures as SmartChecker read them on 2026-10-26, not SmartChecker’s own view, and nothing here is advice to buy or sell.

Market cap

USD 311.29 B

≈ Maybank x 10

Share price

USD 380.55

≈ RM 1554.32

#46World ranking

tipranks score

Outperform

9

Analyst ratings

Strong Buy

  • Buy31 79%
  • Hold8 21%
  • Sell0 0%

tipranks’s own summary of the 39 ratings above.

12 months price forecast

USD 414.03 8.80% Upside

USD 111.31 USD 261.74 USD 412.18 USD 562.61Past 12 months 12 months forecast High USD 525 Average USD 414.03 Low USD 3002025-10 2026-10

As tipranks publishes it. SmartChecker has not recalculated any of it.

Analyst profiles. Who made each call, and when.

AnalystFromPositionTarget priceDated
Fatima BoolaniCitiBuyUSD 4402026-10-16
Michael TurrinWells FargoBuyUSD 5252026-10-13
Daniel IvesYorkville Ives & CoBuyUSD 5002026-10-06
Shaul EyalTD CowenBuyUSD 4402026-10-02
Gray PowellBTIGBuyUSD 4252026-09-28
Meta MarshallMorgan StanleyBuyUSD 4102026-09-21
Peter WeedBernsteinHoldUSD 3512026-09-17
Steven WahrhaftigWedbushBuyUSD 4002026-09-10
Paul ChewPhillip SecuritiesHoldUSD 3462026-09-07
Saiyi HeCMB International SecuritiesBuyUSD 3892026-09-03
Catharine TrebnickRosenblatt SecuritiesBuyUSD 4152026-09-02
Adam TindleRaymond JamesHoldN/A2026-09-02
Roger BoydUBSHoldUSD 3902026-09-02
Tal LianiBank of America SecuritiesBuyUSD 4202026-09-02
Todd Weller CFAStephensHoldUSD 4002026-09-02
Keith BachmanBMO CapitalBuyUSD 4152026-09-02
Jonathan HoWilliam BlairBuyN/A2026-09-02
Shyam PatilSusquehannaBuyUSD 4152026-09-02
Gabriela BorgesGoldman SachsBuyUSD 3902026-09-02
Rudy KessingerD.A. DavidsonBuyUSD 4202026-09-02
Brian EssexJ.P. MorganBuyUSD 3842026-09-02
Imtiaz KoujalgiRoth MKMHoldUSD 3002026-09-02
Brad ZelnickDeutsche BankBuyUSD 4302026-09-02
Matthew HedbergRBC CapitalBuyUSD 4752026-09-02
Ittai KidronOppenheimerBuyUSD 4502026-09-02
Joseph GalloJefferiesBuyUSD 4502026-09-02
Saket KaliaBarclaysBuyUSD 3752026-09-02
Gregg MoskowitzMizuho SecuritiesBuyUSD 4152026-09-02
Adam BorgStifel NicolausBuyUSD 4152026-09-02
Mike CikosNeedhamBuyUSD 4252026-09-02
John DifucciGuggenheimHoldN/A2026-09-02
Nehal ChokshiNorthland SecuritiesHoldUSD 3602026-09-02
Rob OwensPiper SandlerBuyUSD 4102026-09-02
Junaid SiddiquiTruist FinancialBuyUSD 4352026-09-02
Jonathan RuykhaverCantor FitzgeraldBuyUSD 4252026-09-02
Shrenik KothariRobert W. BairdBuyUSD 4202026-09-01
Patrick ColvilleScotiabankBuyUSD 4302026-08-31
Peter LevineEvercore ISIBuyUSD 4152026-08-31
Yi Fu LeeStoneXBuyUSD 4002026-08-24
Joseph BonnerArgus ResearchBuyUSD 4252026-07-20
Connor MurphyCapital One FinancialBuyUSD 4212026-07-16
Ivan FeinsethTigress FinancialBuyUSD 4302026-07-15
Joshua TiltonWolfe ResearchBuyUSD 3202026-06-03
Yun KimLoop Capital MarketsHoldUSD 2902026-06-03
Rahul ChopraBerenberg BankBuyUSD 3602026-06-03
Trevor J. WalshCitizens JMPBuyUSD 3202026-06-03
Adam ShepherdArete ResearchBuyUSD 1852026-03-03
Stephen BerseyHSBCSellUSD 1572025-11-20
Eric HeathKeyBancHoldN/A2025-11-17
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Investment Strengths

Recurring subscription model

A subscription-led model creates recurring revenue through software, cloud services, maintenance, and support. Multi-year agreements, renewals, and expansion across additional modules can improve revenue visibility and deepen customer relationships over the next several quarters.

Platform adoption and cross-sell

Platformization is strengthening customer expansion economics: adoption of multiple security modules is producing retention above 120%. This supports durable cross-selling, raises switching friction, and increases the opportunity to grow revenue within the installed base.

Strong cash generation and balance sheet

Robust free cash flow and substantial liquidity provide financial flexibility for reinvestment, acquisitions, and product development. Strong cash conversion also offers resilience while net income is pressured, supporting continued execution across cybersecurity growth opportunities.

People also ask

What is the 12-month price target for Palo Alto Networks (PANW)?

tipranks publishes an average 12-month price target of USD 414.03 (8.80% Upside), as SmartChecker read it on 2026-10-26. The highest target is USD 525 and the lowest is USD 300. A price target is an analyst’s estimate of where a share might trade, not a promise, and SmartChecker gives no investment advice.

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How many analysts cover Palo Alto Networks (PANW)?

tipranks records 39 analyst ratings: 31 buy, 8 hold and 0 sell, which it summarises as “Strong Buy”, as SmartChecker read it on 2026-10-26.

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What is the tipranks score for Palo Alto Networks (PANW)?

tipranks scores it 9 out of 10 and calls that “Outperform”, as SmartChecker read it on 2026-10-26. The score is tipranks’s, not SmartChecker’s, and SmartChecker does not rate listed shares.

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Is this SmartChecker’s own forecast for Palo Alto Networks?

No. Every figure on this page is published by tipranks, copied on 2026-10-26 with a link to the original, and not recalculated. SmartChecker assesses financial companies in Malaysia against the public registers; it makes no forecast of its own and holds no licence to advise on securities.

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