Palo Alto Networks (PANW) to Release Earnings on Monday

Palo Alto Networks (NASDAQ:PANW) will likely be issuing its Q3 2025 quarterly earnings data before the market opens on Monday, May 19th. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of $0.77 per share and revenue of $2.28 billion for the quarter. Palo Alto Networks has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 0.760-0.770 EPS and its FY 2025 guidance at 3.180-3.240 EPS.

Palo Alto Networks (NASDAQ:PANW) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 13th. The network technology company reported $0.81 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.75 by $0.06. The business had revenue of $2.26 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.24 billion. Palo Alto Networks had a return on equity of 21.93% and a net margin of 14.64%. On average, analysts expect Palo Alto Networks to post $2 EPS for the current fiscal year and $2 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Palo Alto Networks Stock Performance

NASDAQ:PANW opened at $186.93 on Monday. Palo Alto Networks has a 1 year low of $142.01 and a 1 year high of $208.39. The stock has a market cap of $123.77 billion, a P/E ratio of 105.31, a P/E/G ratio of 5.64 and a beta of 1.02. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $176.07 and a 200-day simple moving average of $184.78.

Analyst Ratings Changes

PANW has been the subject of several analyst reports. Truist Financial reduced their price objective on Palo Alto Networks from $213.00 to $205.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, March 31st. Hsbc Global Res raised Palo Alto Networks from a “moderate sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 10th. Royal Bank of Canada reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and issued a $225.00 price objective on shares of Palo Alto Networks in a research note on Monday, February 10th. Jefferies Financial Group dropped their price objective on Palo Alto Networks from $240.00 to $215.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, March 31st. Finally, Cantor Fitzgerald reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and issued a $223.00 price objective on shares of Palo Alto Networks in a research note on Wednesday, February 12th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, fourteen have issued a hold rating, twenty-eight have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $203.06.

Insider Activity at Palo Alto Networks

In related news, EVP Lee Klarich sold 120,774 shares of Palo Alto Networks stock in a transaction on Monday, April 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $151.13, for a total value of $18,252,574.62. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 321,774 shares in the company, valued at approximately $48,629,704.62. This trade represents a 27.29% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, EVP Nir Zuk sold 100,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, April 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $165.41, for a total value of $16,541,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 3,543,516 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $586,132,981.56. The trade was a 2.74% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 568,962 shares of company stock worth $96,933,690. 2.50% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A hedge fund recently raised its stake in Palo Alto Networks stock. Bison Wealth LLC boosted its position in Palo Alto Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ:PANW) by 169.1% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 5,212 shares of the network technology company’s stock after buying an additional 3,275 shares during the quarter. Bison Wealth LLC’s holdings in Palo Alto Networks were worth $948,000 at the end of the most recent quarter. Institutional investors own 79.82% of the company’s stock.

Palo Alto Networks Company Profile

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.