PANW · Palo Alto Networks Inc
Price
Snapshot
50 fields · last close| Market Cap | $329.9B |
| P/E | 1,074.43 |
| Float | 808.7M |
| Beta | 0.97 |
| Volatility | 24.2% |
| Exchange | NASDAQ |
| Sector | Technology |
| Cap tier | Mega cap |
| Macro sensitivity | Moderate |
| Clavix score | 53.3 |
| Price | 403.24 |
| Change | +0.00% |
| Prev Close | 403.24 |
| Open | 403.44 |
| Day Low | 399.95 |
| Day High | 409.50 |
| Avg Vol | 6 |
| Avg $ Vol | $2.26B |
| 52W High | 409.50 |
| 52W Low | 139.57 |
| 52W Pos | 97.7% |
| From High | −1.53% |
| From Low | +188.92% |
| Max DD 1Y | −36.01% |
| Spread | 0.10% |
| Liquidity | Deep |
| SMA 20 | +8.70% |
| SMA 50 | +11.44% |
| SMA 200 | +61.08% |
| RSI (14) | 62.6 |
| Vol 30D | 68.8% |
| Vol 90D | 59.0% |
| 1Y Range | 140–410 |
| Daily bars | 526 |
| Perf Week | +7.61% |
| Perf Month | +22.76% |
| Perf Quarter | +12.78% |
| Perf Half Y | +147.07% |
| Perf Year | +94.99% |
| Perf YTD | +124.81% |
| Prev Day | +0.00% |
| Clavix | C |
| Debt / Eq | 0.07 |
| Curr Ratio | 0.87 |
| Int Cover | -7.1× |
| FCF Margin | 39.7% |
| Rev Growth | +24.5% |
| Profit | Profitable |
| Leverage | Low |
| Sector rank | 48 / 100 |
What PANW does
Palo Alto Networks, Inc. provides cybersecurity solutions in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Asia Pacific, and Japan.
It offers Prisma Access, a secure access service edge solution; Strata Cloud Manager, a network security management solution; and Prisma AIRS to protect customers’ entire AI ecosystem.
It provides a comprehensive cloud native application protection platform; and Code to Cloud platform, as well as offers VM-Series and CN-Series virtual firewalls for inline network security on multi- and hybrid-cloud environments.
It provides security operation solutions through the Cortex platform that includes Cortex XSIAM, an AI-driven security operations platform; Cortex XDR to prevent, detect, and respond to cybersecurity attacks; and Cortex XSOAR for security orchestration, automation, and response; and Cortex Xpanse for attack surface management, as well as offers threat intelligence and advisory services under the Unit 42 name.
It 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; and threat intelligence, data loss prevention, services to resolve network disruptions, and sensitive data protection.
It offers professional services, including architecture design and planning, implementation, configuration, and firewall migration; education services, such as certifications, as well as online and in-classroom training; and support services.
It sells its products and services through its channel partners, as well as directly to enterprises, service providers, and government entities operating in various industries, including education, energy, financial services, government entities, healthcare, Internet and media, manufacturing, public sector, and telecommunications.
The company was incorporated in 2005 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, California.
Clavix risk grade
regraded every trading dayPANW grades C, 53.3 of 100. Steadiest on Sector Resilience (68), most exposed on Macro Resilience (33, weak). 1 of the 4 weighted dimensions sit above the Technology median. Ranks 48 of 100 in Technology by Clavix score.
How rough the ride is
| PANW | Technology median | |
|---|---|---|
| Betavs the overall market · lower is steadier | 0.97 | 1.26 |
| Volatilityannualized | 24.2% | 32.0% |
| Max drawdown, past yearworst peak-to-trough fall | −36.0% | — |
| Typical daily movemedian absolute daily change | 1.59% | — |
| Days beyond ±3%of the last 252 sessions | 60 (24%) | — |
How its days are spread
Daily returns over the last 252 sessions in 1% bins. Moves beyond ±6% land in the end bins.
52-week range
The bar runs from the lowest to the highest close of the last 252 sessions; the marker is the latest close.
Drawdown from the 1-year peak
Percent below the running high over the last 12 months. Zero is a fresh high.
Market sensitivity
| PANW | Technology median | |
|---|---|---|
| Beta to the markethow much it swings with the S&P 500 · lower is safer | 0.97 | 1.26 |
| Macro sensitivityrate, dollar and credit exposure bucket | Moderate | Moderate 40% of 102 |
Where it sits on the macro scale
Low means rates, the dollar and credit spreads barely move it. Very High means they drive a large share of its swings. The counts are how many Technology names sit in each bucket.
Where it ranks in its sector
Rank by Clavix score within the sector. Right is the top of the sector.
Price performance
| PANW | |
|---|---|
| 1 week | +7.6% |
| 1 month | +22.8% |
| Year to date | +124.8% |
| 1 year | +95.0% |
Context for the rank, not itself a risk measure.
Recent coverage, scored
| PANW | |
|---|---|
| Articles scoredthe most recent scored coverage, up to 30 | 30 since 1 Sep |
| Average score0 most bearish, 100 most bullish | 62 |
| Bullish · bearisharticles above 60 · below 40 | 20 · 6 |
| Directionarticles whose tone is improving vs worsening | 20 ↑ 6 ↓ |
Where the article scores land
Each bar is a 10-point band of article scores. Below 40 reads bearish, above 60 bullish.
Balance sheet, against the sector
The shaded band is the middle half of the 100 Technology names Clavix covers; the tick is the sector median.
Growth
| PANW | |
|---|---|
| Revenue growthyear over year | +24.5% |
Financial Health is shown but does not count toward the grade. Why
0–100, higher is safer. The tick on each bar is the Technology median. Click a dimension for the evidence behind it. Financial Health is shown but does not count toward the grade.
Recent news
most recent scored articles · the chip is the article’s score · click to openThe article is a comparison piece noting that both Palo Alto Networks and CrowdStrike recently reported strong quarterly results, with both companies crediting AI as a key driver of increased cybersecurity spending. No specific financial details, new developments, or company-specific announcements are provided.
A brief opinion piece notes that Palo Alto Networks CEO Nikesh Arora made unusually candid remarks about AI on a recent earnings call, and that the author is continuing to buy shares despite a GAAP loss in the hundreds of millions of dollars. The article body is too short to confirm specific financial figures or the exact CEO comments.
The article claims that demand for Palo Alto Networks' AI-driven security products is rising as AI infrastructure expands and traffic from AI agents grows. The body provides no specific financial result, product launch, or company announcement to back this up.
An analyst at Sanford Bernstein, Peter Weed, downgraded three cybersecurity stocks, prompting concern among investors about the sector. The article does not specify which three stocks were downgraded.
Analyst Peter Andersen said he sees a buying opportunity in PANW, arguing that cybersecurity is a corner of the market with the biggest upside as the AI trade creates both headwinds and opportunities, particularly around the need for AI guardrails.
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