Palo Alto Networks, Inc. (PANW)

Palo Alto Networks Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

According to 42 professional analysts, the 12-month price target for Palo Alto Networks stock ranges from a low of $130 to a high of $235. The average analyst price target of $208.31 forecasts a 3.86% increase in the stock price over the next year.

Price Target: $208.31 (+3.86%)

Analyst Consensus: Buy

Target	Low	Average	Median	High
Price	$130	$208.31	$212.5	$235
Change	-35.18%	+3.86%	+5.95%	+17.17%

* Price targets were last updated on May 21, 2025.

Analyst Ratings

The average analyst rating for Palo Alto Networks stock is "Buy". This means that analysts believe this stock is likely to outperform the market over the next twelve months.

Recommendation Trends

Rating	Jan '25	Feb '25	Mar '25	Apr '25	May '25	Jun '25
Strong Buy	12	11	12	12	12	11
Buy	18	19	19	20	20	20
Hold	11	11	11	13	14	13
Sell	1	1	1	0	0	0
Strong Sell	1	1	1	1	1	1
Total	43	43	44	46	47	45

Latest Forecasts

Analyst	Firm	Rating	Rating	Action	Price Target	Upside	Date
Nehal Chokshi Northland Capital Markets	Northland Capital Markets	Hold Maintains $210 → $177	Hold	Maintains	$210 → $177	-11.75%	May 21, 2025
Brian Essex JP Morgan	JP Morgan	Buy Maintains $225 → $221	Buy	Maintains	$225 → $221	+10.19%	May 21, 2025
Saket Kalia Barclays	Barclays	Buy Maintains $213 → $210	Buy	Maintains	$213 → $210	+4.70%	May 21, 2025
Andrew Nowinski Wells Fargo	Wells Fargo	Buy Maintains $225 → $235	Buy	Maintains	$225 → $235	+17.17%	May 21, 2025
Catharine Trebnick Rosenblatt	Rosenblatt	Strong Buy Maintains $235	Strong Buy	Maintains	$235	+17.17%	May 21, 2025

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Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year

9.37B

Increased by 16.74%

from 8.03B

Revenue Next Year

10.70B

Increased by 14.13%

from 9.37B

EPS This Year

3.34

Decreased by -8.25%

from 3.64

EPS Next Year

3.75

Increased by 12.42%

from 3.34

Fiscal Year	FY 2020	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	FY 2026	FY 2027
Period Ending	Jul 31, 2020	Jul 31, 2021	Jul 31, 2022	Jul 31, 2023	Jul 31, 2024	Jul 31, 2025	Jul 31, 2026	Jul 31, 2027
Revenue	3.41B	4.26B	5.50B	6.89B	8.03B	9.37B	10.70B	12.22B
Revenue Growth	17.55%	24.87%	29.26%	25.29%	16.46%	16.74%	14.13%	14.21%
EPS	-0.46	-0.87	-0.45	0.64	3.64	3.34	3.75	4.33
EPS Growth	-	-	-	-	468.75%	-8.25%	12.42%	15.20%
Forward PE	-	-	-	-	-	60.06	53.42	46.37
No. Analysts	-	-	-	-	-	58	58	39

Historical EPS numbers are GAAP, while forecasted numbers may be non-GAAP.

Revenue Forecast

Revenue	2025	2026	2027	2028	2029
High	9.7B	11.4B	13.5B
Avg	9.4B	10.7B	12.2B
Low	9.0B	10.1B	11.0B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth	2025	2026	2027	2028	2029
High	20.4%	22.1%	26.4%
Avg	16.7%	14.1%	14.2%
Low	12.0%	7.6%	3.2%

EPS Forecast

EPS	2025	2026	2027	2028	2029
High	3.45	4.15	5.11
Avg	3.34	3.75	4.33
Low	3.19	3.14	3.87

EPS Growth

EPS Growth	2025	2026	2027	2028	2029
High	-5.1%	24.2%	36.2%
Avg	-8.3%	12.4%	15.2%
Low	-12.5%	-6.1%	3.1%

Sources: Price targets and analyst ratings provided by Benzinga. Revenue and EPS forecast data provided by Finnhub. The data is sourced from Wall Street analysts. Data disclaimer.