Palo Alto Networks is a software-infrastructure business based in the US. Palo Alto Networks shares (PANW.US) are listed on the NASDAQ and all prices are listed in US Dollars. Its last market close was $234.44 – a decrease of 0.31% over the previous day. Palo Alto Networks employs 13,948 staff and has a market cap (total outstanding shares value) of $69.9 billion.
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Palo Alto Networks stock price (NASDAQ:PANW)
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Share price volatility
Over the last 12 months, Palo Alto Networks's shares have ranged in value from as little as $132.22 up to $258.88. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".
Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NASDAQ average) beta is 1, while Palo Alto Networks's is 1.1919. This would suggest that Palo Alto Networks's shares are a little bit more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent, relatively-speaking, a slightly higher risk (but potentially also market-beating returns).
Historical closes compared with the last close of 234.44
1 week (2023-09-25)
3.49%
1 month (2023-09-01)
-3.41%
3 months (2023-06-30)
-8.25%
6 months (2023-03-31)
17.37%
1 year (2022-09-30)
43.13%
2 years (2021-09-30)
-51.06%
3 years (2020-10-02)
-4.37%
5 years (2018-10-02)
5.25%
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Is Palo Alto Networks under- or over-valued?
Valuing a stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge value. Check out the Palo Alto Networks P/E ratio, PEG ratio and EBITDA
Palo Alto Networks's current stock price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 177x. In other words, Palo Alto Networks stocks trade at around 177x recent earnings.
That's relatively high compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the United States stock markets on average as of September 25, 2023 (21.29). The high P/E ratio could mean that investors are optimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're over-valued.
Palo Alto Networks's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 1.586. A PEG ratio over 1 can be interpreted as meaning shares are overvalued at the current rate of growth, or may anticipate an acceleration in growth.
The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into Palo Alto Networks's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the stock prices of multiple high-growth companies.
Palo Alto Networks's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $590 million.
The EBITDA is a measure of a Palo Alto Networks's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.
Frequently asked questions
We're not expecting Palo Alto Networks to pay a dividend over the next 12 months. However, you can browse other dividend-paying shares in our guide.
Currently 1.222% of Palo Alto Networks shares are held by insiders and 88.446% by institutions.
Palo Alto Networks's fiscal year ends in July.
Palo Alto Networks's address is: 3000 Tannery Way, Santa Clara, CA, United States, 95054
Have Palo Alto Networks's shares ever split?
Palo Alto Networks's shares were split on a 3:1 basis on 14 September 2022. So if you had owned 1 share the day before before the split, the next day you'd have owned 3 shares. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your Palo Alto Networks shares – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 66.7% lower share price could have impacted the market appetite for Palo Alto Networks shares which in turn could have impacted Palo Alto Networks's share price.
It's as easy to sell Palo Alto Networks as it is to buy! Here's how to sell Palo Alto Networks stocks that you already own.
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