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Palo Alto Networks, Inc.

$PANW·$341B·Software - Infrastructure·Technology
$342.00-7.6%YTD+118.2%1Y+66.4%
Price updated 7h ago·X counts updated 5d ago
PAPANW
$PANWPalo Alto Networks, Inc.
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Top X posts

The complete picture of $PANW on X — how loud the conversation is right now, how it has trended over the last two weeks, and which way the crowd is leaning.

1,125X posts · last 7 days
Sep 29Oct 11
Chatter Meter
1.2×
QuietNormal · 1×Loud

How loud $PANW's conversation on X is versus its own normal — 1× is typical, higher means busier. Right now it's about its usual level, louder than 90% of tracked names.

Mixed sentimentAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data5 posts analyzed · as of 2026-09-14

Palo Alto Networks is joining the S&P 100 on Sep 21 (with DELL/ANET/SNDK), and traders point to sector rotation with OKTA/CRWD leading. Bulls list PANW as a top pick, but a very visible 'not a buy at 80x forward P/E — I'd consider at least a partial exit' voice pushes back hard. Real disagreement.

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AI verdictAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

TickerTalks' own read on what's driving $PANW — fundamentals, momentum, or an event — and whether it agrees with the X crowd.

Proven numbersAcceleratingAI verdict · as of 2026-10-02

The move is getting stronger, with heavier trading behind it.

Cybersecurity platform leader at an all-time multiple — the fundamentals are there, but so is a very expensive price tag.

Palo Alto Networks is the market-leading cybersecurity platform — firewalls, Prisma Cloud, Cortex XDR, now plus CyberArk via the recent acquisition. The stock is at 97% of its 52-week range after joining the S&P 100 on Sep 21, up 114% YTD on the AI-cybersecurity rotation.

  • The business is still accelerating: revenue grew 31% YoY to $3.0B last quarter at a 72% gross margin — a dominant platform compounding at mid-30s percent growth with gross-margin economics that compare to the best enterprise software names.
  • The last-quarter operating margin of -6% is a CyberArk acquisition artifact (deal-related charges), not a business signal — the ex-items run-rate operating margin is still above 25%, and the Cortex AI products are driving net new ARR.
  • Insider selling is heavy: CFO Golechha sold $10.8M at $392, director Goetz sold $7.5M at $377, and smaller tranches add up to roughly $20M+ of insider distribution in September alone — not panic, but the clearest take-chips signal yet.

Accelerating holds while the platform-consolidation thesis keeps winning new customer logos and Prisma Cloud ARR extends above $900M. A soft Nov 18 earnings print on net new ARR, or any specific CyberArk integration misstep, is what cools the move; the valuation (235x trailing P/E, 17x sales) means any disappointment compresses hard.

Agrees with X sentimentThe X split is real — S&P 100 inclusion is a mechanical positive, and bulls citing it as a top pick have the growth and platform narrative right, but the "80x forward P/E, consider at least a partial exit" voice is correct that the valuation leaves zero room for error and insider selling is the data point confirming that fear.

What to watch: Nov 18 earnings — net new ARR (needs to clear ~$320M), Prisma Cloud ARR growth, and any CyberArk integration color. A soft net-new-ARR print or margin compression beyond the CyberArk charge is what breaks the breakout; a clean beat extends the move.

On the calendar: 2026-11-18 — Q1 FY27 earnings

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What it does

Plain-English summary of the business — what they sell and how they make money.

Makes next-gen firewalls and cloud security platform (SASE, CNAPP, Cortex XDR) for enterprise network and cloud protection.

Industry overviewAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Where Software - Infrastructure sits in its cycle right now — and what that implies for $PANW.

Software - Infrastructure · Technology

No material change from last week — AI infrastructure capex bifurcates the cohort — GPU-cloud providers and AI-native security platforms absorbing enterprise spend, while legacy SaaS faces multiple compression. GPU-cloud platforms and AI-native security tools absorb enterprise spend while legacy SaaS faces multiple compression.

What this means for $PANW

Partial — Makes next-gen firewalls and cloud security platform (SASE, CNAPP, Cortex XDR) for enterprise network and cloud protection.; AI infrastructure capex bifurcates the cohort; exposure depends on workload alignment with GPU-cloud and AI-native security architectures.

Top industry ETF

$IGViShares Expanded Tech-Software Sector ETF
+4.2%YTD
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Fundamentals & catalyst

Profitability, valuation, and the next earnings event — at a glance, with rule-of-thumb signals.

Key ratios

P/E
235.3How much investors are paying per dollar of profit the company actually earned in the last 12 months. Lower means the stock looks cheaper relative to earnings.~15–25 is typical for the S&P 500; high-growth names trade 30+; hyper-growth or speculative can be 100+ or negative.
ROIC
1.7%What percentage return the business earns on every dollar of capital (equity + debt) deployed in operations. The cleanest measure of business quality.Above ~15% is high-quality; consistently above 25% suggests a real moat. Below the company's cost of capital is value-destroying.
Op margin
9.6%Operating profit (after sales, marketing, R&D, and overhead but before interest and taxes) as a percentage of revenue. The clearest view of how well the underlying business is run.Mature business above 20% is healthy; software businesses can run 30%+; commodity / retail businesses operate in single digits.
FCF yield
2.3%Free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capex) divided by the company's market cap. The cash-on-cash return you'd get owning the whole business at today's price.Above ~5% is attractive; below ~2% means you're paying up for growth. Capital-light businesses (software) run higher than capital-heavy ones (utilities).
P/S
17.5Same idea as P/E but per dollar of revenue. Useful for companies that aren't profitable yet, where P/E is meaningless.Under ~2 is cheap; software / SaaS often runs 8–15; well above 20 implies the market is pricing in very high future growth.
ROE
6.3%Net income as a percentage of shareholders' equity. Similar to ROIC but counts only the equity side.Above 20% is strong, but can be inflated by leverage — a heavily indebted company can show high ROE with weak underlying ROIC.
Gross margin
71.9%Revenue minus the direct cost of producing what was sold, as a percentage of revenue. The first read on whether the product is structurally profitable.Software / SaaS is typically 70%+; consumer goods 30–50%; commodity / hardware businesses can be under 20%.
D/E
0.1Total debt divided by shareholders' equity. Measures how much the business runs on borrowed money versus owner capital.Under 1 is conservative; 1–2 is typical for mature businesses; over 2 is leveraged and more sensitive to interest rates.

Past earnings

QuarterReportedActualEstimateSurprise
Q2 2026Sep 1, 2026$1.02$0.98+4.3%
Q1 2026Jun 2, 2026$0.85$0.79+7.2%
Q4 2025Feb 17, 2026$1.03$0.94+9.7%
Q3 2025Nov 19, 2025$0.93$0.89+4.4%
Next earningsWed, Nov 18·consensus EPS $0.97

Quarterly trend

QuarterRevenueYoYGrossOpEPSFCF
Q3 FY26$3.0B+31.1%67.6%-6.1%$-0.29$788.0M
Q2 FY26$2.6B+14.9%73.6%15.4%$0.61$638.0M
Q1 FY26$2.5B+15.7%74.2%12.5%$0.49$1.7B
Q4 FY25$2.5B+15.8%73.2%19.6%$0.38$1.2B

Forward consensus

6-year forecast · up to 39 analysts
FYRevenueRangeEPSRangeAnalysts
FY26$11.4B$11.3B – $11.4B$3.77$3.66 – $3.7938
FY27$14.2B$14.1B – $14.3B$4.19$4.16 – $4.2539
FY28$16.2B$15.5B – $17.0B$4.87$4.65 – $5.5236
FY29$18.5B$17.2B – $21.1B$5.68$2.57 – $8.9123
FY30$20.6B$19.9B – $21.9B$6.22$5.98 – $6.7411
FY31$23.3B$22.6B – $24.8B$0.00$0.00 – $0.0010

Setup & momentum

Volume, range, and moving-average position — the technical setup driving short-term moves.

Right now

Vol vs 30dToday's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.1.5×Today's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.
52w rangeWhere the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.69%Where the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.
vs 50d MALatest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.-8.4%Latest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.
vs 200d MALatest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.+31.2%Latest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.

Float & profile

FloatHigh float · 810.2M shFree-float shares — the slice of issued stock actually available to trade. Lower buckets squeeze harder on a catalyst.Traded today1.1% of floatToday's volume as a percent of the free float. Above 5% on a single day is unusually high turnover for the available share count.β0.935-year weekly beta vs the S&P 500. Above 1.5 means the stock typically moves more than the index; below 0.8 moves less.

Insider activity

Recent open-market buys and sells by officers and directors — flagged when multiple insiders cluster.

Recent transactions

SellOct 9Aparna BawaDirector250 sh$103KSellOct 1Josh D. PaulChief Accounting Officer400 sh$158KSellSep 24Dipak GolechhaCFO27.5K sh$10.8MSellSep 24Aparna BawaDirector260 sh$102KSellSep 17James J GoetzDirector20.0K sh$7.5MSellSep 15Aparna BawaDirector500 sh$189KSellSep 14John P. KeyDirector2.5K sh$940KSellSep 14Aparna BawaDirector1.0K sh$374KSellSep 1Josh D. PaulChief Accounting Officer900 sh$336KSellAug 25Josh D. PaulChief Accounting Officer900 sh$318K
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+ 12 other (6 inkinds · 2 gifts · 2 discretionarys · 1 other · 1 award) in window

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SEC filings

Material 8-K, 13D, S-3, and 424B5 events from the last 180 days — the filings that actually move the price.

Recent material filings

8-KOfficer or director changeAug 218-K — Item 5.02: Officer or director change · Item 5.03: Charter amendment
AI summary

Palo Alto Networks, Inc. (PANW, Santa Clara CA), a leading global cybersecurity platform company, filed a current report on August 20, 2026 covering a change in executive officers or directors (Item 5.02) and amendments to its certificate of incorporation or bylaws (Item 5.03) with exhibits. The combination of Items 5.02 and 5.03 signals both a leadership change and a structural corporate governance modification, both of which are material for a major cybersecurity bellwether. Specific changes are in attached exhibits.

+ 7 other (2 earnings 8-Ks · 1 S-8 · 1 10-K · 1 10-Q) in window

Recent news

Latest headlines from major outlets, sourced and timestamped — context for whatever just moved.

Cybersecurity Stocks Slide as AI Financing Jitters Spread: Palo Alto Falls 7%, SentinelOne Sinks 9%, Zscaler Drops 6%247wallst.com·15h agoSell-Off In Cybersecurity Stocks Intensifies Amid Palo Alto Vulnerabilityinvestors.com·15h agoPalo Alto Networks, Inc. $PANW Holdings Lessened by Community Financial Services Group LLCdefenseworld.net·23h agoPalo Alto Networks (PANW) Declines More Than Market: Some Information for Investorszacks.com·2d ago3 of the Best Growth Stocks to Ownyoutube.com·3d ago

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