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Palo Alto Networks Analyst Ratings

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Protect AI announced it will be acquired by Palo Alto Networks (PANW) on Monday, April 28, 2025
Consensus Rating1
Buy
Highest Price Target1
$450.00
Lowest Price Target1
$130.00
Consensus Price Target1
$311.33

Palo Alto Networks Analyst Ratings and Price Targets | NASDAQ:PANW | Benzinga

Palo Alto Networks Inc has a consensus price target of $311.33 based on the ratings of 43 analysts. The high is $450 issued by Oppenheimer on November 21, 2024. The low is $130 issued by Guggenheim on January 7, 2025. The 3 most-recent analyst ratings were released by Keybanc, Morgan Stanley, and HSBC on April 17, 2025, April 16, 2025, and April 10, 2025, respectively. With an average price target of $188.67 between Keybanc, Morgan Stanley, and HSBC, there's an implied 0.29% upside for Palo Alto Networks Inc from these most-recent analyst ratings.

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Analyst Firms Making Recommendations1

Keybanc
Morgan Stanley
HSBC
Stephens & Co.
Jefferies

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Analyst Ratings for Palo Alto Networks

Buy NowGet Alert
04/17/2025Buy Now8.97%Keybanc
Brandon Nispel57%
$240 → $205MaintainsOverweightGet Alert
04/16/2025Buy Now8.97%Morgan Stanley
Hamza Fodderwala76%
$230 → $205MaintainsOverweightGet Alert
04/10/2025Buy Now-17.07%HSBC
Stephen Bersey63%
→ $156UpgradeReduce → HoldGet Alert
04/01/2025Buy Now8.97%Stephens & Co.
Todd Weller 64%
→ $205Initiates → Equal-WeightGet Alert
03/31/2025Buy Now14.29%Jefferies
Joseph Gallo75%
$240 → $215MaintainsBuyGet Alert
03/31/2025Buy Now8.97%Truist Securities
Joel Fishbein74%
$213 → $205MaintainsBuyGet Alert
03/31/2025Buy Now24.92%Rosenblatt
Catharine Trebnick70%
$235 → $235MaintainsBuyGet Alert
02/25/2025Buy Now16.95%Citigroup
Fatima Boolani76%
$205 → $220MaintainsBuyGet Alert
02/18/2025Buy Now22.26%Susquehanna
Shyam Patil67%
$217.5 → $230MaintainsPositiveGet Alert
02/14/2025Buy Now6.32%UBS
Roger Boyd69%
$190 → $200MaintainsNeutralGet Alert
02/14/2025Buy Now12.69%JMP Securities
Trevor Walsh85%
$208 → $212MaintainsMarket OutperformGet Alert
02/14/2025Buy NowWestPark Capital
Casey Ryan45%
ReiteratesHold → HoldGet Alert
02/14/2025Buy Now24.92%Rosenblatt
Catharine Trebnick70%
$235 → $235MaintainsBuyGet Alert
02/12/2025Buy Now18.54%Cantor Fitzgerald
Jonathan Ruykhaver71%
$223 → $223ReiteratesOverweight → OverweightGet Alert
02/12/2025Buy Now4.4%WestPark Capital
Casey Ryan45%
$196.4 → $196.4ReiteratesHold → HoldGet Alert
02/11/2025Buy Now27.58%Keybanc
Eric Heath69%
$217 → $240MaintainsOverweightGet Alert
02/11/2025Buy Now24.92%Rosenblatt
Catharine Trebnick70%
$212.5 → $235MaintainsBuyGet Alert
02/10/2025Buy Now19.6%RBC Capital
Matthew Hedberg72%
$225 → $225ReiteratesOutperform → OutperformGet Alert
01/21/2025Buy Now19.6%Scotiabank
Patrick Colville56%
$200 → $225MaintainsSector OutperformGet Alert
01/21/2025Buy Now22.26%Morgan Stanley
Hamza Fodderwala76%
$223 → $230MaintainsOverweightGet Alert
01/17/2025Buy Now8.97%Citigroup
Fatima Boolani76%
$216 → $205MaintainsBuyGet Alert
01/14/2025Buy Now-4.32%Loop Capital
Yun Kim77%
$385 → $180MaintainsHoldGet Alert
01/14/2025Buy Now10.57%JMP Securities
Trevor Walsh85%
$208 → $208ReiteratesMarket Outperform → Market OutperformGet Alert
01/08/2025Buy NowBTIG
Gray Powell78%
DowngradeBuy → NeutralGet Alert
01/08/2025Buy Now1%Deutsche Bank
Brad Zelnick68%
$207 → $190DowngradeBuy → HoldGet Alert
01/07/2025Buy Now-30.9%Guggenheim
John Difucci67%
→ $130DowngradeNeutral → SellGet Alert
01/06/2025Buy Now-30.9%Guggenheim
John Difucci67%
$130 → $130DowngradeNeutral → SellGet Alert
01/03/2025Buy Now6.32%Scotiabank
Patrick Colville56%
$400 → $200MaintainsSector OutperformGet Alert
12/31/2024Buy Now22.26%Evercore ISI Group
Peter Levine72%
$455 → $230MaintainsOutperformGet Alert
12/19/2024Buy Now27.58%Jefferies
Joseph Gallo75%
$225 → $240MaintainsBuyGet Alert
12/17/2024Buy Now13.23%Barclays
Saket Kalia77%
$425 → $213MaintainsOverweightGet Alert
11/22/2024Buy Now54.69%HSBC
Stephen Bersey63%
$152 → $145.5DowngradeHold → ReduceGet Alert
11/21/2024Buy Now125.92%Truist Securities
Anthony Hau47%
$212.5 → $212.5MaintainsBuyGet Alert
11/21/2024Buy Now123.26%TD Cowen
Shaul Eyal78%
$200 → $210MaintainsBuyGet Alert
11/21/2024Buy Now120.07%BTIG
Gray Powell78%
$197.5 → $207MaintainsBuyGet Alert
11/21/2024Buy Now129.64%Citigroup
Fatima Boolani76%
$197.5 → $216MaintainsBuyGet Alert
11/21/2024Buy Now120.6%Deutsche Bank
Brad Zelnick68%
$197.5 → $207.5MaintainsBuyGet Alert
11/21/2024Buy Now128.58%B of A Securities
Tal Liani76%
$200 → $215MaintainsNeutralGet Alert
11/21/2024Buy Now125.92%BMO Capital
Keith Bachman81%
$195 → $212.5MaintainsOutperformGet Alert
11/21/2024Buy Now139.21%RBC Capital
Matthew Hedberg75%
$225 → $225ReiteratesOutperform → OutperformGet Alert
11/21/2024Buy Now139.21%Oppenheimer
Ittai Kidron68%
$225 → $225MaintainsOutperformGet Alert
11/21/2024Buy NowWestPark Capital
Paul Rodriguez1%
Reiterates → HoldGet Alert
11/21/2024Buy Now104.66%Piper Sandler
Rob Owens83%
$165 → $192.5MaintainsNeutralGet Alert
11/21/2024Buy Now136.55%Cantor Fitzgerald
Yi Fu Lee84%
$222.5 → $222.5ReiteratesOverweight → OverweightGet Alert
11/21/2024Buy Now139.21%Wells Fargo
Andrew Nowinski66%
$208 → $225MaintainsOverweightGet Alert
11/21/2024Buy Now131.24%Susquehanna
Shyam Patil67%
$210 → $217.5MaintainsPositiveGet Alert
11/21/2024Buy Now125.92%Rosenblatt
Catharine Trebnick70%
$195 → $212.5UpgradeNeutral → BuyGet Alert
11/21/2024Buy Now96.68%Northland Capital Markets
Nehal Chokshi62%
$175 → $185ReiteratesMarket Perform → Market PerformGet Alert
11/21/2024Buy Now120.6%JMP Securities
Trevor Walsh85%
$190 → $207.5MaintainsMarket OutperformGet Alert
11/21/2024Buy Now139.21%Needham
Matt Dezort34%
$192.5 → $225MaintainsBuyGet Alert
11/19/2024Buy Now19.6%Jefferies
Joseph Gallo75%
$200 → $225MaintainsBuyGet Alert
11/18/2024Buy Now107.31%Rosenblatt
Catharine Trebnick70%
$172.5 → $195MaintainsNeutralGet Alert
11/18/2024Buy Now125.92%Truist Securities
Anthony Hau47%
$200 → $212.5MaintainsBuyGet Alert
11/18/2024Buy Now138.68%JP Morgan
Brian Essex70%
$193.5 → $224.5MaintainsOverweightGet Alert
11/18/2024Buy Now141.87%Evercore ISI Group
Peter Levine72%
$197.5 → $227.5MaintainsOutperformGet Alert
11/15/2024Buy Now125.92%Baird
Shrenik Kothari77%
$192.5 → $212.5MaintainsOutperformGet Alert
11/14/2024Buy Now133.89%Stifel
Adam Borg75%
$192.5 → $220MaintainsBuyGet Alert
11/11/2024Buy Now125.92%Barclays
Saket Kalia77%
$205 → $212.5MaintainsOverweightGet Alert
11/07/2024Buy NowOTR GlobalDowngradeMixed → NegativeGet Alert
11/04/2024Buy Now102%JMP Securities
Trevor Walsh85%
$190 → $190ReiteratesMarket Outperform → Market OutperformGet Alert
10/22/2024Buy Now139.21%Oppenheimer
Ittai Kidron68%
$205 → $225MaintainsOutperformGet Alert
10/18/2024Buy Now131.24%Keybanc
Eric Heath69%
$200 → $217.5MaintainsOverweightGet Alert
10/17/2024Buy Now117.95%Barclays
Saket Kalia77%
$185 → $205MaintainsOverweightGet Alert
10/11/2024Buy Now123.79%Morgan Stanley
Hamza Fodderwala76%
$195 → $210.5MaintainsOverweightGet Alert
10/08/2024Buy Now117.95%Exane BNP Paribas
Andrew DeGasperi32%
→ $205Initiates → OutperformGet Alert
10/08/2024Buy Now125.92%Goldman Sachs
Gabriela Borges66%
$188 → $212.5MaintainsBuyGet Alert
09/05/2024Buy Now123.26%Susquehanna
Shyam Patil67%
$170 → $210MaintainsPositiveGet Alert
08/21/2024Buy Now112.63%B of A Securities
Tal Liani76%
$185 → $200MaintainsNeutralGet Alert
08/20/2024Buy Now99.87%Goldman Sachs
Gabriela Borges66%
$165 → $188MaintainsBuyGet Alert
08/20/2024Buy Now86.05%Northland Capital Markets
Nehal Chokshi62%
$137.5 → $175MaintainsMarket PerformGet Alert
08/20/2024Buy Now109.97%Citigroup
Fatima Boolani76%
$192.5 → $197.5MaintainsBuyGet Alert
08/20/2024Buy Now96.68%Barclays
Saket Kalia77%
$175 → $185MaintainsOverweightGet Alert
08/20/2024Buy Now105.72%JP Morgan
Brian Essex70%
$182.5 → $193.5MaintainsOverweightGet Alert
08/20/2024Buy Now112.63%Truist Securities
Anthony Hau47%
$175 → $200MaintainsBuyGet Alert
08/20/2024Buy Now112.63%Wedbush
Daniel Ives80%
$187.5 → $200MaintainsOutperformGet Alert
08/20/2024Buy Now112.63%TD Cowen
Shaul Eyal78%
$175 → $200MaintainsBuyGet Alert
08/20/2024Buy Now112.63%Scotiabank
Patrick Colville56%
$192.5 → $200MaintainsSector OutperformGet Alert
08/20/2024Buy Now117.95%RBC Capital
Matthew Hedberg75%
$195 → $205MaintainsOutperformGet Alert
08/20/2024Buy Now117.95%Oppenheimer
Ittai Kidron68%
$195 → $205MaintainsOutperformGet Alert
08/20/2024Buy Now107.31%Morgan Stanley
Hamza Fodderwala76%
$180 → $195MaintainsOverweightGet Alert
08/20/2024Buy Now102%JMP Securities
Trevor Walsh85%
$190 → $190ReiteratesMarket Outperform → Market OutperformGet Alert
08/20/2024Buy Now112.63%Keybanc
Eric Heath69%
$190 → $200MaintainsOverweightGet Alert
08/20/2024Buy NowWestPark Capital
Paul Rodriguez1%
Reiterates → HoldGet Alert
08/20/2024Buy Now112.63%Cantor Fitzgerald
Yi Fu Lee84%
$175 → $200MaintainsOverweightGet Alert
08/20/2024Buy Now88.71%UBS
Roger Boyd69%
$172.5 → $177.5MaintainsNeutralGet Alert
08/20/2024Buy Now121.14%Wells Fargo
Andrew Nowinski66%
$192.5 → $208MaintainsOverweightGet Alert
08/20/2024Buy Now120.6%DA Davidson
Rudy Kessinger59%
$190 → $207.5MaintainsBuyGet Alert
08/20/2024Buy Now109.97%BTIG
Gray Powell78%
$183 → $197.5MaintainsBuyGet Alert
08/20/2024Buy Now104.66%Stifel
Adam Borg75%
$180 → $192.5MaintainsBuyGet Alert
08/20/2024Buy Now83.39%Rosenblatt
Catharine Trebnick70%
$172.5 → $172.5MaintainsNeutralGet Alert
08/20/2024Buy Now112.1%Bernstein
Peter Weed70%
$182 → $199.5MaintainsOutperformGet Alert
08/20/2024Buy Now104.66%Baird
Shrenik Kothari77%
$187.5 → $192.5MaintainsOutperformGet Alert
08/20/2024Buy Now75.42%Piper Sandler
Rob Owens83%
$150 → $165MaintainsNeutralGet Alert
08/20/2024Buy Now104.66%Needham
Alex Henderson83%
$172.5 → $192.5MaintainsBuyGet Alert
08/20/2024Buy Now109.97%Evercore ISI Group
Peter Levine72%
$192.5 → $197.5MaintainsOutperformGet Alert
08/20/2024Buy Now109.97%Deutsche Bank
Brad Zelnick68%
$165 → $197.5MaintainsBuyGet Alert
08/20/2024Buy Now107.31%BMO Capital
Keith Bachman81%
$167 → $195MaintainsOutperformGet Alert
08/19/2024Buy Now86.05%Cantor Fitzgerald
Yi Fu Lee84%
$175 → $175ReiteratesOverweight → OverweightGet Alert
08/19/2024Buy Now83.39%Rosenblatt
Catharine Trebnick70%
$150 → $172.5MaintainsNeutralGet Alert
08/16/2024Buy Now99.34%Wedbush
Daniel Ives80%
$187.5 → $187.5ReiteratesOutperform → OutperformGet Alert

FAQ

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What is the target price for Palo Alto Networks (PANW) stock?

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The latest price target for Palo Alto Networks (NASDAQ:PANW) was reported by Keybanc on April 17, 2025. The analyst firm set a price target for $205.00 expecting PANW to rise to within 12 months (a possible 8.97% upside). 100 analyst firms have reported ratings in the last year.

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What is the most recent analyst rating for Palo Alto Networks (PANW)?

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The latest analyst rating for Palo Alto Networks (NASDAQ:PANW) was provided by Keybanc, and Palo Alto Networks maintained their overweight rating.

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When was the last upgrade for Palo Alto Networks (PANW)?

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The last upgrade for Palo Alto Networks Inc happened on April 10, 2025 when HSBC raised their price target to $156. HSBC previously had a reduce for Palo Alto Networks Inc.

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When was the last downgrade for Palo Alto Networks (PANW)?

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The last downgrade for Palo Alto Networks Inc happened on January 8, 2025 when BTIG changed their price target from N/A to N/A for Palo Alto Networks Inc.

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When is the next analyst rating going to be posted or updated for Palo Alto Networks (PANW)?

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Analysts arrive at stock ratings after doing extensive research, which includes going through public financial statements, talking to executives and customers of Palo Alto Networks, and listening in to earnings conference calls. Most analysts do this every three months, so you should get 4 ratings per company per firm each year. The last rating for Palo Alto Networks was filed on April 17, 2025 so you should expect the next rating to be made available sometime around April 17, 2026.

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Is the Analyst Rating Palo Alto Networks (PANW) correct?

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While ratings are subjective and will change, the latest Palo Alto Networks (PANW) rating was a maintained with a price target of $240.00 to $205.00. The current price Palo Alto Networks (PANW) is trading at is $188.12, which is out of the analyst’s predicted range.

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