Palo Alto Networks (PANW) Expected to Announce Quarterly Earnings on Tuesday

Palo Alto Networks (NASDAQ:PANW) is expected to issue its Q3 2025 quarterly earnings data after the market closes on Tuesday, May 20th. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of $0.77 per share and revenue of $2.28 billion for the quarter. Palo Alto Networks has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 0.760-0.770 EPS and its FY 2025 guidance at 3.180-3.240 EPS.

Palo Alto Networks (NASDAQ:PANW) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 13th. The network technology company reported $0.81 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.75 by $0.06. The business had revenue of $2.26 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.24 billion. Palo Alto Networks had a return on equity of 21.93% and a net margin of 14.64%. On average, analysts expect Palo Alto Networks to post $2 EPS for the current fiscal year and $2 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Palo Alto Networks Stock Up 0.0%

Shares of NASDAQ:PANW opened at $192.98 on Monday. The company has a market cap of $127.77 billion, a P/E ratio of 108.72, a P/E/G ratio of 5.64 and a beta of 1.02. Palo Alto Networks has a 52 week low of $142.01 and a 52 week high of $208.39. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $177.37 and a 200-day simple moving average of $185.16.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of brokerages recently weighed in on PANW. Scotiabank lifted their target price on Palo Alto Networks from $200.00 to $225.00 and gave the company a “sector outperform” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 21st. Stephens cut Palo Alto Networks from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, May 1st. UBS Group lifted their target price on Palo Alto Networks from $190.00 to $200.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, February 14th. Citigroup lifted their target price on Palo Alto Networks from $205.00 to $220.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, February 25th. Finally, Roth Capital began coverage on Palo Alto Networks in a report on Thursday. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $210.00 target price on the stock. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, fifteen have given a hold rating, twenty-eight have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $203.46.

Insider Transactions at Palo Alto Networks

In other news, CEO Nikesh Arora sold 227,414 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, April 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $172.73, for a total value of $39,281,220.22. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 317,571 shares in the company, valued at approximately $54,854,038.83. The trade was a 41.73% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Nir Zuk sold 100,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, April 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $165.41, for a total value of $16,541,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president now owns 3,543,516 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $586,132,981.56. This trade represents a 2.74% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last ninety days, insiders have sold 568,962 shares of company stock valued at $96,933,690. 2.50% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Palo Alto Networks

A hedge fund recently raised its stake in Palo Alto Networks stock. Bison Wealth LLC grew its stake in shares of Palo Alto Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ:PANW) by 169.1% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 5,212 shares of the network technology company’s stock after purchasing an additional 3,275 shares during the quarter. Bison Wealth LLC’s holdings in Palo Alto Networks were worth $948,000 as of its most recent SEC filing. 79.82% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About Palo Alto Networks

Palo Alto Networks, Inc provides cybersecurity solutions worldwide. The company offers firewall appliances and software; and Panorama, a security management solution for the global control of network security platform as a virtual or a physical appliance. It also 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, as well as threat intelligence, and data loss prevention.