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

Palo Alto Networks (NASDAQ:PANW) is projected 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 released its earnings results on Thursday, February 13th. The network technology company reported $0.81 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.75 by $0.06. Palo Alto Networks had a net margin of 14.64% and a return on equity of 21.93%. The company had revenue of $2.26 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.24 billion. 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 Trading Up 0.0%

PANW opened at $192.98 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $127.77 billion, a PE ratio of 108.72, a P/E/G ratio of 5.64 and a beta of 1.02. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $177.37 and a two-hundred day moving average of $185.13. Palo Alto Networks has a 12-month low of $142.01 and a 12-month high of $208.39.

Insider Activity

In other Palo Alto Networks news, EVP Nir Zuk sold 100,000 shares of Palo Alto Networks stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, April 11th. The stock was 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 directly owns 3,543,516 shares in the company, valued at approximately $586,132,981.56. The trade was a 2.74% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Lee Klarich sold 120,774 shares of Palo Alto Networks stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, April 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $151.13, for a total value of $18,252,574.62. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president now owns 321,774 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $48,629,704.62. The trade was a 27.29% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 568,962 shares of company stock valued at $96,933,690. 2.50% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Palo Alto Networks

A hedge fund recently raised its stake in Palo Alto Networks stock. Brighton Jones LLC grew its position in shares of Palo Alto Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ:PANW) by 147.7% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 6,761 shares of the network technology company’s stock after buying an additional 4,031 shares during the period. Brighton Jones LLC’s holdings in Palo Alto Networks were worth $1,230,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 79.82% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities research analysts have issued reports on the stock. Royal Bank of Canada reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $225.00 target price on shares of Palo Alto Networks in a research note on Monday, February 10th. Cantor Fitzgerald reiterated an “overweight” rating and set a $223.00 price target on shares of Palo Alto Networks in a research note on Wednesday, February 12th. Truist Financial cut their price target on shares of Palo Alto Networks from $213.00 to $205.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, March 31st. Jefferies Financial Group upped their target price on shares of Palo Alto Networks from $215.00 to $225.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday. Finally, UBS Group raised their price objective on shares of Palo Alto Networks from $190.00 to $200.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, February 14th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, fifteen have issued a hold rating, twenty-eight have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Palo Alto Networks currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $203.46.

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.