Q1 Earnings Forecast for PANW Issued By KeyCorp

Palo Alto Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ:PANW) – Research analysts at KeyCorp issued their Q1 2027 EPS estimates for shares of Palo Alto Networks in a research note issued to investors on Monday, January 12th. KeyCorp analyst E. Heath anticipates that the network technology company will earn $0.60 per share for the quarter. The consensus estimate for Palo Alto Networks’ current full-year earnings is $1.76 per share. KeyCorp also issued estimates for Palo Alto Networks’ Q2 2027 earnings at $0.61 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $0.55 EPS and Q4 2027 earnings at $0.73 EPS.

Several other equities research analysts have also recently weighed in on the company. Robert W. Baird increased their price target on Palo Alto Networks from $230.00 to $240.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, November 14th. TD Cowen increased their target price on shares of Palo Alto Networks from $230.00 to $255.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 13th. BTIG Research restated a “buy” rating on shares of Palo Alto Networks in a report on Wednesday, December 17th. Mizuho set a $220.00 price objective on shares of Palo Alto Networks in a research note on Tuesday, December 16th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada increased their price objective on shares of Palo Alto Networks from $232.00 to $250.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 12th. Thirty-one equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have assigned a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Palo Alto Networks presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $229.09.

Palo Alto Networks Trading Up 0.0%

Shares of PANW opened at $190.93 on Thursday. The company has a market capitalization of $133.08 billion, a PE ratio of 120.84, a PEG ratio of 4.55 and a beta of 0.76. Palo Alto Networks has a 12 month low of $144.15 and a 12 month high of $223.61. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $192.31 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $195.86.

Palo Alto Networks (NASDAQ:PANW) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, November 20th. The network technology company reported $0.93 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.89 by $0.04. The company had revenue of $2.47 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.46 billion. Palo Alto Networks had a net margin of 11.69% and a return on equity of 17.05%. Palo Alto Networks’s revenue was up 15.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $1.56 earnings per share.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Darwin Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Palo Alto Networks during the second quarter worth approximately $25,000. Whipplewood Advisors LLC increased its stake in Palo Alto Networks by 6,400.0% during the 2nd quarter. Whipplewood Advisors LLC now owns 130 shares of the network technology company’s stock valued at $27,000 after purchasing an additional 128 shares in the last quarter. Briaud Financial Planning Inc bought a new position in shares of Palo Alto Networks in the second quarter valued at $28,000. Howard Hughes Medical Institute bought a new position in shares of Palo Alto Networks in the second quarter valued at $29,000. Finally, Winch Advisory Services LLC grew its holdings in shares of Palo Alto Networks by 96.1% during the third quarter. Winch Advisory Services LLC now owns 149 shares of the network technology company’s stock valued at $30,000 after buying an additional 73 shares during the last quarter. 79.82% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Activity at Palo Alto Networks

In other Palo Alto Networks news, EVP Lee Klarich sold 120,774 shares of Palo Alto Networks stock in a transaction on Monday, November 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $217.94, for a total value of $26,321,485.56. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 356,409 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $77,675,777.46. The trade was a 25.31% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, Director James J. Goetz sold 12,500 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $195.33, for a total transaction of $2,441,625.00. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 75,184 shares in the company, valued at $14,685,690.72. This trade represents a 14.26% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold 382,016 shares of company stock worth $76,386,460 over the last quarter. 1.40% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

About Palo Alto Networks

Palo Alto Networks (NASDAQ: PANW) is a cybersecurity company founded in 2005 and headquartered in Santa Clara, California. The firm develops a broad suite of security products and services designed to prevent successful cyberattacks and protect enterprise networks, clouds, and endpoints. Built around a platform strategy, its offerings target threat prevention, detection, response and governance across hybrid and multi-cloud environments.

The company’s product portfolio includes next‑generation firewalls as a core on‑premises capability, alongside cloud‑delivered security services and software for securing public and private clouds.