Palo Alto Networks Inc is one of the leaders in the IT sector when it comes to technological innovation. The company was founded in 2005 by Nir Zuk and is headquartered in Santa Clara, California. Palo Alto Networks is a team of engineers from leading American cybersecurity firms: CheckPoint. Cisco, NetScreen, McAfee, Juniper Networks The company enjoys a strong reputation in the market and its profits are growing steadily. Software sales and paid subscriptions constitute 40% and 60% of the revenue structure respectively. Palo Alto Networks platform ensures continuous network, endpoint and cloud security. Its clients include government, financial, energy, defense, healthcare, education and media institutions.
Palo Alto Networks stock is among the most stable in the market and is currently in a long-term bullish trend. What affects the cost of the PANW stock? First of all, the demand for products. With the development of technology, the demand for protection against cyber attacks is growing steadily. Palo Alto Networks has a reputation for providing some of the best cybersecurity solutions. The company will release new products regularly because hacking techniques improve all the time. Consumers will need more reliable protection from hackers.
However, the cybersecurity market is highly competitive. Kaspersky Lab, McAfee, Symantec are also popular in the market. Consumers often change their preferences in favor of better quality, lower cost, and more user-friendly products. Investors' sentiments are also unstable: they may consider the company to be promising and buy its stock but after a while they might sell it and support another company which seems to them more promising. The PANW rate largely depends on the above-mentioned factors.
When trading Palo Alto Networks stocks, traders should follow the industry news. Reports of a major cyber attack or an antivirus vulnerability can seriously impact the price of the company's stock. At the same time, new releases of products from competitors may draw the attention of consumers, as a result of which the PANW stock will decrease in price.
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Sell | 361.74 |
Buy | 362.9 |
Sentiment | 100% ▾ |
1-day change | 39.07(12.11%) |
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Palo Alto Networks has been positioned as a leader in the Magic Quadrant for Network Firewalls report by Gartner Inc from 2011 to 2021. The report evaluates vendors' visions and their ability to execute them. The company’s commitment to innovation and customer success helped it to be a leader for ten consecutive years.
The company went public in June 2012 on the New York Stock Exchange. During the IPO, Palo Alto Networks raised $260 million. It was the fourth-largest Initial Public Offering that year.
Throughout the years, the company has been introducing new products, remaining one of the industry’s leaders.
On October 12, 2021, the company thanked the NYSE for its partnership since the IPO and transferred its stock exchange listing to NASDAQ. The transfer was made to put Palo Alto Networks on par with enviable technology peers.
Currently, the stocks are traded on NASDAQ under the same #PANW ticker. When trading stocks, you should be aware of the company’s competitors. The main Palo Alto Networks’ rivals are Cisco Systems, F5 Networks, QUALCOMM, Juniper Networks, Ciena, Motorola Solutions, Calix, InterDigital, EchoStar, and Viasat, as they are all a part of the communications equipment industry.
Also, it’s vital that the company’s revenue has grown faster than the US software infrastructure industry average for years. However, its earnings are low. It means that the stock price may be highly volatile in the periods of financial data reports.
The company sees three risk factors that can affect its shares. The first one is an inability to achieve higher product, service, and subscription sales and offerings to new and current customers. The next factor is inefficient inventory management. Any issues in supply and inventory will harm the company’s sales or lead to a delay in revenue. At the same time, the company shouldn’t allow an excess in inventory levels, as it will hurt the gross margins.