Palo Alto Networks Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

The 37 analysts with 12-month price forecasts for Palo Alto Networks stock have an average target of 216.38, with a low estimate of 157 and a high estimate of 265. The average target predicts an increase of 31.10% from the current stock price of 165.05.

Analyst Consensus: Buy

Target	Low	Average	Median	High
Price	$157	$216.38	$215	$265
Change	-4.88%	+31.10%	+30.26%	+60.56%

Analyst Ratings

The average analyst rating for Palo Alto Networks stock from 40 stock analysts is "Buy". This means that analysts believe this stock is likely to outperform the market over the next twelve months.

Recommendation Trends

Rating	Oct '25	Nov '25	Dec '25	Jan '26	Feb '26	Mar '26
Strong Buy	15	15	14	14	14	14
Buy	17	17	16	16	17	18
Hold	9	8	7	7	7	7
Sell	0	1	1	1	1	1
Strong Sell	1	1	1	0	0	0
Total	42	42	39	38	39	40

Latest Forecasts

Analyst	Firm	Rating	Rating	Action	Price Target	Upside	Date
Richard Poland Wells Fargo	Wells Fargo	Buy Initiates $200	Buy	Initiates	$200	+21.18%	Mar 3, 2026
Fatima Boolani Citigroup	Citigroup	Strong Buy Maintains $235 → $210	Strong Buy	Maintains	$235 → $210	+27.23%	Feb 19, 2026
Brian Essex JP Morgan	JP Morgan	Buy Maintains $225 → $200	Buy	Maintains	$225 → $200	+21.18%	Feb 19, 2026
Peter Weed Bernstein	Bernstein	Buy Maintains $210 → $209	Buy	Maintains	$210 → $209	+26.63%	Feb 18, 2026
Rudy Kessinger DA Davidson	DA Davidson	Strong Buy Maintains $210 → $190	Strong Buy	Maintains	$210 → $190	+15.12%	Feb 18, 2026

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Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year

11.52B

from 9.22B

24.94%

from 9.22B

Revenue Next Year

13.82B

from 11.52B

19.95%

from 11.52B

EPS This Year

3.77

from 1.60

135.37%

from 1.60

EPS Next Year

4.05

from 3.77

7.50%

from 3.77

Fiscal Year	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	FY 2026	FY 2027
Period Ending	Jul 31, 2021	Jul 31, 2022	Jul 31, 2023	Jul 31, 2024	Jul 31, 2025	Jul 31, 2026	Jul 31, 2027
Revenue	4.26B	5.50B	6.89B	8.03B	9.22B	11.52B	13.82B
Revenue Growth	24.87%	29.26%	25.29%	16.46%	14.87%	24.94%	19.95%
EPS	-0.87	-0.45	0.64	3.64	1.60	3.77	4.05
EPS Growth	-	-	-	468.75%	-56.04%	135.37%	7.50%
Forward PE	-	-	-	-	-	43.83	40.77
No. Analysts	-	-	-	-	-	56	55

Historical EPS numbers are GAAP, while forecasted numbers may be non-GAAP.

Revenue Forecast

Revenue	2026	2027
High	11.9B	15.2B
Avg	11.5B	13.8B
Low	11.0B	12.5B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth	2026	2027
High	29.5%	31.9%
Avg	24.9%	20.0%
Low	19.3%	8.4%

EPS Forecast

EPS	2026	2027
High	4.17	4.67
Avg	3.77	4.05
Low	3.59	3.38

EPS Growth

EPS Growth	2026	2027
High	160.5%	24.1%
Avg	135.4%	7.5%
Low	124.2%	-10.2%

Sources: Price targets and analyst ratings provided by Benzinga. Revenue and EPS forecast data provided by Finnhub. The data is sourced from Wall Street analysts. Data disclaimer.