Why Investors Could Turn To These Stocks After Iberian Power Outage

A massive power outage that struck Spain, Portugal, and parts of France on Monday may have exposed vulnerabilities in critical infrastructure, raising investor interest in companies focused on cybersecurity, energy resilience, and backup power — even though their stocks aren’t yet moving on the news.

What To Know: The blackout, which paralyzed major cities like Madrid, Lisbon and Barcelona, disrupted traffic lights, halted airports and train stations and plunged metro systems into darkness.

Early reports suggest a failure in a high-voltage interconnector between France and Spain, possibly caused by a fire or cyberattack, may have triggered the event.

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With full restoration expected to take hours or longer, the incident underscores how fragile interconnected energy grids can be — and how vital protection and backup solutions are becoming.

This is where companies like Palo Alto Networks Inc PANW, Fluence Energy Inc FLNC, and Generac Holdings Inc GNRC could come into focus.

• Palo Alto, a leader in cybersecurity, could benefit if the outage investigation confirms cyber vulnerabilities.
  
• Fluence Energy, which specializes in grid-scale energy storage, could gain from increased investment in grid resiliency and modernization.
  
• Generac, a key supplier of backup power generators, also stands to profit if businesses and homeowners rethink their energy contingency plans.

While these respective stocks did not react sharply following the outage, demand for stronger grid defenses, energy storage and backup systems could accelerate.

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How To Buy PANW Stock

Besides going to a brokerage platform to purchase a share – or fractional share – of stock, you can also gain access to shares either by buying an exchange traded fund (ETF) that holds the stock itself, or by allocating yourself to a strategy in your 401(k) that would seek to acquire shares in a mutual fund or other instrument.

For example, in Palo Alto Networks’ case, it is in the Information Technology sector. An ETF will likely hold shares in many liquid and large companies that help track that sector, allowing an investor to gain exposure to the trends within that segment.

According to data from Benzinga Pro, PANW has a 52-week high of $208.39 and a 52-week low of $142.00

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