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Palo Alto Networks Analyst Ratings

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$187.66
-0.07-0.04%
At close: Jan 16, 4:00 PM EST
$188.00
0.340.18%
After Hours: Jan 16, 7:50 PM EST
Consensus Rating1
Buy
Highest Price Target1
$265.00
Lowest Price Target1
$157.00
Consensus Price Target1
$229.22

Palo Alto Networks Analyst Ratings and Price Targets | NASDAQ:PANW | Benzinga

Palo Alto Networks Inc has a consensus price target of $229.22 based on the ratings of 39 analysts. The high is $265 issued by Piper Sandler on January 5, 2026. The low is $157 issued by HSBC on November 21, 2025. The 3 most-recent analyst ratings were released by UBS, Piper Sandler, and Morgan Stanley on January 13, 2026, January 5, 2026, and December 18, 2025, respectively. With an average price target of $241.67 between UBS, Piper Sandler, and Morgan Stanley, there's an implied 28.55% upside for Palo Alto Networks Inc from these most-recent analyst ratings.

Analyst Trends and Forecast

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Analyst Firms Making Recommendations1

UBS
Piper Sandler
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JP Morgan
HSBC

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Analyst Ratings for Palo Alto Networks

Buy NowGet Alert
01/13/2026Buy Now14.36%UBS$220 → $215MaintainsNeutralGet Alert
01/05/2026Buy Now40.96%Piper Sandler$230 → $265MaintainsOverweightGet Alert
01/05/2026Buy Now—Guggenheim—UpgradeSell → NeutralGet Alert
12/18/2025Buy Now30.32%Morgan Stanley$228 → $245MaintainsOverweightGet Alert
12/17/2025Buy Now25%JP Morgan → $235Reinstates → OverweightGet Alert
11/21/2025Buy Now-16.49%HSBC$157 → $157DowngradeHold → ReduceGet Alert
11/21/2025Buy Now27.66%Goldman Sachs$236 → $240MaintainsBuyGet Alert
11/20/2025Buy Now17.02%UBS$230 → $220MaintainsNeutralGet Alert
11/20/2025Buy Now30.32%Oppenheimer$245 → $245MaintainsOutperformGet Alert
11/20/2025Buy Now22.34%Piper Sandler$225 → $230MaintainsOverweightGet Alert
11/20/2025Buy Now—WestPark Capital—ReiteratesHold → HoldGet Alert
11/20/2025Buy Now27.66%DA Davidson$240 → $240MaintainsBuyGet Alert
11/20/2025Buy Now19.68%Wedbush$225 → $225ReiteratesOutperform → OutperformGet Alert
11/20/2025Buy Now32.98%Cantor Fitzgerald$250 → $250ReiteratesOverweight → OverweightGet Alert
11/20/2025Buy Now32.98%Rosenblatt$250 → $250MaintainsBuyGet Alert
11/20/2025Buy Now11.7%Bernstein$207 → $210MaintainsOutperformGet Alert
11/20/2025Buy Now22.34%Needham$230 → $230ReiteratesBuy → BuyGet Alert
11/20/2025Buy Now31.91%BTIG$248 → $248ReiteratesBuy → BuyGet Alert
11/18/2025Buy Now32.98%Rosenblatt$225 → $250MaintainsBuyGet Alert
11/17/2025Buy Now22.34%Mizuho$220 → $230MaintainsOutperformGet Alert
11/17/2025Buy Now22.34%BMO Capital$225 → $230MaintainsOutperformGet Alert
11/17/2025Buy Now31.91%BTIG$248 → $248ReiteratesBuy → BuyGet Alert
11/13/2025Buy Now35.64%TD Cowen$230 → $255MaintainsBuyGet Alert
11/13/2025Buy Now22.34%UBS$200 → $230MaintainsNeutralGet Alert
11/13/2025Buy Now21.28%Morgan Stanley$216 → $228MaintainsOverweightGet Alert
11/13/2025Buy Now32.98%Evercore ISI Group$220 → $250MaintainsOutperformGet Alert
11/12/2025Buy Now32.98%Jefferies$235 → $250MaintainsBuyGet Alert
11/10/2025Buy Now22.34%Barclays$215 → $230MaintainsOverweightGet Alert
10/27/2025Buy Now32.98%JMP Securities$212 → $250MaintainsMarket OutperformGet Alert
10/17/2025Buy Now30.32%Oppenheimer$225 → $245MaintainsOutperformGet Alert
10/13/2025Buy Now31.91%BTIG → $248UpgradeNeutral → BuyGet Alert
09/26/2025Buy Now30.32%Tigress Financial → $245Initiates → BuyGet Alert
09/15/2025Buy Now19.68%Wedbush$225 → $225MaintainsOutperformGet Alert
09/03/2025Buy Now22.34%Needham$230 → $230ReiteratesBuy → BuyGet Alert
09/02/2025Buy Now14.89%Morgan Stanley$210 → $216MaintainsOverweightGet Alert
08/20/2025Buy Now11.7%Morgan Stanley$205 → $210MaintainsOverweightGet Alert
08/19/2025Buy Now17.02%Truist Securities$205 → $220MaintainsBuyGet Alert
08/19/2025Buy Now10.11%Bernstein$204 → $207MaintainsOutperformGet Alert
08/19/2025Buy Now23.4%RBC Capital$232 → $232ReiteratesOutperform → OutperformGet Alert
08/19/2025Buy Now14.36%DA Davidson$215 → $215MaintainsBuyGet Alert
08/19/2025Buy Now19.68%Wedbush$225 → $225ReiteratesOutperform → OutperformGet Alert
08/19/2025Buy Now9.04%Stephens & Co.$205 → $205ReiteratesEqual-Weight → Equal-WeightGet Alert
08/19/2025Buy Now-28.19%Guggenheim$130 → $135MaintainsSellGet Alert
08/19/2025Buy Now21.28%Scotiabank$225 → $228MaintainsSector OutperformGet Alert
08/19/2025Buy Now12.77%JMP Securities$212 → $212ReiteratesMarket Outperform → Market OutperformGet Alert
08/19/2025Buy Now14.36%Barclays$210 → $215MaintainsOverweightGet Alert
08/19/2025Buy Now—WestPark Capital—ReiteratesHold → HoldGet Alert
08/19/2025Buy Now14.36%B of A Securities$215 → $215UpgradeNeutral → BuyGet Alert
08/19/2025Buy Now19.68%Rosenblatt$215 → $225MaintainsBuyGet Alert
08/19/2025Buy Now22.34%Needham$230 → $230ReiteratesBuy → BuyGet Alert
08/15/2025Buy Now18.62%Cantor Fitzgerald$223 → $223ReiteratesOverweight → OverweightGet Alert
08/14/2025Buy Now14.36%Rosenblatt$235 → $215MaintainsBuyGet Alert
08/13/2025Buy Now17.02%Deutsche Bank$200 → $220UpgradeHold → BuyGet Alert
08/12/2025Buy Now-1.6%UBS$200 → $185MaintainsNeutralGet Alert
08/12/2025Buy Now19.68%Piper Sandler$200 → $225UpgradeNeutral → OverweightGet Alert
08/05/2025Buy Now8.51%Bernstein$225 → $204MaintainsOutperformGet Alert
07/31/2025Buy Now14.36%DA Davidson$225 → $215MaintainsBuyGet Alert
07/31/2025Buy Now—Keybanc—DowngradeOverweight → Sector WeightGet Alert
07/31/2025Buy Now25%Rosenblatt$235 → $235MaintainsBuyGet Alert
07/24/2025Buy Now25%Jefferies$225 → $235MaintainsBuyGet Alert
05/21/2025Buy Now23.4%RBC Capital$232 → $232MaintainsOutperformGet Alert
05/21/2025Buy Now19.68%Wedbush$225 → $225MaintainsOutperformGet Alert
05/21/2025Buy Now-5.85%Northland Capital Markets$210 → $177MaintainsMarket PerformGet Alert
05/21/2025Buy Now17.55%JP Morgan$225 → $221MaintainsOverweightGet Alert
05/21/2025Buy Now11.7%Barclays$213 → $210MaintainsOverweightGet Alert
05/21/2025Buy Now25%Wells Fargo$225 → $235MaintainsOverweightGet Alert
05/21/2025Buy Now25%Rosenblatt$235 → $235MaintainsBuyGet Alert
05/21/2025Buy Now22.34%TD Securities$230 → $230ReiteratesBuy → BuyGet Alert
05/21/2025Buy Now-30.85%Guggenheim$130 → $130ReiteratesSell → SellGet Alert
05/21/2025Buy Now17.02%Keybanc$220 → $220ReiteratesOverweight → OverweightGet Alert
05/21/2025Buy Now19.68%Bernstein$229 → $225MaintainsOutperformGet Alert
05/20/2025Buy Now25%Rosenblatt$235 → $235MaintainsBuyGet Alert
05/19/2025Buy Now18.62%Cantor Fitzgerald$223 → $223ReiteratesOverweight → OverweightGet Alert
05/16/2025Buy Now17.02%Keybanc$205 → $220MaintainsOverweightGet Alert
05/16/2025Buy Now19.68%Jefferies$215 → $225MaintainsBuyGet Alert
05/15/2025Buy Now11.7%Roth Capital → $210Initiates → NeutralGet Alert
04/17/2025Buy Now9.04%Keybanc$240 → $205MaintainsOverweightGet Alert
04/16/2025Buy Now9.04%Morgan Stanley$230 → $205MaintainsOverweightGet Alert
04/10/2025Buy Now-17.02%HSBC → $156UpgradeReduce → HoldGet Alert
04/01/2025Buy Now9.04%Stephens & Co. → $205Initiates → Equal-WeightGet Alert
03/31/2025Buy Now14.36%Jefferies$240 → $215MaintainsBuyGet Alert
03/31/2025Buy Now9.04%Truist Securities$213 → $205MaintainsBuyGet Alert
03/31/2025Buy Now25%Rosenblatt$235 → $235MaintainsBuyGet Alert
02/25/2025Buy Now17.02%Citigroup$205 → $220MaintainsBuyGet Alert
02/18/2025Buy Now22.34%Susquehanna$217.5 → $230MaintainsPositiveGet Alert
02/14/2025Buy Now23.4%RBC Capital$225 → $232MaintainsOutperformGet Alert
02/14/2025Buy Now22.34%Needham$225 → $230Reiterates → BuyGet Alert
02/14/2025Buy Now21.81%Bernstein$215 → $229MaintainsOutperformGet Alert
02/14/2025Buy Now6.38%Piper Sandler$193 → $200MaintainsNeutralGet Alert
02/14/2025Buy Now3.72%Deutsche Bank$190 → $195MaintainsHoldGet Alert
02/14/2025Buy Now6.38%UBS$190 → $200MaintainsNeutralGet Alert
02/14/2025Buy Now12.77%JMP Securities$208 → $212MaintainsMarket OutperformGet Alert
02/14/2025Buy Now—WestPark Capital—ReiteratesHold → HoldGet Alert
02/14/2025Buy Now25%Rosenblatt$235 → $235MaintainsBuyGet Alert
02/12/2025Buy Now18.62%Cantor Fitzgerald$223 → $223ReiteratesOverweight → OverweightGet Alert
02/12/2025Buy Now4.47%WestPark Capital$196.4 → $196.4ReiteratesHold → HoldGet Alert
02/11/2025Buy Now27.66%Keybanc$217 → $240MaintainsOverweightGet Alert
02/11/2025Buy Now25%Rosenblatt$212.5 → $235MaintainsBuyGet Alert
02/10/2025Buy Now19.68%Wedbush$400 → $225MaintainsOutperformGet Alert
02/10/2025Buy Now19.68%RBC Capital$225 → $225ReiteratesOutperform → OutperformGet Alert

FAQ

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What is the target price for Palo Alto Networks (PANW) stock?

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The latest price target for Palo Alto Networks (NASDAQ:PANW) was reported by UBS on January 13, 2026. The analyst firm set a price target for $215.00 expecting PANW to rise to within 12 months (a possible 14.36% upside). 100 analyst firms have reported ratings in the last year.

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What is the most recent analyst rating for Palo Alto Networks (PANW)?

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The latest analyst rating for Palo Alto Networks (NASDAQ:PANW) was provided by UBS, and Palo Alto Networks maintained their neutral rating.

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When was the last upgrade for Palo Alto Networks (PANW)?

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The last upgrade for Palo Alto Networks Inc happened on January 5, 2026 when Guggenheim raised their price target to N/A. Guggenheim previously had a sell for Palo Alto Networks Inc.

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When was the last downgrade for Palo Alto Networks (PANW)?

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The last downgrade for Palo Alto Networks Inc happened on November 21, 2025 when HSBC changed their price target from $157 to $157 for Palo Alto Networks Inc.

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When is the next analyst rating going to be posted or updated for Palo Alto Networks (PANW)?

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Analysts arrive at stock ratings after doing extensive research, which includes going through public financial statements, talking to executives and customers of Palo Alto Networks, and listening in to earnings conference calls. Most analysts do this every three months, so you should get 4 ratings per company per firm each year. The last rating for Palo Alto Networks was filed on January 13, 2026 so you should expect the next rating to be made available sometime around January 13, 2027.

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Is the Analyst Rating Palo Alto Networks (PANW) correct?

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While ratings are subjective and will change, the latest Palo Alto Networks (PANW) rating was a maintained with a price target of $220.00 to $215.00. The current price Palo Alto Networks (PANW) is trading at is $188.00, which is out of the analyst’s predicted range.

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