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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.
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| Buy Now | Get Alert | ||||||
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| 01/13/2026 | Buy Now | 14.36% | UBS | $220 → $215 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 01/05/2026 | Buy Now | 40.96% | Piper Sandler | $230 → $265 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 01/05/2026 | Buy Now | — | Guggenheim | — | Upgrade | Sell → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 12/18/2025 | Buy Now | 30.32% | Morgan Stanley | $228 → $245 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 12/17/2025 | Buy Now | 25% | JP Morgan | → $235 | Reinstates | → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 11/21/2025 | Buy Now | -16.49% | HSBC | $157 → $157 | Downgrade | Hold → Reduce | Get Alert |
| 11/21/2025 | Buy Now | 27.66% | Goldman Sachs | $236 → $240 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 11/20/2025 | Buy Now | 17.02% | UBS | $230 → $220 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 11/20/2025 | Buy Now | 30.32% | Oppenheimer | $245 → $245 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 11/20/2025 | Buy Now | 22.34% | Piper Sandler | $225 → $230 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 11/20/2025 | Buy Now | — | WestPark Capital | — | Reiterates | Hold → Hold | Get Alert |
| 11/20/2025 | Buy Now | 27.66% | DA Davidson | $240 → $240 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 11/20/2025 | Buy Now | 19.68% | Wedbush | $225 → $225 | Reiterates | Outperform → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 11/20/2025 | Buy Now | 32.98% | Cantor Fitzgerald | $250 → $250 | Reiterates | Overweight → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 11/20/2025 | Buy Now | 32.98% | Rosenblatt | $250 → $250 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 11/20/2025 | Buy Now | 11.7% | Bernstein | $207 → $210 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 11/20/2025 | Buy Now | 22.34% | Needham | $230 → $230 | Reiterates | Buy → Buy | Get Alert |
| 11/20/2025 | Buy Now | 31.91% | BTIG | $248 → $248 | Reiterates | Buy → Buy | Get Alert |
| 11/18/2025 | Buy Now | 32.98% | Rosenblatt | $225 → $250 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 11/17/2025 | Buy Now | 22.34% | Mizuho | $220 → $230 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 11/17/2025 | Buy Now | 22.34% | BMO Capital | $225 → $230 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 11/17/2025 | Buy Now | 31.91% | BTIG | $248 → $248 | Reiterates | Buy → Buy | Get Alert |
| 11/13/2025 | Buy Now | 35.64% | TD Cowen | $230 → $255 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 11/13/2025 | Buy Now | 22.34% | UBS | $200 → $230 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 11/13/2025 | Buy Now | 21.28% | Morgan Stanley | $216 → $228 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 11/13/2025 | Buy Now | 32.98% | Evercore ISI Group | $220 → $250 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 11/12/2025 | Buy Now | 32.98% | Jefferies | $235 → $250 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 11/10/2025 | Buy Now | 22.34% | Barclays | $215 → $230 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 10/27/2025 | Buy Now | 32.98% | JMP Securities | $212 → $250 | Maintains | Market Outperform | Get Alert |
| 10/17/2025 | Buy Now | 30.32% | Oppenheimer | $225 → $245 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 10/13/2025 | Buy Now | 31.91% | BTIG | → $248 | Upgrade | Neutral → Buy | Get Alert |
| 09/26/2025 | Buy Now | 30.32% | Tigress Financial | → $245 | Initiates | → Buy | Get Alert |
| 09/15/2025 | Buy Now | 19.68% | Wedbush | $225 → $225 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 09/03/2025 | Buy Now | 22.34% | Needham | $230 → $230 | Reiterates | Buy → Buy | Get Alert |
| 09/02/2025 | Buy Now | 14.89% | Morgan Stanley | $210 → $216 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 08/20/2025 | Buy Now | 11.7% | Morgan Stanley | $205 → $210 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 08/19/2025 | Buy Now | 17.02% | Truist Securities | $205 → $220 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 08/19/2025 | Buy Now | 10.11% | Bernstein | $204 → $207 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 08/19/2025 | Buy Now | 23.4% | RBC Capital | $232 → $232 | Reiterates | Outperform → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 08/19/2025 | Buy Now | 14.36% | DA Davidson | $215 → $215 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 08/19/2025 | Buy Now | 19.68% | Wedbush | $225 → $225 | Reiterates | Outperform → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 08/19/2025 | Buy Now | 9.04% | Stephens & Co. | $205 → $205 | Reiterates | Equal-Weight → Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 08/19/2025 | Buy Now | -28.19% | Guggenheim | $130 → $135 | Maintains | Sell | Get Alert |
| 08/19/2025 | Buy Now | 21.28% | Scotiabank | $225 → $228 | Maintains | Sector Outperform | Get Alert |
| 08/19/2025 | Buy Now | 12.77% | JMP Securities | $212 → $212 | Reiterates | Market Outperform → Market Outperform | Get Alert |
| 08/19/2025 | Buy Now | 14.36% | Barclays | $210 → $215 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 08/19/2025 | Buy Now | — | WestPark Capital | — | Reiterates | Hold → Hold | Get Alert |
| 08/19/2025 | Buy Now | 14.36% | B of A Securities | $215 → $215 | Upgrade | Neutral → Buy | Get Alert |
| 08/19/2025 | Buy Now | 19.68% | Rosenblatt | $215 → $225 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 08/19/2025 | Buy Now | 22.34% | Needham | $230 → $230 | Reiterates | Buy → Buy | Get Alert |
| 08/15/2025 | Buy Now | 18.62% | Cantor Fitzgerald | $223 → $223 | Reiterates | Overweight → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 08/14/2025 | Buy Now | 14.36% | Rosenblatt | $235 → $215 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 08/13/2025 | Buy Now | 17.02% | Deutsche Bank | $200 → $220 | Upgrade | Hold → Buy | Get Alert |
| 08/12/2025 | Buy Now | -1.6% | UBS | $200 → $185 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 08/12/2025 | Buy Now | 19.68% | Piper Sandler | $200 → $225 | Upgrade | Neutral → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 08/05/2025 | Buy Now | 8.51% | Bernstein | $225 → $204 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 07/31/2025 | Buy Now | 14.36% | DA Davidson | $225 → $215 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 07/31/2025 | Buy Now | — | Keybanc | — | Downgrade | Overweight → Sector Weight | Get Alert |
| 07/31/2025 | Buy Now | 25% | Rosenblatt | $235 → $235 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 07/24/2025 | Buy Now | 25% | Jefferies | $225 → $235 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 05/21/2025 | Buy Now | 23.4% | RBC Capital | $232 → $232 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 05/21/2025 | Buy Now | 19.68% | Wedbush | $225 → $225 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 05/21/2025 | Buy Now | -5.85% | Northland Capital Markets | $210 → $177 | Maintains | Market Perform | Get Alert |
| 05/21/2025 | Buy Now | 17.55% | JP Morgan | $225 → $221 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 05/21/2025 | Buy Now | 11.7% | Barclays | $213 → $210 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 05/21/2025 | Buy Now | 25% | Wells Fargo | $225 → $235 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 05/21/2025 | Buy Now | 25% | Rosenblatt | $235 → $235 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 05/21/2025 | Buy Now | 22.34% | TD Securities | $230 → $230 | Reiterates | Buy → Buy | Get Alert |
| 05/21/2025 | Buy Now | -30.85% | Guggenheim | $130 → $130 | Reiterates | Sell → Sell | Get Alert |
| 05/21/2025 | Buy Now | 17.02% | Keybanc | $220 → $220 | Reiterates | Overweight → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 05/21/2025 | Buy Now | 19.68% | Bernstein | $229 → $225 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 05/20/2025 | Buy Now | 25% | Rosenblatt | $235 → $235 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 05/19/2025 | Buy Now | 18.62% | Cantor Fitzgerald | $223 → $223 | Reiterates | Overweight → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 05/16/2025 | Buy Now | 17.02% | Keybanc | $205 → $220 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 05/16/2025 | Buy Now | 19.68% | Jefferies | $215 → $225 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 05/15/2025 | Buy Now | 11.7% | Roth Capital | → $210 | Initiates | → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 04/17/2025 | Buy Now | 9.04% | Keybanc | $240 → $205 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 04/16/2025 | Buy Now | 9.04% | Morgan Stanley | $230 → $205 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 04/10/2025 | Buy Now | -17.02% | HSBC | → $156 | Upgrade | Reduce → Hold | Get Alert |
| 04/01/2025 | Buy Now | 9.04% | Stephens & Co. | → $205 | Initiates | → Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 03/31/2025 | Buy Now | 14.36% | Jefferies | $240 → $215 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 03/31/2025 | Buy Now | 9.04% | Truist Securities | $213 → $205 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 03/31/2025 | Buy Now | 25% | Rosenblatt | $235 → $235 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 02/25/2025 | Buy Now | 17.02% | Citigroup | $205 → $220 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 02/18/2025 | Buy Now | 22.34% | Susquehanna | $217.5 → $230 | Maintains | Positive | Get Alert |
| 02/14/2025 | Buy Now | 23.4% | RBC Capital | $225 → $232 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 02/14/2025 | Buy Now | 22.34% | Needham | $225 → $230 | Reiterates | → Buy | Get Alert |
| 02/14/2025 | Buy Now | 21.81% | Bernstein | $215 → $229 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 02/14/2025 | Buy Now | 6.38% | Piper Sandler | $193 → $200 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 02/14/2025 | Buy Now | 3.72% | Deutsche Bank | $190 → $195 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
| 02/14/2025 | Buy Now | 6.38% | UBS | $190 → $200 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 02/14/2025 | Buy Now | 12.77% | JMP Securities | $208 → $212 | Maintains | Market Outperform | Get Alert |
| 02/14/2025 | Buy Now | — | WestPark Capital | — | Reiterates | Hold → Hold | Get Alert |
| 02/14/2025 | Buy Now | 25% | Rosenblatt | $235 → $235 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 02/12/2025 | Buy Now | 18.62% | Cantor Fitzgerald | $223 → $223 | Reiterates | Overweight → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 02/12/2025 | Buy Now | 4.47% | WestPark Capital | $196.4 → $196.4 | Reiterates | Hold → Hold | Get Alert |
| 02/11/2025 | Buy Now | 27.66% | Keybanc | $217 → $240 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 02/11/2025 | Buy Now | 25% | Rosenblatt | $212.5 → $235 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 02/10/2025 | Buy Now | 19.68% | Wedbush | $400 → $225 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 02/10/2025 | Buy Now | 19.68% | RBC Capital | $225 → $225 | Reiterates | Outperform → Outperform | Get Alert |
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.
The latest analyst rating for Palo Alto Networks (NASDAQ:PANW) was provided by UBS, and Palo Alto Networks maintained their neutral rating.
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.
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.
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.
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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