What is the analyst consensus rating for PANW?

The analyst consensus rating for PANW is "Buy" based on 48 analyst recommendations.

What is the average price target for PANW?

The average 12-month price target for PANW is $331.74, representing an upside of 1.9% from the current price of $325.63.

What do analyst ratings mean?

Analyst ratings indicate investment recommendations: Strong Buy and Buy are bullish signals suggesting the stock may outperform. Hold means the stock is fairly valued. Sell and Strong Sell are bearish signals suggesting potential underperformance. These ratings are based on fundamental analysis and valuation models.

What is a price target?

A price target is an analyst's projection of a stock's fair value over a specific timeframe, typically 12 months. Analysts use fundamental analysis, financial modeling, and industry comparisons to estimate where the stock should trade. Price targets can range from low (conservative) to high (optimistic) estimates.

Palo Alto Networks, Inc. (PANW) Forecast: Analyst Ratings & Targets

Latest PANW Analyst Ratings & Recommendations

Recent analyst recommendations with rating changes and price target updates (last 90 days)

Date	Analyst	Firm	Action	Rating	Price Target
Jul 13, 2026	Fatima Boolani	Citi	Reiterates	Buy	$340.00 → $400.00 +60.00 (17.6%)
Jul 13, 2026	Michael Turrin	Wells Fargo	Maintains	Buy	$250.00 → $500.00 +250.00 (100.0%)
Jul 8, 2026	Shivangi Deora	Zacks Equity Research	Initiates Coverage	Buy	-
Jul 8, 2026	Peter Levine	Evercore ISI Group	Reiterates	Buy	$375.00 → $320.00 -55.00 (-14.7%)
Jul 7, 2026	Mike Cikos	Needham	Maintains	Buy	$350.00 → $425.00 +75.00 (21.4%)
Jul 6, 2026	Jonathan Ho	William Blair	Maintains	Buy	-
Jul 1, 2026	Gray Powell	BTIG	Reiterates	Buy	$333.00 → $380.00 +47.00 (14.1%)
Jul 1, 2026	Michael Turrin	Wells Fargo	Reiterates	Buy	$420.00
Jun 29, 2026	Peter Weed	Bernstein	Maintains	Buy	$253.00
Jun 25, 2026	Shrenik Kothari	Baird	Maintains	Buy	$320.00
Jun 24, 2026	Shrenik Kothari	Baird	Maintains	Buy	$320.00
Jun 12, 2026	Catharine Trebnick	Rosenblatt	Maintains	Buy	$355.00
Jun 11, 2026	Rob Owens	Piper Sandler	Reiterates	Buy	$345.00
Jun 11, 2026	Catharine Trebnick	Rosenblatt	Maintains	Buy	$355.00
Jun 9, 2026	Gray Powell	BTIG	Maintains	Buy	$268.00 → $333.00 +65.00 (24.3%)
Jun 8, 2026	Paul Chew	Phillip	Initiates	Buy	$320.00
Jun 8, 2026	Saket Kalia	Barclays	Maintains	Buy	$315.00
Jun 8, 2026	Shrenik Kothari	Baird	Maintains	Buy	$320.00
Jun 5, 2026	Keith Bachman	BMO Capital	Reiterates	Buy	$270.00 → $335.00 +65.00 (24.1%)
Jun 4, 2026	Google Software - Infrastructure	TipRanks - Google	Reiterates	Buy	$344.00 → $325.00 -19.00 (-5.5%)
Jun 4, 2026	PerPlexity Software - Infrastructure	TipRanks - PerPlexity	Reiterates	Buy	$347.00 → $331.00 -16.00 (-4.6%)
Jun 4, 2026	Anthropic Software - Infrastructure	TipRanks - Anthropic	Reiterates	Buy	$331.00 → $311.00 -20.00 (-6.0%)
Jun 4, 2026	DeepSeek Software - Infrastructure	TipRanks - DeepSeek	Reiterates	Buy	$344.00 → $320.00 -24.00 (-7.0%)
Jun 4, 2026	xAi Software - Infrastructure	TipRanks - xAI	Reiterates	Buy	$340.00 → $322.00 -18.00 (-5.3%)
Jun 4, 2026	Saiyi He	CMB International	Maintains	Buy	$299.70
Jun 4, 2026	OpenAI Software - Infrastructure	TipRanks - OpenAI	Reiterates	Buy	$343.00 → $322.00 -21.00 (-6.1%)
Jun 4, 2026	Fatima Boolani	Citi	Initiates Coverage	Buy	$210.00 → $340.00 +130.00 (61.9%)
Jun 3, 2026	Nehal Chokshi	Northland	Reiterates	Hold	$190.00 → $302.00 +112.00 (59.0%)
Jun 3, 2026	Rahul Chopra	Berenberg Bank	Initiates Coverage	Buy	$290.00 → $360.00 +70.00 (24.1%)
Jun 3, 2026	Adam Borg	Stifel Nicolaus	Initiates Coverage	Buy	$275.00 → $330.00 +55.00 (20.0%)
Jun 3, 2026	Trevor J. Walsh	Citizens JMP	Maintains	Buy	$250.00 → $320.00 +70.00 (28.0%)
Jun 3, 2026	Patrick Colville	Scotiabank	Reiterates	Buy	$180.00 → $320.00 +140.00 (77.8%)
Jun 3, 2026	Yun Kim	Loop Capital	Maintains	Hold	$160.00 → $290.00 +130.00 (81.3%)
Jun 3, 2026	Yi Fu Lee	Benchmark Co.	Maintains	Buy	$270.00 → $340.00 +70.00 (25.9%)
Jun 3, 2026	Todd Weller CFA	Stephens	Initiates Coverage	Hold	$300.00
Jun 3, 2026	Daniel Ives	Wedbush	Maintains	Buy	$300.00 → $340.00 +40.00 (13.3%)
Jun 3, 2026	Imtiaz Koujalgi	Roth MKM	Initiates Coverage	Hold	$210.00
Jun 3, 2026	Gregg Moskowitz	Mizuho	Maintains	Buy	$265.00 → $305.00 +40.00 (15.1%)
Jun 3, 2026	Junaid Siddiqui	Truist	Initiates Coverage	Buy	$275.00 → $375.00 +100.00 (36.4%)
Jun 3, 2026	Shyam Patil	Susquehanna	Maintains	Buy	$200.00 → $350.00 +150.00 (75.0%)
Jun 3, 2026	Joseph Gallo	Jefferies	Maintains	Buy	$300.00 → $335.00 +35.00 (11.7%)
Jun 3, 2026	Shaul Eyal	TD Cowen	Reiterates	Buy	$255.00 → $330.00 +75.00 (29.4%)
Jun 3, 2026	Gabriela Borges	Goldman Sachs	Maintains	Buy	$224.00 → $330.00 +106.00 (47.3%)
Jun 3, 2026	Tal Liani	BofA Securities	Reiterates	Buy	$240.00 → $330.00 +90.00 (37.5%)
Jun 3, 2026	Brian Essex	JP Morgan	Initiates Coverage	Buy	$300.00 → $326.00 +26.00 (8.7%)
Jun 3, 2026	Roger Boyd	UBS	Maintains	Hold	$183.00 → $300.00 +117.00 (63.9%)
Jun 3, 2026	Rudy Kessinger	DA Davidson	Maintains	Buy	$190.00 → $345.00 +155.00 (81.6%)
Jun 3, 2026	Ittai Kidron	Oppenheimer	Maintains	Buy	$275.00 → $350.00 +75.00 (27.3%)
Jun 3, 2026	Joshua Tilton	Wolfe Research	Maintains	Buy	$275.00 → $320.00 +45.00 (16.4%)
Jun 3, 2026	Mike Cikos	Needham	Maintains	Buy	$350.00
Jun 3, 2026	Matthew Hedberg	RBC Capital	Maintains	Buy	$255.00 → $330.00 +75.00 (29.4%)
Jun 3, 2026	Peter Levine	Evercore ISI Group	Maintains	Buy	$320.00 → $375.00 +55.00 (17.2%)
Jun 3, 2026	Meta Marshall	Morgan Stanley	Maintains	Buy	$253.00 → $320.00 +67.00 (26.5%)
Jun 2, 2026	Jonathan Ruykhaver	Cantor Fitzgerald	Maintains	Buy	$285.00 → $340.00 +55.00 (19.3%)
Jun 1, 2026	Khushi Singh	Investing.com	Initiates Coverage	Buy	-
May 15, 2026	Chris Ciaccia	TheStreet.com	Initiates Coverage	Buy	-

Fatima Boolani

Citi

BuyReiterates

$340.00 → $400.00

Jul 13

Michael Turrin

Wells Fargo

BuyMaintains

$250.00 → $500.00

Jul 13

Shivangi Deora

Zacks Equity Research

BuyInitiates Coverage

Jul 8

Peter Levine

Evercore ISI Group

BuyReiterates

$375.00 → $320.00

Jul 8

Mike Cikos

Needham

BuyMaintains

$350.00 → $425.00

Jul 7

Jonathan Ho

William Blair

BuyMaintains

Jul 6

Gray Powell

BTIG

BuyReiterates

$333.00 → $380.00

Jul 1

Michael Turrin

Wells Fargo

BuyReiterates

$420.00

Jul 1

Peter Weed

Bernstein

BuyMaintains

$253.00

Jun 29

Shrenik Kothari

Baird

BuyMaintains

$320.00

Jun 25

Shrenik Kothari

Baird

BuyMaintains

$320.00

Jun 24

Catharine Trebnick

Rosenblatt

BuyMaintains

$355.00

Jun 12

Rob Owens

Piper Sandler

BuyReiterates

$345.00

Jun 11

Catharine Trebnick

Rosenblatt

BuyMaintains

$355.00

Jun 11

Gray Powell

BTIG

BuyMaintains

$268.00 → $333.00

Jun 9

Paul Chew

Phillip

BuyInitiates

$320.00

Jun 8

Saket Kalia

Barclays

BuyMaintains

$315.00

Jun 8

Shrenik Kothari

Baird

BuyMaintains

$320.00

Jun 8

Keith Bachman

BMO Capital

BuyReiterates

$270.00 → $335.00

Jun 5

Google Software - Infrastructure

TipRanks - Google

BuyReiterates

$344.00 → $325.00

Jun 4

PerPlexity Software - Infrastructure

TipRanks - PerPlexity

BuyReiterates

$347.00 → $331.00

Jun 4

Anthropic Software - Infrastructure

TipRanks - Anthropic

BuyReiterates

$331.00 → $311.00

Jun 4

DeepSeek Software - Infrastructure

TipRanks - DeepSeek

BuyReiterates

$344.00 → $320.00

Jun 4

xAi Software - Infrastructure

TipRanks - xAI

BuyReiterates

$340.00 → $322.00

Jun 4

Saiyi He

CMB International

BuyMaintains

$299.70

Jun 4

OpenAI Software - Infrastructure

TipRanks - OpenAI

BuyReiterates

$343.00 → $322.00

Jun 4

Fatima Boolani

Citi

BuyInitiates Coverage

$210.00 → $340.00

Jun 4

Nehal Chokshi

Northland

HoldReiterates

$190.00 → $302.00

Jun 3

Rahul Chopra

Berenberg Bank

BuyInitiates Coverage

$290.00 → $360.00

Jun 3

Adam Borg

Stifel Nicolaus

BuyInitiates Coverage

$275.00 → $330.00

Jun 3

Trevor J. Walsh

Citizens JMP

BuyMaintains

$250.00 → $320.00

Jun 3

Patrick Colville

Scotiabank

BuyReiterates

$180.00 → $320.00

Jun 3

Yun Kim

Loop Capital

HoldMaintains

$160.00 → $290.00

Jun 3

Yi Fu Lee

Benchmark Co.

BuyMaintains

$270.00 → $340.00

Jun 3

Todd Weller CFA

Stephens

HoldInitiates Coverage

$300.00

Jun 3

Daniel Ives

Wedbush

BuyMaintains

$300.00 → $340.00

Jun 3

Imtiaz Koujalgi

Roth MKM

HoldInitiates Coverage

$210.00

Jun 3

Gregg Moskowitz

Mizuho

BuyMaintains

$265.00 → $305.00

Jun 3

Junaid Siddiqui

Truist

BuyInitiates Coverage

$275.00 → $375.00

Jun 3

Shyam Patil

Susquehanna

BuyMaintains

$200.00 → $350.00

Jun 3

Joseph Gallo

Jefferies

BuyMaintains

$300.00 → $335.00

Jun 3

Shaul Eyal

TD Cowen

BuyReiterates

$255.00 → $330.00

Jun 3

Gabriela Borges

Goldman Sachs

BuyMaintains

$224.00 → $330.00

Jun 3

Tal Liani

BofA Securities

BuyReiterates

$240.00 → $330.00

Jun 3

Brian Essex

JP Morgan

BuyInitiates Coverage

$300.00 → $326.00

Jun 3

Roger Boyd

UBS

HoldMaintains

$183.00 → $300.00

Jun 3

Rudy Kessinger

DA Davidson

BuyMaintains

$190.00 → $345.00

Jun 3

Ittai Kidron

Oppenheimer

BuyMaintains

$275.00 → $350.00

Jun 3

Joshua Tilton

Wolfe Research

BuyMaintains

$275.00 → $320.00

Jun 3

Mike Cikos

Needham

BuyMaintains

$350.00

Jun 3

Matthew Hedberg

RBC Capital

BuyMaintains

$255.00 → $330.00

Jun 3

Peter Levine

Evercore ISI Group

BuyMaintains

$320.00 → $375.00

Jun 3

Meta Marshall

Morgan Stanley

BuyMaintains

$253.00 → $320.00

Jun 3

Jonathan Ruykhaver

Cantor Fitzgerald

BuyMaintains

$285.00 → $340.00

Jun 2

Khushi Singh

Investing.com

BuyInitiates Coverage

Jun 1

Chris Ciaccia

TheStreet.com

BuyInitiates Coverage

May 15

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