Palo Alto Networks, Inc. provides cybersecurity platform solutions globally. The company is headquartered in Santa Clara, California.
| Revenue (TTM) | $11.48B |
| Gross Profit (TTM) | $8.08B |
| EBITDA | $1.56B |
| Operating Margin | 5.40% |
| Return on Equity | 1.74% |
| Return on Assets | 1.40% |
| Revenue/Share (TTM) | $15.33 |
| Book Value | $33.73 |
| Price-to-Book | 11.70 |
| Price-to-Sales (TTM) | 24.37 |
| EV/Revenue | 27.97 |
| EV/EBITDA | 230.88 |
| Quarterly Earnings Growth (YoY) | 60.50% |
| Quarterly Revenue Growth (YoY) | 34.50% |
| Shares Outstanding | $818.00M |
| Float | $811.37M |
| % Insiders | 0.75% |
| % Institutions | 84.29% |
Volatility is currently expanding
Cybersecurity stocks are giving back ground as concerns about how AI spending gets funded spread across technology. In afternoon trading, Palo Alto Networks (NASDAQ:PANW | PANW Price Prediction) stock is down 7%, trading at $343.31.
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