Palo Alto Networks, Inc.

BMV:PANW * Stock Report

Market Cap: Mex$2.6t

Palo Alto Networks Valuation

Is PANW * undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

1/6

Valuation Score 1/6

  • Below Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of PANW * when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: PANW * (MX$8106) is trading above our estimate of fair value (MX$7841.74)

Significantly Below Fair Value: PANW * is trading above our estimate of fair value.

Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for PANW *?

Key metric: As PANW * is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for PANW *. This is calculated by dividing PANW *'s market cap by their current earnings.
What is PANW *'s PE Ratio?
PE Ratio47.6x
EarningsUS$2.73b
Market CapUS$128.57b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does PANW *'s PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for PANW * vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average71.7x
NOW ServiceNow
161.7x21.7%US$211.1b
FTNT Fortinet
47.1x10.4%US$70.9b
ORCL Oracle
48.6x16.5%US$528.6b
GEN Gen Digital
29.4x14.3%US$18.1b
PANW * Palo Alto Networks
47.6x-4.1%Mex$128.6b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: PANW * is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (47.6x) compared to the peer average (71.7x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does PANW *'s PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the Global Software Industry?

35 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
No. of Companies75PE020406080100+
35 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
No more companies

Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: PANW * is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (47.6x) compared to the Global Software industry average (32.3x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is PANW *'s PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

PANW * PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio47.6x
Fair PE Ration/a

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: Insufficient data to calculate PANW *'s Price-To-Earnings Fair Ratio for valuation analysis.

Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst PANW * forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentMex$8,106.00
Mex$8,307.72
+2.5%
10.0%Mex$9,288.32Mex$5,634.24n/a49
Nov ’25Mex$7,283.80
Mex$7,694.45
+5.6%
8.7%Mex$9,007.20Mex$5,524.42n/a50
Oct ’25Mex$6,670.00
Mex$7,317.37
+9.7%
7.8%Mex$8,102.39Mex$5,324.43n/a48
Sep ’25Mex$7,201.60
Mex$7,513.18
+4.3%
6.8%Mex$8,250.40Mex$6,029.14n/a48
Aug ’25Mex$6,016.00
Mex$6,492.50
+7.9%
8.2%Mex$7,344.85Mex$5,156.58n/a48
Jul ’25Mex$6,280.00
Mex$6,280.11
+0.002%
7.9%Mex$7,043.77Mex$5,031.26n/a48
Jun ’25Mex$4,958.63
Mex$5,752.43
+16.0%
8.0%Mex$6,528.48Mex$4,663.20n/a48
May ’25Mex$5,017.00
Mex$5,732.64
+14.3%
9.5%Mex$6,942.65Mex$4,520.40n/a47
Apr ’25Mex$4,641.00
Mex$5,654.84
+21.8%
9.8%Mex$6,845.09Mex$4,456.88n/a46
Mar ’25Mex$5,151.00
Mex$5,726.82
+11.2%
9.9%Mex$6,938.54Mex$4,517.72n/a45
Feb ’25Mex$5,828.95
Mex$5,657.46
-2.9%
14.1%Mex$6,969.52Mex$4,147.30n/a45
Jan ’25Mex$5,021.00
Mex$5,042.35
+0.4%
13.2%Mex$6,792.08Mex$3,226.24n/a44
Dec ’24Mex$5,100.00
Mex$4,820.69
-5.5%
8.7%Mex$5,856.47Mex$3,272.73n/a43
Nov ’24Mex$4,375.00
Mex$5,103.96
+16.7%
8.9%Mex$6,229.07Mex$3,480.95Mex$7,283.8043
Oct ’24Mex$4,132.15
Mex$4,834.08
+17.0%
8.3%Mex$5,968.77Mex$3,335.49Mex$6,670.0042
Sep ’24Mex$4,143.33
Mex$4,600.39
+11.0%
8.3%Mex$5,698.37Mex$3,184.38Mex$7,201.6041
Aug ’24Mex$4,282.00
Mex$4,266.13
-0.4%
11.2%Mex$5,197.23Mex$3,047.24Mex$6,016.0041
Jul ’24Mex$4,385.00
Mex$4,184.51
-4.6%
9.5%Mex$5,167.82Mex$3,080.16Mex$6,280.0041
Jun ’24Mex$3,820.00
Mex$4,152.03
+8.7%
8.1%Mex$4,864.31Mex$3,183.91Mex$4,958.6341
May ’24Mex$3,350.00
Mex$3,979.30
+18.8%
10.1%Mex$4,930.37Mex$2,510.00Mex$5,017.0042
Apr ’24Mex$3,500.00
Mex$4,172.39
+19.2%
10.1%Mex$5,208.72Mex$2,651.71Mex$4,641.0042
Mar ’24Mex$3,462.45
Mex$3,963.65
+14.5%
9.5%Mex$4,616.24Mex$2,534.41Mex$5,151.0041
Feb ’24Mex$2,989.00
Mex$3,815.09
+27.6%
11.8%Mex$4,655.25Mex$2,606.94Mex$5,828.9542
Jan ’24Mex$2,588.50
Mex$4,204.95
+62.4%
10.1%Mex$5,264.81Mex$2,750.27Mex$5,021.0041
Dec ’23Mex$3,235.00
Mex$4,198.52
+29.8%
9.6%Mex$5,210.46Mex$2,721.88Mex$5,100.0041
Nov ’23Mex$3,366.00
Mex$4,347.31
+29.2%
9.2%Mex$5,429.15Mex$3,269.38Mex$4,375.0039

Analyst Forecast: Target price is less than 20% higher than the current share price.

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