Are Wall Street Analysts Bullish on Palo Alto Networks Stock?

Founded in 2005, Santa Clara, California-based Palo Alto Networks, Inc. (PANW) offers network security solutions to enterprises, service providers and government entities worldwide. The company has a market capitalization of $111 billion and offers solutions like Prisma Access, Strata Cloud Manager, and Prisma AIRS to protect customers' entire AI ecosystem.

Shares of the tech giant have underperformed the broader market over the past year. PANW stock has declined 15% over the past 52 weeks and 13.5% on a year-to-date (YTD) basis. In comparison, the S&P 500 Index ($SPX) has returned 14% over the past year and 1.3% in 2026.