Palo Alto Networks, Inc.

PANW stock score: 51/100

$347.25 · +2.05% · Scored Oct 21, 2026

Technical
61
Fundamental
41
News
50

The reading

Palo Alto Networks (PANW) scores 51 out of 100, which reads neutral, higher than 45% of Technology stocks and 44% of the 4,166 US stocks we score.

The composite is technicals and fundamentals weighted equally: technicals read 61, fundamentals 41.

Among the fundamentals, Fund Ownership at 100 and Institutional Ownership at 100 score highest, while EV/EBITDA at 0 weighs the most against it.

On the daily chart, trend-following indicators average 37 and contrarian oscillators 67 — a split worth reading before trusting the technical total.

News sentiment is neutral at 50; it is shown, not counted in the composite.

Since Jul 25, 2026 the composite has ranged from 50 to 61, and it is down 5 points over the period.

What’s driving the score

The strongest and weakest of the scorers that count toward PANW’s composite. Each returns 0–100, higher is more bullish — including metrics where low is good, like P/E.

Fundamental

41

Pulling it up

  • Fund Ownership100

    Fund ownership tracks institutional investor holdings and changes.

  • Institutional Ownership100

    Institutional ownership measures the percentage held by professional investors.

  • Revenue Quality (Quarterly)100

    Revenue Quality (Quarterly) evaluates recent revenue performance using trailing 12-month data from quarterly reports.

Holding it back

  • EV/EBITDA0

    EV/EBITDA compares the whole company's value, debt included, with its operating earnings before depreciation.

  • Trailing P/E0

    Trailing P/E ratio uses the last 12 months of actual earnings.

  • Fair Value0

    Fair value score synthesizes multiple valuation methods (DCF, P/E, P/B, P/S) to estimate intrinsic worth.

40 weighted scorers; 1 had no data today and are left out rather than counted as zero.

Technical · daily

43

Pulling it up

  • SMA 100 Cross Up100

    SMA 100 Cross Up identifies when shorter averages cross above the 100-period SMA.

  • 52-Week Change100

    The price change over the last 52 weeks.

  • SMA 20096

    Simple Moving Average (200-period) is the most widely followed long-term trend indicator.

Holding it back

  • Candlestick Patterns0

    Candlestick patterns recognize specific price formations that historically suggest continuation or reversal.

  • Ichimoku Cloud0

    Ichimoku Cloud is a comprehensive indicator showing support/resistance, trend direction, and momentum.

  • VWAP0

    Volume Weighted Average Price (VWAP) shows the average price weighted by volume.

62 weighted scorers; 3 had no data today and are left out rather than counted as zero.

News · shown, not counted

Social Sentiment (1W)
56
Social Sentiment (3D)
54
Global News
45

Technical score by timeframe

ChartScoreWeight
Hourly501
Daily433
Weekly662
Monthly732
Quarterly732

Composite score, last 90 days

05010051Jul 25, 2026Oct 21, 2026Jul 25, 2026: 56Jul 26, 2026: 56Jul 27, 2026: 57Jul 28, 2026: 57Jul 29, 2026: 59Jul 30, 2026: 59Jul 31, 2026: 61Aug 1, 2026: 54Aug 2, 2026: 54Aug 3, 2026: 54Aug 4, 2026: 56Aug 5, 2026: 55Aug 6, 2026: 55Aug 7, 2026: 56Aug 8, 2026: 56Aug 9, 2026: 56Aug 10, 2026: 57Aug 11, 2026: 56Aug 12, 2026: 56Aug 13, 2026: 56Aug 14, 2026: 55Aug 15, 2026: 55Aug 16, 2026: 55Aug 17, 2026: 54Aug 18, 2026: 55Aug 19, 2026: 54Aug 20, 2026: 53Aug 22, 2026: 55Aug 23, 2026: 55Aug 24, 2026: 54Aug 25, 2026: 53Aug 26, 2026: 55Aug 27, 2026: 58Aug 28, 2026: 56Aug 29, 2026: 57Aug 30, 2026: 56Aug 31, 2026: 58Sep 1, 2026: 55Sep 2, 2026: 53Sep 3, 2026: 51Sep 4, 2026: 51Sep 5, 2026: 52Sep 6, 2026: 52Sep 7, 2026: 52Sep 8, 2026: 53Sep 9, 2026: 52Sep 10, 2026: 53Sep 11, 2026: 51Sep 12, 2026: 52Sep 13, 2026: 51Sep 14, 2026: 56Sep 15, 2026: 56Sep 16, 2026: 55Sep 17, 2026: 55Sep 18, 2026: 54Sep 19, 2026: 54Sep 20, 2026: 54Sep 21, 2026: 55Sep 22, 2026: 56Sep 23, 2026: 57Sep 24, 2026: 56Sep 25, 2026: 54Sep 26, 2026: 55Sep 27, 2026: 54Sep 28, 2026: 56Sep 29, 2026: 55Sep 30, 2026: 56Oct 1, 2026: 56Oct 2, 2026: 56Oct 3, 2026: 56Oct 4, 2026: 56Oct 5, 2026: 56Oct 6, 2026: 56Oct 7, 2026: 55Oct 8, 2026: 54Oct 9, 2026: 56Oct 10, 2026: 56Oct 11, 2026: 56Oct 12, 2026: 54Oct 13, 2026: 54Oct 14, 2026: 52Oct 15, 2026: 52Oct 16, 2026: 50Oct 17, 2026: 50Oct 18, 2026: 50Oct 19, 2026: 51Oct 20, 2026: 50Oct 21, 2026: 51
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Key facts

Market cap
$284.1B
Sector
Technology
Industry
Software - Infrastructure
Beta
0.93
Risk grade (1–10)
9
Next earnings
Nov 19, 2026

Software - Infrastructure peers

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ORCL Oracle$391.5B48
CRWD CrowdStrike$245.1B50
FTNT Fortinet$127.7B60
NET Cloudflare$109.4B48
SNPS Synopsys$86.5B50

Questions

What is PANW's stock score today?

PANW scores 51/100 (Neutral) as of Oct 21, 2026: technical 61, fundamental 41, and news sentiment 50, which is shown but not counted. Scores are recomputed every night.

Is PANW a buy?

The score is not a buy or sell recommendation. A 51 says the technical and fundamental signals we measure lean neutral today, relative to every other stock scored the same way. Use the breakdown above to see why, and treat it as a starting point for your own research.

How is the PANW score calculated?

102 weighted scorers feed it today: 40 fundamental, scored against Technology ranges, and 62 technical on the daily chart, with 5 timeframes blended into the technical total. Every scorer returns 0–100; missing data is left out, never counted as zero.

Scores are information, not investment advice. Computed from Yahoo Finance, Finnhub and Alpha Vantage data; technical indicators via TA-Lib. Past scores do not predict future returns.