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Investing.com - Wedbush maintained its Outperform rating and $225.00 price target on Palo Alto Networks (NASDAQ:PANW) on Monday, while adding the cybersecurity firm to its Best Ideas List. The company, currently trading at $196.29 with a market capitalization of $131.3 billion, has received upward earnings revisions from 33 analysts according to InvestingPro data.
The research firm cited "incremental confidence" in Palo Alto Networks’ platformization strategy heading into fiscal year 2026 and beyond, particularly following its recent acquisition of CYBR, which Wedbush described as "transformational."
Wedbush noted that recent checks with customers and partners continue to show that the company’s platformization strategy is gaining further traction in the marketplace.
The firm emphasized that it "strongly believes" the platformization approach is the right move for Palo Alto Networks as cybersecurity represents a "clear 2nd/3rd derivative play in the AI Revolution."
According to Wedbush, this strategic positioning will ultimately result in Palo Alto Networks "emerging in the driver’s seat to gain market/mind share" in the cybersecurity sector.
In other recent news, Palo Alto Networks reported strong financial results for the fourth quarter, with total revenue reaching $2.54 billion, marking a 16% increase year-over-year and surpassing consensus estimates. Product revenue also showed robust growth, increasing by 19% year-over-year. Truist Securities responded by raising its price target for Palo Alto Networks to $220, citing the company’s impressive fourth-quarter results, particularly in areas like SASE, XSIAM, and virtual firewalls. Rosenblatt also increased its price target to $225, maintaining a Buy rating based on the strong quarterly performance. Piper Sandler reiterated an Overweight rating with a $225 price target, highlighting Palo Alto Networks as its top recommendation among cybersecurity stocks due to the company’s strong fiscal year-end performance and favorable guidance for fiscal year 2026. Additionally, RBC Capital reaffirmed its Outperform rating and set a price target of $232, noting that the company’s results exceeded expectations across all metrics. In product development news, Palo Alto Networks launched Prisma SASE 4.0, which includes new browser-based security features aimed at combating sophisticated web threats.
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