Palo Alto Networks Inc: (NYSE: PANW)

$41.60

-1.55 (-3.59%)

Volume 1,458,309

Jun 18 04:05 PM ET

Zacks Rank: 4-Sell

Zacks Rank	Definition	Annualized Return
#1	Strong Buy	26.6%
#2	Buy	18.71%
#3	Hold	10.12%
#4	Sell	4.32%
#5	Strong Sell	2.16%
S&P	500	9.93%

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            Stock Activity
        
		Day Low - High
		41.51 - 42.96
	
		52wk Low - High
		41.51 - 72.61
	
		Previous Close
		43.15
	
		Avg. Volume
		1,347,248
	
		Industry
		COMMUNICATIONS COMPONENTS
	
		Market Cap
		2.98 B
	
		Div - Yield
		0.00 - 0.00
	
		Beta
		0.09
	
		P/E (F1)
		0.00
	
		Current Year Est.
		-0.12
	
		Quarterly Earnings ESP 
		0.00%
	
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                Key Earnings Data
            
                            P/E (F1)
                            NA
                        
                            PEG Ratio
                            NA
                        
                            Current Year Est.
                            -0.12
                        
                            Current Quarter Estimate
                            -0.04
                        
                            Most Accurate Estimate
                            -0.04
                        
                            Earnings ESP 
                            0.00%
                        
                            Next Earnings Report Date
                            09-09-2013
                        
                            EPS Last Year
                            -0.40
                        
                            Expected Earnings Growth
                            40.00%
                        
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            Company Description
        
Palo Alto Networks, Inc. offers a network security platform that allows enterprises, service providers, and government entities to secure their networks. The core of its platform is the Company's firewall that delivers natively integrated application, user, and content visibility and control through its operating system, hardware, and software architecture. It serves the enterprise network security market, which consists of Firewall, Unified Threat Management, Web Gateway, Intrusion Detection and Prevention, and Virtual Private Network technologies. Palo Alto Networks, Inc. is headquartered in Santa Clara, California.   
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Earnings Estimates

	Current Qtr (07/2013)	Next Qtr (10/2013)	Current Year (07/2013)	Next Year (07/2014)
Average Estimate	-0.04	-0.01	-0.12	0.00
Number of Estimates	8	7	8	8
Low Estimate	-0.06	-0.04	-0.15	-0.17
High Estimate	-0.02	0.01	-0.10	NA
Year Ago EPS	-0.18	-0.05	0.00	-0.12
EPS Growth	76.39%	80.00%	NA	102.02%

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Industry Analysis

Name	Symbol	Previous Close
PALO ALTO NETWK	PANW	43.15
CORNING INC	GLW	15.11
VELTI PLC	VELT	1.42
NICE SYSTEM-ADR	NICE	37.71
ALCATEL ADS	ALU	1.90
AUDIOCODES LTD	AUDC	4.48
BREKFORD CORP	BFDI	0.60
ENVIVIO INC	ENVI	1.92
GLOWPOINT INC	GLOW	0.89
PLANTRONICS INC	PLT	45.82

Sector:Computer and Technology>> Industry:COMMUNICATIONS COMPONENTS

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Zacks Commentary

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Apr 23, 2013

Check Point Beats Estimate in 4Q

Jan 30, 2013

Company News for December 10, 2012

Dec 10, 2012

Check Point Lags Ests, Shares Slump

Oct 18, 2012

Earnings Preview: Check Point

Oct 16, 2012

Company News for September 12, 2012

Sep 12, 2012

Report for PANW

Jun 03, 2013

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Financials

EPS TTM	-0.40
Sales	255
Net Income	-18
Price/Earnings	NA
Price/Book	11.31
Price/Cash Flow	NA
Price/Sales	8.30

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News

Red Herring Names the Top 100 North America Tech Startup Winners - Close-Up Media

Jun 19, 2013

'Toyota secures financial data with Palo Alto Networks' - Dmeurope.Com

Jun 13, 2013

Manta Selected as a Red Herring Top 100 North America Tech Startup - Marketwire

Jun 13, 2013

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Jun 10, 2013

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Jun 10, 2013

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Jun 9, 2013

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Broker Recommendations

Current ABR	2.02
ABR (Last Week)	2.02
# of recs in ABR	21
Average Target Price	60.18
Industry Rank by ABR	212 out of 265
Rank in Industry	14 out of 23

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Day Low - High	41.51 - 42.96
52wk Low - High	41.51 - 72.61
Previous Close	43.15
Avg. Volume	1,347,248
Industry	COMMUNICATIONS COMPONENTS
Market Cap	2.98 B
Div - Yield	0.00 - 0.00
Beta	0.09
P/E (F1)	0.00
Current Year Est.	-0.12
Quarterly Earnings ESP	0.00%

P/E (F1)	NA
PEG Ratio	NA
Current Year Est.	-0.12
Current Quarter Estimate	-0.04
Most Accurate Estimate	-0.04
Earnings ESP	0.00%
Next Earnings Report Date	09-09-2013
EPS Last Year	-0.40
Expected Earnings Growth	40.00%

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Palo Alto Networks Inc: (NYSE: PANW)

$41.60

-1.55 (-3.59%)

Volume 1,458,309

Jun 18 04:05 PM ET

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Sector:Computer and Technology>> Industry:COMMUNICATIONS COMPONENTS

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