PANW · Verdict
Mixed arguments
A summary of rules, not a profit forecast — don’t buy just because of a green verdict.
🟡 Valuation- ▲ Forward P/E 75.0 is below the current one — earnings growth expected
🔴 Quality- ▼ Share count up 12% in 3 y — your stake is being diluted
- ▼ ROE 2% — weak return on equity
- ▼ Net margin fell: 6.4% → 2.7%
- ▲ Debt / equity 0.09 — moderate debt
- ▲ Free cash flow positive every year
🟢 Growth- ▲ Revenue grows 22.0% per year (5 y)
- ▲ Analysts raised the earnings forecast by +1.5% in 90 days
🟢 Trend- ▲ Over 6 mo stronger than its sector (XLK) by 91%
- ▲ Price above SMA200 — long-term uptrend
- ▲ SMA50 above SMA200 — trend up
- ▲ Over a year +68% vs S&P 500 +11% — stronger than the market
🔴 Risk · context, does not vote- ▼ Volatility 50% per year — much higher than the market (13%)
🟡 Sentiment- ▲ Consensus of 50 analysts — buy
- ▼ Insiders selling over 6 mo
🟢 Market · context, does not vote- ▲ S&P 500 above SMA200 — the market is in an uptrend
- ▲ Sector (XLK) above SMA200 — in an uptrend
The PWA verdict uses less data than the full version: without the history of multiples and peers, F-score, Altman, interest coverage, dividend streak and expected earnings move.