Palo Alto Networks posted its third-quarter fiscal 2022 results, where earnings grew year-over-year and also surpassed Zacks Consensus Estimates. Revenues, too, topped expectations.
The cybersecurity company’s non-GAAP earnings rose +29.7% from the year-ago quarter to $1.79 per share, well above the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.67.
Palo Alto’s fiscal third-quarter revenues of $1.39 billion also surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.36 billion. The top line is +29% higher from the year-ago quarter.
Revenues from the company’s Product segment surged +22% year over year to $351.5 million (25.3% of total revenues). Subscription and support revenues grew +31.9% year over year to $1035.2 million (74.7% of total revenues).
Billings grew +40% to $1.80 billion.
Looking ahead, the company now projects fiscal 2022 revenues of $5.481-$5.501 billion, thereby implying growth of around 29% from the fiscal 2021. In its prior forecast, the expectation was $5.425 billion - $5.475 billion, which indicated year-over-year growth of 27-29%.
Total billings projection is now $7.106-$7.136 billion for fiscal 2022, indicating year-over-year increase of 30-31%. Prior estimates from the company was in the range of $6.80-$6.85 billion, implying a 25-26% increase from the year-ago quarter.
The company boosted its non-GAAP earnings forecast range to $7.43-$7.46 per share, vs. prior forecast of $7.23-$7.30 per share
It reaffirmed non-GAAP adjusted free cash flow margin forecast of 32-33%.
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The 10-day moving average for PANW crossed bullishly above the 50-day moving average on September 18, 2026. This indicates that the trend has shifted higher and could be considered a buy signal. In 12 of 16 past instances when the 10-day crossed above the 50-day, the stock continued to move higher over the following month. The odds of a continued upward trend are 75%.
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The Tickeron PE Growth Rating for this company is 2 (best 1 - 100 worst), pointing to outstanding earnings growth. The PE Growth rating is based on a comparative analysis of stock PE ratio increase over the last 12 months compared against S&P 500 index constituents.
The Tickeron Profit vs. Risk Rating rating for this company is 4 (best 1 - 100 worst), indicating low risk on high returns. The average Profit vs. Risk Rating rating for the industry is 91, placing this stock better than average.
The Tickeron Price Growth Rating for this company is 10 (best 1 - 100 worst), indicating outstanding price growth. PANW’s price grows at a higher rate over the last 12 months as compared to S&P 500 index constituents.
The Tickeron SMR rating for this company is 89 (best 1 - 100 worst), indicating weak sales and an unprofitable business model. SMR (Sales, Margin, Return on Equity) rating is based on comparative analysis of weighted Sales, Income Margin and Return on Equity values compared against S&P 500 index constituents. The weighted SMR value is a proprietary formula developed by Tickeron and represents an overall profitability measure for a stock.
The Tickeron Valuation Rating of 99 (best 1 - 100 worst) indicates that the company is significantly overvalued in the industry. This rating compares market capitalization estimated by our proprietary formula with the current market capitalization. This rating is based on the following metrics, as compared to industry averages: P/B Ratio (11.669) is normal, around the industry mean (17.861). PANW has a moderately high P/E Ratio (980.225) as compared to the industry average of (159.605). Projected Growth (PEG Ratio) (2.002) is also within normal values, averaging (3.648). Dividend Yield (0.000) settles around the average of (0.004) among similar stocks. P/S Ratio (25.000) is also within normal values, averaging (104.490).
The average fundamental analysis ratings, where 1 is best and 100 is worst, are as follows
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