Palo Alto Networks Stock Beta

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Palo Alto Networks fundamentals help investors to digest information that contributes to Palo Alto's financial success or failures. It also enables traders to predict the movement of Palo Stock. The fundamental analysis module provides a way to measure Palo Alto's intrinsic value by examining its available economic and financial indicators, including the cash flow records, the balance sheet account changes, the income statement patterns, and various microeconomic indicators and financial ratios related to Palo Alto stock.
  
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Palo Alto Networks Company Beta Analysis

Palo Alto's Beta is one of the most important measures of equity market volatility. Beta can be thought of as asset elasticity or sensitivity to market. In other words, it is a number that shows the relationship of an equity instrument to the financial market in which this instrument is traded. For example, if Beta of equity is 2, it is expected to significantly outperform market when the market is going up and significantly underperform when the market is going down. Similarly, Beta of 1 indicates that an asset and market will generate similar returns over time.

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Current Palo Alto Beta

    
  1.17  
Most of Palo Alto's fundamental indicators, such as Beta, are part of a valuation analysis module that helps investors searching for stocks that are currently trading at higher or lower prices than their real value. If the real value is higher than the market price, Palo Alto Networks is considered to be undervalued, and we provide a buy recommendation. Otherwise, we render a sell signal.
In a nutshell, Beta is a measure of individual stock risk relative to the overall volatility of the stock market. and is calculated based on very sound finance theory - Capital Assets Pricing Model (CAPM).However, since Beta is calculated based on historical price movements it may not predict how a firm's stock is going to perform in the future.
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In accordance with the recently published financial statements, Palo Alto Networks has a Beta of 1.167. This is 10.09% higher than that of the Technology sector and 50.34% lower than that of the Software - Application industry. The beta for all Germany stocks is notably lower than that of the firm.

Palo Beta Peer Comparison

Stock peer comparison is one of the most widely used and accepted methods of equity analyses. It analyses Palo Alto's direct or indirect competition against its Beta to detect undervalued stocks with similar characteristics or determine the stocks which would be a good addition to a portfolio. Peer analysis of Palo Alto could also be used in its relative valuation, which is a method of valuing Palo Alto by comparing valuation metrics of similar companies.
Palo Alto is currently under evaluation in beta category among its peers.
As the market goes up, the company is expected to outperform it. However, if the market returns are negative, Palo Alto will likely underperform.

Palo Fundamentals

About Palo Alto Fundamental Analysis

The Macroaxis Fundamental Analysis modules help investors analyze Palo Alto Networks's financials across various querterly and yearly statements, indicators and fundamental ratios. We help investors to determine the real value of Palo Alto using virtually all public information available. We use both quantitative as well as qualitative analysis to arrive at the intrinsic value of Palo Alto Networks based on its fundamental data. In general, a quantitative approach, as applied to this company, focuses on analyzing financial statements comparatively, whereas a qaualitative method uses data that is important to a company's growth but cannot be measured and presented in a numerical way.
Please read more on our fundamental analysis page.

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Additional Information and Resources on Investing in Palo Stock

When determining whether Palo Alto Networks is a strong investment it is important to analyze Palo Alto's competitive position within its industry, examining market share, product or service uniqueness, and competitive advantages. Beyond financials and market position, potential investors should also consider broader economic conditions, industry trends, and any regulatory or geopolitical factors that may impact Palo Alto's future performance. For an informed investment choice regarding Palo Stock, refer to the following important reports:
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Please note, there is a significant difference between Palo Alto's value and its price as these two are different measures arrived at by different means. Investors typically determine if Palo Alto is a good investment by looking at such factors as earnings, sales, fundamental and technical indicators, competition as well as analyst projections. However, Palo Alto's price is the amount at which it trades on the open market and represents the number that a seller and buyer find agreeable to each party.