Head to head
Palo Alto Networks vs Microsoft
Side-by-side on the measures that matter, with a plain-English read. Full detail: PANW · MSFT
PANW
Palo Alto Networks
418.78+5.09%
1-year price shape — +95% over the period
Quant Rating B · 93/100
vs
MSFT
Microsoft
535.07+2.38%
1-year price shape — +3% over the period
Quant Rating C · 42/100
1-year performance, rebased to 100
Microsoft edges it on the scoreable measures. Microsoft trades cheapest on trailing earnings; Microsoft pays the highest dividend yield; Microsoft earns the most per share.
| PANW | MSFT | |
|---|---|---|
| Snapshot | ||
| Sector | Software - Infrastructure | Software - Infrastructure |
| Last price | 418.78 | 535.07 |
| Change today | +5.09% | +2.38% |
| 1-year return | +94.6% | +3.3% |
| Market cap | $342.56B | $3.97T |
| 52-week range | 139.57 – 432.33 | 348.54 – 549.20 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E (TTM) | 1,046.95 | 29.81 |
| P/E percentile, own 5-yr range | 95th | 30th |
| P/B | 12.46 | 8.98 |
| Dividend yield | 0.00% | 0.67% |
| Profitability & growth | ||
| EPS (TTM) | 0.40 | 17.95 |
| Net profit (TTM) | $327.20M | $133.29B |
| Revenue (TTM) | $11.48B | $331.84B |
| Revenue growth (YoY) | +34.5% | +17.7% |
| Gross margin | 70.4% | 67.9% |
| Operating margin | 6.1% | 46.8% |
| Net margin | 2.7% | 40.3% |
| Free cash flow (TTM) | $4.11B | $66.99B |
| Ownership & sentiment | ||
| Institutional ownership | 83.6% | 75.2% |
| Insider activity (12mo) | 10 buy / 40 sell | 31 buy / 16 sell |
| Short interest (% of float) | 2.6% | 0.8% |
| Analyst consensus | 87% buy / 13% hold (39) | 100% buy (34) |
| Analyst price target | $419 (+0%) | $594 (+11%) |
| StockVane view | ||
| StockVane Quant Rating | B (93) | C (42) |
| Company | ||
| Employees | 21,921 | 223,000 |
| Founded | 2005 | 1975 |
▲ marks the more favourable stock(s) on measures with a clear direction (lower P/E, higher yield, higher Quant Rating, better 1-year return). Analyst consensus counts each covering institution once, at its most recent rating. Not a recommendation. Quant Rating method: Data & Methodology.