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PANW vs MSFT

Side-by-side comparison of price performance, valuation, growth, profitability, analyst targets and technical trend.

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PANW · Palo Alto Networks$389.92 ▼ 0.86%
MSFT · Microsoft$497.93 ▼ 0.53%

One year, rebased to 100

Each line starts at 100 so growth is directly comparable

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  • PANW +92.7%
  • MSFT -1.8%

Head to head

MetricPANWMSFT
Price$389.92$497.93
Change today▼ 0.86%▼ 0.53%
Market cap$318.95B$3.70T
Return, 3 months+33.0%+41.4%
Return, year to date+111.7%+3.6%
Return, 1 year+92.8%-1.0%
P/E (TTM)974.827.7
P/B11.68.4
P/E percentile vs own 5y95th23rd
Dividend yield–0.71%
Revenue growth (YoY, latest qtr)+34.5%+17.7%
Net profit growth (YoY)-211.0%+31.3%
Gross margin70.4%67.9%
Operating margin6.1%46.8%
Net margin2.7%40.3%
Return on equity1.7%34.0%
Analyst target vs. price+6.3%+15.1%
Analyst buy share87%97%
RSI (14)6255
30-day volatility68.1%21.0%
Max drawdown, 1 year-36.0%-34.5%
Trend readStrong uptrendLeaning bullish
Analyst consensusBuyBuy

Green cells mark the best value in each row where "better" is clear-cut (lower P/E, higher margin). That is a reading of the numbers, not a recommendation. Financials are in each company's reporting currency.

What the numbers say

  • MSFT is the largest of the group by market value.
  • PANW has returned the most over the past year.
  • MSFT carries the lowest trailing P/E.
  • PANW is growing revenue fastest.
  • MSFT keeps the most profit per dollar of sales.
  • MSFT has been the calmest stock over the last 30 days.

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