Palo Alto Networks Inc (NYSE:PANW) shares soared on Wednesday after its fiscal second quarter results beat expectations on the top and bottom lines.
The cybersecurity company posted non-GAAP earnings of $1.05 per share, up 81% from $0.58 a year earlier and above the Zacks Consensus Estimate (ZCE) of $0.78. Its revenue came in at $1.66 billion, up 26% year-over-year and beating the ZCE of $1.65 billion.
Zacks has a ‘Hold’ rating on the stock, while investors sent Palo Alto shares more than 12% higher to $187.11 on Wednesday.
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Palo Alto also boosted its full-year fiscal 2023 earnings guidance, up to $3.97 to $4.03 per share from $3.37 to $3.44 per share.
Looking just a quarter ahead, Palo Alto projected fiscal third quarter revenue of between $1.695 billion and $1.725 billion, which would be year-over-year growth of 22% to 24%. Non-GAAP earnings are projected to be $0.90 to $0.94 per share.
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