Palo Alto PANW - Valuation discussion regarding their 2 recent acquisitions

u/No_Hour6830 · Reddit — r/ValueInvesting · January 05, 2026 at 04:32 · ⬆ 2 pts  | View on Reddit ↗
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Author avoids PANW at current valuation, citing multiple compression risk, and would only buy near $120.

PANW — AVOID The author avoids PANW at current prices because it sits in a high-valuation, moderate-growth area. They see significant multiple compression as a risk that would cause poor performance over the next 3-5 years. They would only become a buyer near $120/share, not at $180.

The problem I have with a stock like PANW is that it's in that high valuation plus moderate growth area that I can't get myself to invest in. If you get any significant multiple compression, the stock will perform very poorly every the next 3-5 years.

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Avoid PANW at current price, buy near $120
The author avoids PANW at current prices because it sits in a high-valuation, moderate-growth area. They see significant multiple compression as a risk that would cause poor performance over the next 3-5 years. They would only become a buyer near $120/share, not at $180.
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