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69Hi folks,
I would like to add a cybersecurity share to my portfolio this year. Since I'm sure some people are already invested here and I'm not yet familiar with the market (apart from the growth potential), I'd be interested in your opinion.
My favorite at first glance would probably be Palo Alto, even if I first have to read up on why there was such a sharp drop in profits. Which player would be your pick and why?
$PANW (+1.88%) has recently made an acquisition to enter the Security Information and Event Management, or SIEM, market category and go after large legacy vendors in that space. Management views SIEM as a $30 billion opportunity.
The company's platformization strategy and recent SIEM-focused acquisition are expected to fast-track its path to a $15 billion ARR target.
More customers turn from single-point solutions to platformization. This serves as a strength for $PANW (+1.88%) .
$PANW (+1.88%) 's platformization strategy is driving significant growth, with a notable shift from single-point solutions to total platform adoption, bolstering margins through customer expansion.
$PANW (+1.88%) | Palo Alto Networks Q1 Earnings Highlights:
🔹 Revenue: $2.1B (Est. $2.12B) 🟡; UP +14% YoY
🔹 Product Revenue: $353.8M (Est. $341.2M) 🟢
🔹 Services Revenue: $1.785B (Est. $1.78B) 🟢
🔹 NGS ARR: $4.5B (Est. $4.37B) 🟢; UP +40% YoY
🔹 RPO: $12.6B (Est. $12.49B) 🟢; UP +20% YoY
FY25 Guidance:
🔹 Revenue: $9.12B–$9.17B (Est. $9.10B–$9.15B) 🟡; Growth +14% YoY
🔹 NGS ARR: $5.52B–$5.57B; UP +31–32% YoY
🔹 Non-GAAP Operating Margin: 27.5%–28.0% (Est. 27.5–28.0%) 🟡
🔹 Non-GAAP EPS: $6.26–$6.39 (Est. $6.18–$6.31) 🟡
🔹 Adjusted Free Cash Flow Margin: 37–38%
Q2 Guidance:
🔹 Revenue: $2.22B–$2.25B (Est. $2.23B) 🟡; Growth +12–14% YoY
🔹 NGS ARR: $4.70B–$4.75B (Est. $4.64B) 🟢
🔹 Non-GAAP EPS: $1.54–$1.56 (Est. $1.55) 🟡
🔹 RPO: $12.9B–$13.0B (Est. $13.0B) 🟡
Q1 Profitability Metrics:
🔹 Non-GAAP Gross Margin: 77.5% (Est. 77.5%) 🟡
🔹 Non-GAAP Operating Margin: 28.8% (Est. 27.7%) 🟢
🔹 Non-GAAP Net Income: $544.9M (Est. $1.48/share; $1.56/share actual) 🟢
🔹 Free Cash Flow: $1.46B (Est. $1.46B) 🟡
Key Highlights:
🔹 GAAP Net Income: $350.7M; UP +81% YoY
🔹 GAAP EPS: $0.99 (UP from $0.56 YoY)
🔹 Stock Split: Announced a 2-for-1 forward stock split effective December 13, 2024.
CEO Commentary:
🔸 "Our Q1 results reinforced our conviction in our differentiated platformization strategy," said Nikesh Arora, Chairman and CEO. "We see a growing market realization that platformization is the game changer that will solve security and enable better AI outcomes."
Palo Alto Networks
$PANW (+1.88%) has just announced its quarterly figures.
The earnings per share (EPS) amounted to $1,56 and exceeds expectations of $1,48.
The turnover amounted to $2,14 billion and is also above expectations of $2,12 billion.
In February 2024, I opened a securities account with Trade Republic and started saving 60 "stable" stocks from the S&5 500 per month with the aim of beating the S&P ETF in the long term. Since May, more than 30 additional stocks have been added and have proven to be an excellent decision so far. Among others $SFM (+1.54%)
$AMP (-2.53%)
$CMI (-0.26%)
$SNA (-0.69%)
$FI (-2.13%)
$PANW (+1.88%)
$ANET .
There are now over 150 positions and not only 🇺🇸 shares (over 90%) in the portfolio but also a handful from 🇩🇪🇬🇧🇳🇱🇯🇵🇸🇬. They still have to prove their quality, but so far only 🇺🇸 stocks have delivered performance.
9 months since the start, my "ETF" can keep up quite well although the goal of beating the S&P500 has not yet been achieved. But I'm close and in July the gap was somewhat wider.
Conclusion: The popular dividend stocks have not provided performance in the portfolio as $JNJ (+0.5%)
$KO (-1.06%)
$PG (-2.42%)
$PEP (-2.82%) The popular growth stocks from the semiconductor sector have not yet been able to prove their quality either. $ASML (-0.23%)
$SNPS (-0.5%)
$KLAC (+1.44%)
$LRCX (-1.06%)
$AMAT (-2.34%) The healthcare sector has also been somewhat disappointing. $ISRG (+0.7%) and $SYK (+0.71%) are positive exceptions here.
The usual suspects, on the other hand, have performed very well, although Microsoft is lagging a little behind. Otherwise, the financial sector and almost all stocks in the industrial sector have performed well so far.
Let's see how things continue to develop.😁
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Hello everyone,
I am currently considering leaving my position at $PYPL (-2.74%) and move more into cybersecurity like $ZS (+1.9%) or $PANW (+1.88%) to invest.
Do you have any alternatives or which company in this sector would you choose?
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