Palo Alto Networks price target lowered to $205 from $213 at Truist

Truist analyst Joel Fishbein lowered the firm’s price target on Palo Alto Networks (PANW) to $205 from $213 and keeps a Buy rating on the shares as part of a broader research note on Infrastructure and Security Software space. Since the middle of February, shares under coverage have traded lower reflecting a spike in uncertainty tracing to policy decisions in Washington, and the firm is lowering its estimates to reflect a lower visibility environment for business leaders, the analyst tells investors in a research note. There is room for additional de-risking, and in particular, infrastructure names are more at-risk of lukewarm guidance from management teams in the quarter ahead, Truist states, cutting estimates for companies with meaningful federal government exposure while indicating that under DOGE, the clear prioritization of reduced spending and headcount could prove to be a headwind for vendors.