CyberArk's Stock Performance: CyberArk Software Ltd (CYBR) shares rose 4.01% in after-hours trading following positive earnings from Palo Alto Networks Inc (PANW).
Palo Alto's Earnings Report: Palo Alto exceeded analyst expectations with a 16% year-over-year revenue increase to $2.54 billion and adjusted earnings per share of 95 cents.
Acquisition Announcement: Palo Alto has agreed to acquire CyberArk for approximately $25 billion, with CyberArk shareholders set to receive cash and shares of Palo Alto stock.
Future Projections: Palo Alto anticipates first-quarter revenue between $2.45 billion and $2.47 billion, indicating strong market confidence as they adapt to modern security threats.
CYBR
$452.04+Infinity%1D
Analyst Views on CYBR
Wall Street analysts forecast CYBR stock price to rise over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for CYBR is 506.20 USD with a low forecast of 460.00 USD and a high forecast of 524.00 USD. However, analyst price targets are subjective and often lag stock prices, so investors should focus on the objective reasons behind analyst rating changes, which better reflect the company's fundamentals.
12 Analyst Rating
Wall Street analysts forecast CYBR stock price to rise over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for CYBR is 506.20 USD with a low forecast of 460.00 USD and a high forecast of 524.00 USD. However, analyst price targets are subjective and often lag stock prices, so investors should focus on the objective reasons behind analyst rating changes, which better reflect the company's fundamentals.
3 Buy
9 Hold
0 Sell
Hold
Current: 462.860
Low
460.00
Averages
506.20
High
524.00
Current: 462.860
Low
460.00
Averages
506.20
High
524.00
Citi
Buy
to
Neutral
downgrade
$465 -> $524
2025-11-04
Reason
Citi
Price Target
$465 -> $524
2025-11-04
downgrade
Buy
to
Neutral
Reason
Citi downgraded CyberArk (CYBR) to Neutral from Buy with a price target of $524, up from $465, citing the pending takeover by Palo Alto Networks (PANW). Citi sees the deal closing on the current terms and does not expect a competitive bidder to emerge.
Truist
Hold
maintain
$510 -> $520
2025-10-27
Reason
Truist
Price Target
$510 -> $520
2025-10-27
maintain
Hold
Reason
Truist raised the firm's price target on CyberArk to $520 from $510 and keeps a Hold rating on the shares as part of a broader research note previewing Q3 earnings among Infrastructure and cybersecurity software names. The company is seeing strong traction with its SaaS transition and new logo growth and could see upside to revenue growth expectations from GenAI and the Managed Data Detection and Response offering, the analyst tells investors in a research note.
Canaccord
Speculative Buy
to
Hold
downgrade
$440 -> $502
2025-10-14
Reason
Canaccord
Price Target
$440 -> $502
2025-10-14
downgrade
Speculative Buy
to
Hold
Reason
Canaccord downgraded CyberArk to Hold from Speculative Buy with a price target of $502, up from $440.
Canaccord
Buy
to
Hold
downgrade
$440 -> $502
2025-10-14
Reason
Canaccord
Price Target
$440 -> $502
2025-10-14
downgrade
Buy
to
Hold
Reason
Canaccord downgraded CyberArk (CYBR) to Hold from Buy with a price target of $502, up from $440, to reflect the pending takeover by Palo Alto Networks (PANW).
About CYBR
CyberArk Software Ltd is an Israel-based provider of information technology (IT) security solutions that protect organizations from cyber-attacks. The Company's software solutions are focused on protecting privileged accounts, which have become a critical target in the lifecycle of cyber-attacks. The Company's Privileged Account Security Solution consists of various products, such as Shares Technology Platform, Enterprise Password Vault, SSH Key Manager, Privileged Session Manager, Privileged Threat Analytics, Application Identity Manager, CyberArk-Conjur, Endpoint Privilege Manager and On-Demand Privileges Manager. The Company's products protect against external and internal cyber threats and enable detection and neutralization of attacks. The Company's Enterprise Password Vault provides customers with a tool to manage and protect all privileged accounts across an entire organization, including physical, virtual, or cloud-based assets.
About the author
Emily J. Thompson
Emily J. Thompson, a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) with 12 years in investment research, graduated with honors from the Wharton School. Specializing in industrial and technology stocks, she provides in-depth analysis for Intellectia’s earnings and market brief reports.
