Fortinet Introduces Scalable Secure AI Data Center Solution for Safeguarding Models, Data, and Infrastructure
Written by Emily J. Thompson, Senior Investment Analyst
Source: Newsfilter
Updated: Nov 05 2025
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Introduction of Secure AI Data Center Solution: Fortinet has launched the Secure AI Data Center solution, the first comprehensive framework designed to protect AI infrastructures, enhancing security while reducing power consumption by an average of 69% compared to traditional methods.
FortiGate 3800G Firewall: The new FortiGate 3800G firewall is introduced as part of this solution, offering high performance, energy efficiency, and scalability necessary for AI workloads, with advanced protection features for data centers.
Comprehensive AI Workflow Protection: The solution provides extensive security across the AI workflow, including network segmentation, encrypted traffic inspection, and model-level defense, ensuring compliance and preventing data leakage.
Future-Proofing with Quantum-Safe Security: Fortinet's framework incorporates Post-Quantum Cryptography and Quantum Key Distribution to safeguard AI data against future quantum-enabled threats, setting a new standard for secure AI environments.
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Analyst Views on FTNT
Wall Street analysts forecast FTNT stock price to rise over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for FTNT is 85.21 USD with a low forecast of 67.00 USD and a high forecast of 101.00 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.
Wall Street analysts forecast FTNT stock price to rise over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for FTNT is 85.21 USD with a low forecast of 67.00 USD and a high forecast of 101.00 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.
Current: 82.310

Current: 82.310

Outperform -> Neutral
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$86
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Outperform -> Neutral
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Daiwa downgraded Fortinet to Neutral from Outperform with an $86 price target.
Underperform
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$75 -> $72
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Mizuho lowered the firm's price target on Fortinet to $72 from $75 and keeps an Underperform rating on the shares. The firm has more questions regarding the company's growth profile following the earnings report.
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$85 -> $80
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Jefferies lowered the firm's price target on Fortinet to $80 from $85 and keeps a Hold rating on the shares. Services revenue missed consensus "again" and Service revenue is now expected to rebound in the second half of 2026, which the firm calls "a disappointing extension" from prior commentary indicating Q4 stabilization. The firm sees a "downside floor" of $65 per share, the analyst noted.
Neutral
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$90 -> $86
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Baird lowered the firm's price target on Fortinet to $86 from $90 and keeps a Neutral rating on the shares. The firm updated its model following Q3 results which showed a strong quarter for product demand but services are still muted.
About FTNT
Fortinet, Inc. is engaged in cybersecurity, driving the convergence of networking and security. The Company’s integrated platform, Fortinet Security Fabric, spans secure networking, unified Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) and artificial intelligence (AI)-driven security operations (SecOps). Its products and services include FortiOS, FortiASIC, FortiCloud, FortiAI, FortiEndpoint, and OT Security. The FortiGuard Labs is a cybersecurity threat intelligence and research organization comprised of experienced threat hunters, researchers, analysts, engineers and data scientists who develop and utilize machine learning and AI technologies. FortiGuard and Other Security Services are a suite of AI-powered security capabilities that are integrated as part of the Fortinet Security Fabric to deliver coordinated detection and enforcement across the entire attack surface. FortiCare Technical Support Service is a per-device technical support service. It also operates Fortinet Training Institute.
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.