The Relative Strength (RS) Rating for Palo Alto Networks stock climbed into a new percentile Friday, with an increase from 77 to 87.
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Earnings growth moved up last quarter from 12% to 30%, but sales fell from 30% to 29%.
Palo Alto Networks stock holds the No. 3 rank among its peers in the Computer Software-Security industry group. Fortinet and Palo Alto Networks are also among the group's highest-rated stocks.