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☆ Jim Cramer gauges the threat of Microsoft's cybersecurity foray on Palo Alto Networks stock
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-14 | by ( Morgan Chittum | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Microsoft (MSFT) updated plans to expand further into cybersecurity this week, creating chaos in pure-play vendors like Club name Palo Alto Networks (PANW). We think that decline was an overreaction and the bounce since shows that investors have come to realize that Microsoft's moves pose little threat to cybersecurity leader Palo Alto. Bottom line We believe Palo Alto will stay the cybersecurity leader regardless of Microsoft's announcement. Founded in 2005, Palo Alto has been in the space much longer than Microsoft, and it has a first-mover advantage. Signage outside Palo Alto Networks headquarters in Santa Clara, California, U.S., on Thursday, May 13, 2021.

Persons: Palo Alto, I'm, Jim Cramer, Nikesh Arora, Arora, We've, Brent Thill, Goldman Sachs, Gabriela Borges, Satya Nadella, Palo, Jim, Jim Cramer's, David Paul Morris Organizations: Microsoft, Palo Alto Networks, Palo Alto, Jefferies, Alto Networks, Apple, Management, JPMorgan, Nasdaq, Big Tech, CNBC, Bloomberg, Getty Locations: Palo Alto, Palo, PANW, cybersecurity, Santa Clara , California, U.S

☆ Palo Alto Networks CEO says Microsoft has a long way to go on cybersecurity
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-13 | by ( Julie Coleman | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Cybersecurity company Palo Alto Networks ' CEO Nikesh Arora told CNBC's Jim Cramer that while Microsoft's foray into the cybersecurity sphere certainly substantiates the market, the company is just dipping its toes into a sector Palo Alto has been swimming in for years. Earlier this week, Microsoft announced it would be expanding its cybersecurity offering entering the Secure Access Service Edge space, known as SASE, a large part of the cybersecurity market dominated by smaller companies like Palo Alto. "From what I read, they're sort of heading off into a good start, but they have a long way to go." Arora added that Palo Alto can provide comprehensive services that Microsoft might not be able to do. "While Microsoft's entering the SASE market, the world is going towards a multi-enforcement point, zero-trust network," he said.

Persons: Jim Cramer's, Nikesh Arora, CNBC's Jim Cramer, we've, Arora, CrowdStrike, Zscaler, who've Organizations: Palo Alto Networks, Palo, Microsoft Locations: Palo Alto, Palo

☆ Cloudflare, Palo Alto Networks and Zscaler tumble as Microsoft expands in cybersecurity
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-12 | by ( Jordan Novet | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Cloudflare , Palo Alto Networks and Zscaler shares all fell Wednesday after analysts noted Microsoft's entry into a part of the cybersecurity market where those three smaller companies already compete. Shares of Zscaler and Palo Alto both slid as much as 7.4%, while Cloudflare shares fell as much as 6.5%. Analysts emphasized that the new Microsoft Entra Internet Access and Microsoft Entra Private Access products are in the preview stage, with no pricing details available. The Microsoft Entra Private Access service offers an alternative to long-standing virtual private networks, or VPNs, which let employees access internal programs while working remotely. Microsoft Entra Internet Access can help security administrators control employees' connections to cloud apps, including Microsoft 365 applications such as Teams.

Persons: Satya Nadella, Joy Chik, Morgan Stanley, Hamza Fodderwala Organizations: Palo Alto Networks, Palo Alto, Analysts, Microsoft, Management, Microsoft Defender, Cloud Apps, Jefferies, UBS Locations: Palo, Palo Alto

☆ Evercore ISI thinks these stocks will benefit the most from the A.I. boom
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-28 | by ( Alex Harring | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Investors should look to stocks that enhance productivity as companies seek to replace scarce labor with machines, according to Evercore ISI. The chart below includes two stocks Emanuel found for each use case. The stock has surged more than 50% since the start of 2023, rebounding along with other technology stocks after 2022's sell-off. Equinix shares have risen nearly 17% year to date and Evercore ISI expects shares to advance another 8.5%. The stock should also be helped by reshoring trends, as well as its investments in AI and improving labor productivity, Emanuel said.

Persons: Julian Emanuel, Emanuel, Evercore, There's, Zscaler, ZS, Ingersoll Rand, — CNBC's Michael Bloom Organizations: ISI, CNBC Pro Locations: Tuesday's

☆ Every company needs better cybersecurity and to save money, Zscaler does both, says CEO Jay Chaudhry
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-21 | by ( Jim Cramer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Every company needs better cybersecurity and to save money, Zscaler does both, says CEO Jay Chaudhry'Mad Money' host Jim Cramer sits down with Zscaler CEO Jay Chaudhry to discuss the company's recent success, the state of the cybersecurity space and more.

Persons: Jay Chaudhry, Jim Cramer Organizations: Zscaler

☆ Here are Thursday's biggest analyst calls: Amazon, Apple, GameStop, T-Mobile, Skechers, Lowe's & more
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-08 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Jefferies downgrades Las Vegas Sands and Wynn to hold from buy Jefferies downgraded several casino stocks, mainly on valuation. Jefferies reiterates Apple as buy Jefferies said it stands by its buy rating on the Mac maker but that it's concerned about the lack of social experience with Apple's VR technology. Jefferies reiterates GameStop as hold Jefferies said the revolving door of GameStop executives is "more of the same" for the company. Skechers is the world's 3rd largest footwear brand and an underappreciated growth stock, in our view." Bank of America reiterates Lowe's as a buy Bank of America said investors should buy the stock "when the market is fearful."

Persons: Wells, Jefferies, Wynn, WYNN, LVS, Oppenheimer, Apple, Wolfe, Goldman Sachs, Salesforce, Goldman, Morgan Stanley, Skechers, Lowe's, Bernstein Organizations: Vegas Sands, Citi, Apple, VR, GameStop, Mobile, Smart, Rio Tinto, UBS, Amazon, Carrier, Bank of America, of America, NextEra Energy, Xcel Energy, American Electric Power, Barclays, FedEx Locations: Vegas, Rio, China, 2023E

☆ Cybersecurity ETFs gain steam as investors look for A.I. plays
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-07 | by ( Jesse Pound | In Jesse-Pound | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Since ChatGPT debuted late last year, investors have been looking for ways to play the AI craze. Cybersecurity stocks largely sat out the excitement around AI at the start of the year, but the group has started to gain traction in recent weeks. Since the end of April, the First Trust Nasdaq Cybersecurity ETF (CIBR) — the largest fund focused on the space — has risen nearly 11%. The Global X Cybersecurity ETF (BUG) has jumped almost 13%. BUG YTD mountain The BUG ETF has hit new highs for the year in recent weeks.

Persons: ChatGPT, Macquarie, Frederick Havemeyer Organizations: Nvidia, Trust Nasdaq Locations: Macquarie, Zscaler

☆ Wall Street pros see the S&P 500 rallying further — and reveal how best to play it
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-07 | by ( Weizhen Tan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

The S & P 500 is going from strength to strength this year, closing at a one-year high last Friday and up over 10% year-to-date. While many analysts have cautioned that the rally could be a narrow-based one, with gains driven by just a few major tech stocks, some Wall Street pros are expecting the S & P 500 to rally further. Evercore ISI's Julian Emanuel told CNBC's "Squawk Box Asia" on Tuesday that he has raised his S & P 500 price target from 4,150 to 4,450 . Emanuel said that the AI buzz driving stocks has turned into a so-called "momentum market" like the Internet-related rally of the late 1990s to 2000. "The Momentum broadened last week into the larger S & P 500 and importantly the Small Cap Russell 2000; this broadening is very positive and looks set to continue," he wrote in notes sent to CNBC.

Persons: Evercore ISI's Julian Emanuel, CNBC's, Emanuel, Russell, Brian Stutland, Stutland, we're, Paul Meeks, we'll, Evercore, laggards, Meeks Organizations: CNBC, Equity Armor Investments, Independent Solutions Wealth Management, Copa Holdings, Nvidia, Devices, Google, Marvell Technology

☆ Evercore ISI raises market outlook and gives 'Momentum Masters' stocks to play it
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-05 | by ( Alex Harring | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

The S & P 500 could see more upside ahead after breaking out above a key level as artificial intelligence drums up market excitement, according to Evercore ISI. His new target implies the stock market could rally 3.9% from where it finished last week. That puts Emanuel above the median and average S & P 500 targets on Wall Street after previously being right around them. The S & P 500's recent breakout above the 4,200 points is a sign that AI-driven momentum first seen in the technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite is now apparent in the S & P 500. Momentum masters He called this investing landscape a "Momentum Market" that requires more risk management a probabilistic thinking.

Persons: Julian Emanuel, Emanuel, he'll, Russell, —, selloff, Zscaler, BancShares, — CNBC's Michael Bloom Organizations: ISI, American Association of, Investors, Big Tech, Nasdaq, Silicon Valley Bank, Federal Deposit Insurance Company, P Bank ETF, Banking Locations: Silicon

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Lululemon, SentinelOne, T-Mobile, MongoDB and more
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-02 | by ( Samantha Subin | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

MongoDB — Shares of the data developer rocketed 28% after the company forecast strong fiscal first-quarter earnings and boosted its full-year guidance. The company cited macroeconomic pressure as a contributor to slowing sales growth in a shareholder letter and cut its full-year revenue guidance. PagerDuty — Shares slumped 17.1% after the IT cloud company issued second-quarter revenue guidance that missed expectations. Samsara — The cloud company popped nearly 28% after reporting a smaller-than-expected first-quarter loss and lifting its full-year sales guidance. That's above the expected loss of 5 cents a share and $191.9 million in revenue, according to FactSet.

Persons: Lululemon, Amazon, MongoDB, Wall, SentinelOne, Dupont, Dupont de Nemours, Zscaler, Morgan Stanley, PagerDuty, StreetAccount, Dell, Ginkgo, Goldman Sachs, Goldman, Yun Li, Hakyung Kim, Brian Evans, Alex Harring Organizations: Wireless, Bloomberg News, Verizon, Mobile, Amazon, Dish, Broadcom —, Broadcom, Bank of America, Dupont de, DuPont, U.S . Water Systems, Stifel Locations: New York

☆ Morning Bid: Hot, cold and skipping a beat
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-01 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Like a patient with a virus, incoming data appears to blow hot and cold at the same time. Private sector and full national snapshots of payroll growth for May are due later today and on Friday. But a renewed rise in U.S. staff vacancies in April showed the labor market tightening again if anything - even a Chicago manufacturing survey alarmed with a sharp contraction in factory activity last month. The central bank's "Beige Book" on economic conditions said on Wednesday that the labor market "continued to be strong" in May "with contacts reporting difficulty finding workers across a wide range of skill levels and industries." U.S. Treasury yields crept back up on Thursday after the debt ceiling vote overnight and despite the mixed economic picture.

Persons: Mike Dolan, Philip Jefferson, Larry Fink, Klaas Knot, Patrick Harker, President Biden, Emelia Sithole Organizations: Federal Reserve, Fed, BlackRock, Treasury, U.S, San, Central Bank, Philadelphia Federal, Broadcom, Dollar, Hormel, Cooper Companies, Republicans, Reuters Graphics, Thomson, Reuters Locations: U.S, Chicago, Salesforce, San Francisco

☆ Here are Wednesday's biggest analyst calls: Apple, Nvidia, Chevron, Amazon, Avis, SeaWorld & more
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-31 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Here are Wednesday's biggest calls on Wall Street: Needham initiates Sovos Brands as buy Citi said Sovos' Brands Rao's Tomato Sauce will be a $1 billion brand in the next three-to-four years. " Citi reiterates Anheuser-Busch InBev as buy Citi said investors should buy the dip in the beer giant. Deutsche Bank upgrades Avis to buy from hold Deutsche said the rental car company that it has upside potential. "In a tougher recession and sharp travel fall-off where revenue growth is cut in half, we estimate mid to high single digit EPS risk, implying an excellent risk/reward given valuation. Citi reiterates Nvidia as buy Citi said investors should "stay long" in shares of Nvidia.

Persons: Needham, Sovos, Michael Angelo's, Bernstein, Wedbush, it's, Goldman Sachs, Goldman, Bud, Baird, Mobileye, XYL, Wells, Key, AMBA, Mizuho, Piper Sandler, Piper Organizations: Brands, Citi, Amazon, Worldwide, Conference, SeaWorld, Anheuser, Busch InBev, Deutsche Bank, Avis, Deutsche, UBS, American Express, American, Palo Alto Networks, JPMorgan, Chevron, Service, Nvidia, TAM, Liberty, Microsoft Locations: US, Noosa, Cupertino, European, Wells Fargo, CrowdStrike, Zscaler, Palo, America, F2023E

Looking ahead, investors this week will be laser-focused on Washington, as Congress prepares to vote on a bill to raise the U.S. debt ceiling . But the shortened trading week ahead still features some key earnings and economic data. ET: S & P/Case Shiller home price index (March) 10 a.m. ET: Employment report: Non-farm payrolls and jobless rate (May) Looking back Last week, three Club holdings reported earnings. As a subscriber to the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer, you will receive a trade alert before Jim makes a trade.

☆ Cramer's Lightning Round: Vornado is a buy
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-25 | by ( Julie Coleman | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

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Persons: Iovance Biotherapeutics, Iovance Organizations: Palo Alto Networks, Holdings, Navigator Holdings, Vornado Realty Locations: New York

Palo Alto Networks (PANW.O), the largest player in the space by market share and valuation, will kick off sector earnings on Tuesday with what analysts polled by Refinitiv estimate to be a near 24% increase in quarterly revenue. Reuters GraphicsVendors that are a one-stop shop for cybersecurity solutions help their clients analyze security data better as well as integrate a variety of applications, optimize costs and improve risk management. Top cybersecurity providers Palo Alto Networks, CrowdStrike Holdings (CRWD.O) and Fortinet Inc (FTNT.O), which offer a range of services including cloud and identity protection, are set to benefit from the consolidation trend, said D.A. CrowdStrike and ZScaler Inc (ZS.O) are expected to report revenue growth of 39% and 45% when they report earnings on May 31 and June 1, respectively. Palo Alto Networks, Fortinet lead cybersecurity stocks in the past yearReporting by Vansh Agarwal, Samrhitha Arunasalam and Akash Sriram in Bengaluru; Editing by Shinjini GanguliOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Here are 4 stocks Jim Cramer thought about buying for the Club and the reasons why
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-15 | by ( Jeff Marks | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

PANW YTD mountain Palo Alto Networks YTD Palo Alto Networks (PANW) shares fell more than 4% at one point Monday afternoon to a session low of $190.67, and we can't find any reason for the decline. The selling might be nothing more than some short-term profit-taking after Palo Alto rallied over 8% in last week's struggling market. HON YTD mountain Honeywell YTD Here's one more name we thought about buying: Honeywell (HON). As a subscriber to the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer, you will receive a trade alert before Jim makes a trade. Arora Nikesh, Palo Alto Networks CEO & Chairman at the WEF in Davos, Switzerland on May 23rd, 2022.

For most of the day, stocks struggled for direction amid disappointing earnings from Tyson Foods and Catalent and a short-lived rebound in regional banks. The struggle for a clearer direction comes after a rally on Friday, when U.S. jobs data pointed to a resilient labor market. Producer prices, weekly jobless claims and consumer sentiment data are all lined up for the week. Shares of regional banks tumbled for much of last week on worries tied to the collapse of First Republic Bank. Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc's Class B shares rose after posting a $35.5 billion first-quarter profit, boosted by gains from stocks such as Apple.

The struggle for a clearer direction comes after a rally on Friday, when U.S. jobs data pointed to a resilient labor market. Producer prices, weekly jobless claims and consumer sentiment data are all lined up for the week. A rally in regional banks' shares proved short-lived, with PacWest Bancorp (PACW.O) rising 5.6% after gaining as much as about 30% earlier in the session after the lender sharply cut its quarterly dividend to boost capital. Shares of regional banks tumbled for much of last week on worries tied to the collapse of First Republic Bank. Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc's Class B shares rose 0.9% after posting a $35.5 billion first-quarter profit, boosted by gains from stocks such as Apple.

Producer prices, weekly jobless claims and consumer sentiment data are all lined up through the week. "The bigger picture is inflation will remain higher for longer and that we are heading into a recession. The KBW Regional Banking index (.KRX) fell 2.2% after posting its best single-day performance in seven weeks on Friday. Shares of regional banks tumbled for much of last week on worries tied to the collapse of First Republic Bank. The S&P index recorded 10 new 52-week highs and four new lows, while the Nasdaq recorded 47 new highs and 53 new lows.

☆ Zscaler shares surge on better-than-expected guidance. Here's how to play it
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-08 | by ( Christina Falso | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Market Movers rounded up the best reactions from investors and analysts on Zscaler' s better-than-expected guidance. The experts, including Jim Cramer , discussed the cloud security company. Zscaler's shares surged more than 20% after the firm reported better-than-expected preliminary revenue for the fiscal third quarter and rosy full-year guidance. Zscaler said that its revenue in the fiscal third quarter will range from $415 million to $419 million. Prior guidance had been $396 million to $398 million.

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Berkshire Hathaway, Catalent, Tyson Foods, Zscaler and more
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-08 | by ( Samantha Subin | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Berkshire Hathaway — The conglomerate's A shares rose more than 1% as investors cheered a strong earnings report from Warren Buffett's company. Tyson Foods — Shares plummeted 15% after the food production company posted an unexpected loss for the recent quarter and cut its revenue outlook for the year. PacWest - The regional bank stock held on to a gain of about 3% on Monday. Six Flags posted a narrower-than-expected loss of 84 cents per share, compared to expectations of a per-share loss of 89 cents, according to FactSet. Six Flags posted revenue of $142.2 million, greater than the expectation of $132.6 million, with CEO Selim Bassoul calling the results "proof points" that its new strategy is working.

☆ Three Stock Lunch: ZScaler, Tyson Foods & ScottsMiracle-Gro
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-08 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

In this videoShare Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailThree Stock Lunch: ZScaler, Tyson Foods & ScottsMiracle-GroDanielle Shay, Simpler Trading VP of options, joins 'Power Lunch' to discuss three stocks: ZScaler, Tyson Foods and ScottsMiracle-Gro.

☆ ZScaler and Rubrik CEOs on securing the cloud through new partnership
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-24 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

In this videoShare Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailZScaler and Rubrik CEOs on securing the cloud through new partnershipZScaler CEO Jay Chaudhry and Rubrik CEO Bipul Sinha, joins 'Closing Bell: Overtime' to discuss cybersecurity and the company's partnership with each other.

☆ Top analysts are bullish on these five stocks in uncertain times
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-12 | by ( Tipranks.Com Staff | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Here are five stocks to weather the storm, according to Wall Street's top professionals on TipRanks, a platform that ranks analysts based on their past performance. Despite the ongoing pressures, cloud-based data warehouse company Snowflake (SNOW) delivered upbeat quarterly results. The company's fiscal 2023 fourth-quarter results missed expectations due to macro pressures, higher costs, supply chain issues and increased promotional activity. TD Cowen analyst Shaul Eyal remains bullish about Zscaler and reiterated a buy rating with a price target of $195 following the results. (See Zscaler Hedge Fund Trading Activity on TipRanks) Eyal holds the 15th position among more than 8,000 analysts on TipRanks.

☆ Here's what makes cybersecurity giant Palo Alto Networks tick and why we like the stock so much
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-06 | by ( Zev Fima | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +22 min

Palo Alto Networks (PANW) last month had its best single trading day in about a year, exactly one week after the next-generation cybersecurity company became our newest Investing Club holding. Why Palo Alto Networks? PANW YTD mountain Palo Alto Networks (PANW) 1-year performance Palo Alto Networks is a great way to play a secular growth industry. Taking all of these segments together, Palo Alto Networks is a company capable of delivering on every aspect of cybersecurity under one roof. Palo Alto Networks' ESG practices, meanwhile, are overseen by the ESG and Nominating Committee, which provides counsel to the board in these matters.

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