Palo Alto Networks Inc vs Synopsys, Inc. — how do they compare? Palo Alto Networks Inc trades at $335.38 (market cap $278.85B), while Synopsys, Inc. trades at $377.72 (market cap $74.50B). The key difference: Palo Alto Networks Inc is far larger — about 3.7× Synopsys, Inc.'s market cap, and Palo Alto Networks Inc is trading nearer its 52-week high, Synopsys, Inc. nearer its low. Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| PANW | SNPS | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $278.85B | $74.50B |
Sector | Technology | Technology |
52-Week High | $358.68 | $645.59 |
52-Week Low | $141.67 | $378.46 |
Enterprise Value | $277.81B | $82.86B |
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Palo Alto Networks is a pure-play cybersecurity vendor that sells security appliances, subscriptions, and support into enterprises, government entities, and service providers. The company's product portfolio includes firewall appliances, virtual firewalls, endpoint protection, cloud security, and cybersecurity analytics. The Santa Clara, California, firm was established in 2005 and sells its products worldwide.
Read more on PANW →Synopsys is a provider of electronic design automation software, intellectual property, and software integrity products. EDA software automates the chip design process, enhancing design accuracy, productivity, and complexity in a full-flow end-to-end solution. The firm's growing SI business allows customers to continuously manage and test the code base for security and quality. Synopsys' comprehensive portfolio is benefiting from a mutual convergence of semiconductor companies moving up-stack toward systems-like companies, and systems companies moving down-stack toward in-house chip design. The resulting expansion in EDA customers alongside secular digitalization of various end markets benefits EDA vendors like Synopsys.
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