4 Top Cybersecurity Stocks to Buy in April

Going forward, an effort to expand internationally as identity security becomes a cornerstone of modern large-scale organizations, Okta’s innovative platform, and solid financial momentum should keep shares humming along.

Palo Alto Networks (NASDAQ: PANW) is the largest cybersecurity company in the world, with a market capitalization of $112 billion. While traditionally focused on network security solutions, the company’s strength lies in its diversified product portfolio, which includes cloud security, endpoint protection, and automated threat detection solutions. In particular, its next-generation services within its Cortex AI-driven platform have been a growth driver, capturing robust customer demand, and playing an increasingly important role in the overall business.

Unlike many emerging cybersecurity firms struggling with inconsistent profitability, Palo Alto Networks delivers robust financial performance with steady revenue growth. The company is guiding for double-digit revenue and earnings growth this year, with a reliable subscription-based model ensuring predictable cash flow. The company’s strong position to continue consolidating its market share in key cybersecurity categories highlights the stock’s attraction as an investment in the long run.

Fortinet (NASDAQ: FTNT) maintains a leadership position in on-premise infrastructure solutions with its FortiGate next-generation firewalls (NGFWs), bucking the trend of many cybersecurity companies shifting exclusively to cloud-based solutions. The company is leveraging its more than 50% market share in network firewalls into high-growth software opportunities through its FortiOS, a unified AI-driven security-focused operating system.

The strategy continues to pay off, with Fortinet stock up about 42% over the past year. Investors convinced that secure hardware firewalls will remain critical at the enterprise level for mission-critical operations have plenty of reasons to buy and hold the stock for the long run.

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Dan Victor has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Fortinet and Okta. The Motley Fool recommends Palo Alto Networks. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.

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