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Palo Alto CEO Calls AI-Led Software Selloff \u2018Paranoid’ \u2014 Sees Big Buying Window In Cybersecurity And Infra Stocks<\/a><\/p>\n

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Publish Date: 2026-04-24 11:26:00<\/a><\/p>\n

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Using an unordered list, summarize the following article with between 4 and 8 key points. The market\u2019s \u201cparanoid\u201d and indiscriminate reaction to AI developments \u2013 driving a broad SaaS selloff \u2013 is likely to persist, Arora said
\nArora indicated that infrastructure software and cybersecurity businesses are bright spots amid a sharp selloff in software stocks.Palo Alto is among the leaders in enterprise cybersecurity and broadly competes with CrowdStrike, Zscaler, and SentinelOne.Arora said that certain software companies would be successful in retooling their solutions for AI and in maintaining or even improving their market position.\u00a0Palo Alto Networks Inc. CEO Nikesh Arora\u00a0thinks the market has yet to clearly differentiate between software companies based on how AI will impact them, arguing that segments like analytical and creative software firms face the most disruption, while infrastructure software and cybersecurity players stand to benefit.SaaS stocks across categories such as design, enterprise productivity, coding, and cybersecurity have been hammered this year, as new AI tools from Anthropic, OpenAI, and Google reshape the competitive landscape.\u00a0Market moves suggest investors see parts of the software sector as vulnerable to AI disruption, though some analysts argue these companies can endure by reconfiguring their offerings for the AI era. The\u00a0iShares Expanded Tech-Software Sector ETF (IGV) is down 21% year to date, compared to the 4.2% gains in the benchmark-tracking\u00a0SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY).\u201cI would have expected the market to start discerning between SaaS that is impacted by AI, SaaS that needs to evolve, and SaaS that benefits from AI. Analytical SaaS, Creative SaaS is in category 1, System or Record, Human workflow and Engagement and Productivity are in category 2 and Infrastructure SaaS and Cybersecurity are in 3,\u201d Arora wrote in an\u00a0X post\u00a0during early hours on Friday.\u201cThis constant paranoid reaction of the market will continue to create buying opportunities for the discerning.\u201dAdobe and Figma are down 32% and 54% year-to-date, respectively. Atlassian Corp, Workday, Intuit and Zscaler are among the top five losers on\u00a0the Nasdaq-100. Microsoft is down 14% and is the second-worst performer in the Magnificent Seven Group.Arora said that certain software companies would be successful in retooling their solutions with AI, and in maintaining or even improving their market position.\u00a0\u201cThe process will get better the current players will have to either refactor their products and will most likely see some functionality commoditize due to inherent free native LLM capability,\u2019 he wrote in a follow-up\u00a0X post.Defending Palo Alto\u2019s moat, Arora argued that the company has deep knowledge of cybersecurity threats and its clients\u2019 vulnerabilities, and that general-purpose AI models would not be able to match it.\u201cWe live on the edge cases, each edge case is a potential breach, models live in the median. Just the way you wouldn’t just stick a model into a car and expect it to self drive and know each edge case, you can’t use it with its false positives and untrained edge cases for cybersecurity,\u201d he wrote.\u00a0AI LLMs have a 30% false-positive rate, and firms need sophisticated, customer-focused solutions, he\u00a0said.Palo Alto, which broadly competes with CrowdStrike, Zscaler and SentinelOne, reported 15% revenue growth last year. Growth has consistently declined over the last several years.PANW shares are down 6% year to date, compared to the 2.8% drop in the\u00a0Amplify Cybersecurity ETF (HACK). On Stockwits, retail sentiment for PANW has been declining since last week and was \u2018bearish\u2019 on Friday.\u00a0For updates and corrections, email newsroom[at]stocktwits[dot]com.Read Next:\u00a0Intel Stock Rockets Overnight On Blowout Q1: Analyst Says \u2018We\u2019re Overthinking\u2019 As Valuation Gap With NVDA, AMD Widens\u00a0Subscribe to Chart ArtThe best trade ideas and analysis from the Stocktwits community. Delivered daily by 8 pm ET.Read about our editorial guidelines and ethics policy
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