Shares of cybersecurity-software pure-play leader Palo Alto Networks (NASDAQ: PANW) are volatile following the latest earnings update. The latest financials weren't bad, but some investors are nervous that PANW management's new, aggressive plan to consolidate cybersecurity market share to itself poses unforeseen risks. Even cloud-native cyber software peer Zscaler stopped just short of a name drop of PANW in its latest earnings call, saying that its competitor's attack won't work.

Of course, another way of looking at PANW's recent action is simply that the stock price was getting a bit frothy in the month leading up to the last update and has less to do with Wall Street's "worries."

At any rate, what is Palo Alto Networks planning, and is the stock a buy right now?

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