Northwest Wealth Management LLC Increases Stock Position in Palo Alto Networks, Inc. $PANW

Northwest Wealth Management LLC raised its position in shares of Palo Alto Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ:PANW) by 3.6% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 2,188 shares of the network technology company’s stock after acquiring an additional 76 shares during the period. Northwest Wealth Management LLC’s holdings in Palo Alto Networks were worth $448,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in PANW. HWG Holdings LP purchased a new stake in Palo Alto Networks during the first quarter worth approximately $31,000. Dagco Inc. purchased a new stake in Palo Alto Networks during the 1st quarter worth $33,000. WPG Advisers LLC purchased a new stake in Palo Alto Networks during the 1st quarter worth $37,000. Strategic Investment Solutions Inc. IL boosted its position in Palo Alto Networks by 58.9% during the 1st quarter. Strategic Investment Solutions Inc. IL now owns 224 shares of the network technology company’s stock worth $38,000 after purchasing an additional 83 shares during the period. Finally, Stonebridge Financial Group LLC boosted its position in Palo Alto Networks by 46.8% during the 1st quarter. Stonebridge Financial Group LLC now owns 232 shares of the network technology company’s stock worth $40,000 after purchasing an additional 74 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 79.82% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, EVP Dipak Golechha sold 5,000 shares of Palo Alto Networks stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, September 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $204.19, for a total value of $1,020,950.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 96,135 shares in the company, valued at $19,629,805.65. This trade represents a 4.94% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CAO Josh D. Paul sold 700 shares of Palo Alto Networks stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, August 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $184.20, for a total value of $128,940.00. Following the sale, the chief accounting officer directly owned 37,723 shares in the company, valued at approximately $6,948,576.60. This trade represents a 1.82% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 1,314,430 shares of company stock worth $259,210,094. 2.50% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Palo Alto Networks Stock Performance

Palo Alto Networks stock opened at $203.96 on Tuesday. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $189.67 and its 200-day moving average is $187.63. Palo Alto Networks, Inc. has a 1 year low of $144.15 and a 1 year high of $210.39. The company has a market cap of $136.43 billion, a P/E ratio of 127.08, a PEG ratio of 4.82 and a beta of 0.98.

Palo Alto Networks (NASDAQ:PANW) last issued its earnings results on Monday, August 18th. The network technology company reported $0.95 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.89 by $0.06. Palo Alto Networks had a net margin of 12.30% and a return on equity of 17.66%. The firm had revenue of $2.54 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.50 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $0.75 earnings per share. Palo Alto Networks’s revenue was up 15.8% on a year-over-year basis. Palo Alto Networks has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.750-3.850 EPS. Q1 2026 guidance at 0.880-0.900 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that Palo Alto Networks, Inc. will post 1.76 earnings per share for the current year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts have recently weighed in on PANW shares. Rosenblatt Securities decreased their target price on Palo Alto Networks from $235.00 to $215.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, August 14th. Needham & Company LLC restated a “buy” rating and issued a $230.00 price target on shares of Palo Alto Networks in a report on Wednesday, September 3rd. Tigress Financial started coverage on Palo Alto Networks in a report on Friday. They issued a “buy” rating and a $245.00 price target for the company. UBS Group set a $245.00 target price on shares of Palo Alto Networks in a research note on Friday. Finally, Scotiabank upped their target price on shares of Palo Alto Networks from $225.00 to $228.00 and gave the company a “sector outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 19th. Thirty research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eleven have given a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Palo Alto Networks presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $214.64.

Palo Alto Networks Profile

Palo Alto Networks, Inc provides cybersecurity solutions worldwide. The company offers firewall appliances and software; and Panorama, a security management solution for the global control of network security platform as a virtual or a physical appliance. It also provides subscription services covering the areas of threat prevention, malware and persistent threat, URL filtering, laptop and mobile device protection, DNS security, Internet of Things security, SaaS security API, and SaaS security inline, as well as threat intelligence, and data loss prevention.