Palo Alto Networks (NASDAQ:PANW) Director Aparna Bawa Sells 290 Shares

Palo Alto Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ:PANW) Director Aparna Bawa sold 290 shares of Palo Alto Networks stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, July 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $348.74, for a total transaction of $101,134.60. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 6,437 shares in the company, valued at $2,244,839.38. This represents a 4.31% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website.

Aparna Bawa also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Monday, June 29th, Aparna Bawa sold 632 shares of Palo Alto Networks stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $318.67, for a total transaction of $201,399.44.
• On Monday, June 22nd, Aparna Bawa sold 345 shares of Palo Alto Networks stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $290.17, for a total transaction of $100,108.65.
• On Friday, June 12th, Aparna Bawa sold 536 shares of Palo Alto Networks stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $280.00, for a total transaction of $150,080.00.
• On Thursday, June 11th, Aparna Bawa sold 555 shares of Palo Alto Networks stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $270.00, for a total transaction of $149,850.00.
• On Wednesday, June 10th, Aparna Bawa sold 377 shares of Palo Alto Networks stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $265.00, for a total value of $99,905.00.

Palo Alto Networks Price Performance

Shares of Palo Alto Networks stock traded up $11.02 during trading hours on Wednesday, hitting $352.04. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 7,228,966 shares, compared to its average volume of 9,383,828. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $247.98 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $198.12. Palo Alto Networks, Inc. has a 12-month low of $139.57 and a 12-month high of $358.10. The company has a market cap of $286.91 billion, a PE ratio of 288.56, a PEG ratio of 12.33 and a beta of 0.94. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.04, a quick ratio of 0.86 and a current ratio of 0.86.

Palo Alto Networks (NASDAQ:PANW) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, June 2nd. The network technology company reported $0.85 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.79 by $0.06. The firm had revenue of $3 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.94 billion. Palo Alto Networks had a return on equity of 10.53% and a net margin of 7.95%.The business’s quarterly revenue was up 31.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $0.37 earnings per share. Palo Alto Networks has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.770-3.790 EPS and its Q4 2026 guidance at 0.960-0.980 EPS. Analysts expect that Palo Alto Networks, Inc. will post 2.03 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research firms have recently issued reports on PANW. BTIG Research lifted their price objective on shares of Palo Alto Networks from $333.00 to $380.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday. Stifel Nicolaus set a $340.00 target price on shares of Palo Alto Networks in a report on Wednesday, June 3rd. Weiss Ratings cut shares of Palo Alto Networks from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a research note on Thursday, June 4th. William Blair reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of Palo Alto Networks in a report on Tuesday, June 16th. Finally, DA Davidson boosted their price target on shares of Palo Alto Networks from $190.00 to $345.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, June 3rd. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-nine have given a Buy rating, eight have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Palo Alto Networks presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $316.15.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Palo Alto Networks

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of PANW. Roxbury Financial LLC grew its stake in shares of Palo Alto Networks by 11.8% in the 2nd quarter. Roxbury Financial LLC now owns 950 shares of the network technology company’s stock worth $324,000 after buying an additional 100 shares in the last quarter. VectorGlobal IAG Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Palo Alto Networks during the 1st quarter valued at about $1,593,000. Hamilton Wealth LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Palo Alto Networks by 57.7% in the 1st quarter. Hamilton Wealth LLC now owns 37,869 shares of the network technology company’s stock valued at $6,071,000 after acquiring an additional 13,863 shares during the last quarter. Basecamp Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Palo Alto Networks by 19.0% in the 1st quarter. Basecamp Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 4,050 shares of the network technology company’s stock valued at $649,000 after acquiring an additional 648 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Lombard Odier Asset Management Europe Ltd grew its position in Palo Alto Networks by 5.6% in the first quarter. Lombard Odier Asset Management Europe Ltd now owns 76,315 shares of the network technology company’s stock worth $12,235,000 after acquiring an additional 4,024 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 79.82% of the company’s stock.

More Palo Alto Networks News

Here are the key news stories impacting Palo Alto Networks this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Wells Fargo raised PANW’s price target to $420 and reiterated an overweight rating, signaling more upside potential. Benzinga article
• Positive Sentiment: BNP Paribas Exane lifted its target to $380 and maintained an outperform rating, adding to the bullish analyst momentum. MarketScreener article
• Positive Sentiment: The company’s latest earnings beat expectations, with strong revenue growth and raised guidance, reinforcing confidence in PANW’s growth story. Zacks article
• Neutral Sentiment: Commentary around PANW’s sharp year-to-date gain suggests investors are becoming more cautious about valuation, even as sentiment remains broadly positive. Zacks article

About Palo Alto Networks

Palo Alto Networks (NASDAQ: PANW) is a cybersecurity company founded in 2005 and headquartered in Santa Clara, California. The firm develops a broad suite of security products and services designed to prevent successful cyberattacks and protect enterprise networks, clouds, and endpoints. Built around a platform strategy, its offerings target threat prevention, detection, response and governance across hybrid and multi-cloud environments.

The company’s product portfolio includes next‑generation firewalls as a core on‑premises capability, alongside cloud‑delivered security services and software for securing public and private clouds.