Rep. Jared Moskowitz Buys Palo Alto Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ:PANW) Stock

Posted by Stuart Ham on May 2nd, 2026

Representative Jared Moskowitz (Democratic-Florida) recently bought shares of Palo Alto Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ:PANW). In a filing disclosed on April 30th, the Representative disclosed that they had bought between $1,001 and $15,000 in Palo Alto Networks stock on March 31st. The trade occurred in the Representative’s “MORGAN STANLEY ACTIVE ASSETS (1)” account.

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Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of GE Aerospace (NYSE:GE) on 3/31/2026.
Sold $15,001 – $50,000 in shares of Qualcomm (NASDAQ:QCOM) on 3/31/2026.
Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of American Express (NYSE:AXP) on 3/31/2026.
Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Broadcom (NASDAQ:AVGO) on 3/31/2026.
Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Chubb (NYSE:CB) on 3/31/2026.
Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Cummins (NYSE:CMI) on 3/31/2026.
Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of General Dynamics (NYSE:GD) on 3/31/2026.

Palo Alto Networks Stock Performance

NASDAQ:PANW opened at $181.10 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $147.78 billion, a PE ratio of 100.05, a PEG ratio of 6.46 and a beta of 0.77. Palo Alto Networks, Inc. has a 52-week low of $139.57 and a 52-week high of $223.61. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $163.46 and a 200 day simple moving average of $181.41.

Palo Alto Networks (NASDAQ:PANW – Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 18th. The network technology company reported $1.03 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.94 by $0.09. The business had revenue of $2.59 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.58 billion. Palo Alto Networks had a return on equity of 17.60% and a net margin of 12.96%.Palo Alto Networks’s quarterly revenue was up 14.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the company earned $0.81 earnings per share. On average, research analysts predict that Palo Alto Networks, Inc. will post 2.14 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research analysts recently issued reports on the company. BMO Capital Markets decreased their price objective on Palo Alto Networks from $230.00 to $200.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, February 18th. Guggenheim reissued a “neutral” rating on shares of Palo Alto Networks in a research report on Wednesday, February 18th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reduced their price target on Palo Alto Networks from $240.00 to $220.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, February 18th. Jefferies Financial Group reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Palo Alto Networks in a research report on Wednesday, February 4th. Finally, UBS Group set a $183.00 price target on Palo Alto Networks in a research report on Thursday, February 19th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-five have given a Buy rating and nine have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $210.07.

Read Our Latest Stock Analysis on PANW

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Palo Alto Networks news, CEO Nikesh Arora acquired 68,085 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, March 27th. The stock was bought at an average cost of $146.87 per share, with a total value of $9,999,643.95. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 343,394 shares in the company, valued at approximately $50,434,276.78. This represents a 24.73% increase in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, Director John P. Key sold 1,572 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, April 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $173.32, for a total value of $272,459.04. Following the transaction, the director owned 20,000 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,466,400. This trade represents a 7.29% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 30,356 shares of company stock valued at $4,981,575. Insiders own 1.40% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Palo Alto Networks

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its position in shares of Palo Alto Networks by 4.1% in the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 67,929,063 shares of the network technology company’s stock valued at $12,512,533,000 after buying an additional 2,659,100 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp lifted its position in shares of Palo Alto Networks by 2.0% in the fourth quarter. State Street Corp now owns 30,331,705 shares of the network technology company’s stock valued at $5,587,100,000 after buying an additional 594,789 shares during the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE lifted its position in shares of Palo Alto Networks by 11.9% in the fourth quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 19,375,486 shares of the network technology company’s stock valued at $3,568,964,000 after buying an additional 2,065,776 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Palo Alto Networks by 3.5% in the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 15,989,257 shares of the network technology company’s stock valued at $2,934,935,000 after buying an additional 540,756 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Norges Bank acquired a new stake in shares of Palo Alto Networks in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $1,415,364,000. 79.82% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About Representative Moskowitz

Jared Evan Moskowitz (Democratic Party) is a member of the U.S. House, representing Florida’s 23rd Congressional District. He assumed office on January 3, 2023. His current term ends on January 3, 2027.

Moskowitz (Democratic Party) is running for re-election to the U.S. House to represent Florida’s 23rd Congressional District. He declared candidacy for the 2026 election.

Jared Evan Moskowitz was born in Coral Springs, Florida. Moskowitz graduated from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. He earned a bachelor’s degree in political science and government from George Washington University in 2003 and a law degree from Nova Southeastern University in 2007. Moskowitz’s career experience includes working as the director of the Florida Division of Emergency Management and general counsel with AshBritt Inc.

About Palo Alto Networks

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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.