Investment Analysts’ Weekly Ratings Changes for Palo Alto Networks (PANW)

Palo Alto Networks (NASDAQ: PANW) recently received a number of ratings updates from brokerages and research firms:

• 7/16/2026 – Palo Alto Networks was given a new $421.00 price target by Capital One Financial Corporation. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 7/16/2026 – Palo Alto Networks was upgraded by Capital One Financial Corporation from “hold” to “strong-buy”. They now have a $421.00 price target on the stock.
• 7/15/2026 – Palo Alto Networks had its price target raised by Tigress Financial from $245.00 to $430.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 7/13/2026 – Palo Alto Networks had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by Citigroup Inc.. They now have a $400.00 price target on the stock, up from $340.00.
• 7/8/2026 – Palo Alto Networks had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by Evercore Inc. They now have a $415.00 price target on the stock.
• 7/8/2026 – Palo Alto Networks was given a new $320.00 price target by Evercore Inc.
• 7/7/2026 – Palo Alto Networks had its price target raised by Needham & Company LLC from $350.00 to $425.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 7/1/2026 – Palo Alto Networks had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by FBN Securities.
• 7/1/2026 – Palo Alto Networks had its price target raised by BNP Paribas Exane from $330.00 to $380.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 7/1/2026 – Palo Alto Networks had its price target raised by Wells Fargo & Company from $325.00 to $420.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 6/30/2026 – Palo Alto Networks had its price target raised by BTIG Research from $333.00 to $380.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 6/29/2026 – Palo Alto Networks had its price target raised by Arete Research from $185.00 to $433.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 6/16/2026 – Palo Alto Networks had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by William Blair.
• 6/5/2026 – Palo Alto Networks had its price target raised by Argus from $222.00 to $320.00.
• 6/4/2026 – Palo Alto Networks was downgraded by Weiss Ratings from “hold (c)” to “hold (c-)”.
• 6/4/2026 – Palo Alto Networks had its price target raised by HSBC Holdings plc from $114.00 to $207.00.
• 6/3/2026 – Palo Alto Networks had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.. They now have a $330.00 price target on the stock.
• 6/3/2026 – Palo Alto Networks had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by FBN Securities. They now have a $330.00 price target on the stock.
• 6/3/2026 – Palo Alto Networks had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by Wolfe Research. They now have a $320.00 price target on the stock.
• 6/3/2026 – Palo Alto Networks had its “positive” rating reaffirmed by Susquehanna. They now have a $350.00 price target on the stock, up from $200.00.
• 6/3/2026 – Palo Alto Networks was given a new $340.00 price target by Stifel Nicolaus.
• 6/3/2026 – Palo Alto Networks had its “sector outperform” rating reaffirmed by Scotiabank. They now have a $320.00 price target on the stock, up from $180.00.
• 6/3/2026 – Palo Alto Networks had its “overweight” rating reaffirmed by Piper Sandler. They now have a $345.00 price target on the stock, up from $265.00.
• 6/3/2026 – Palo Alto Networks was given a new $320.00 price target by Robert W. Baird.
• 6/3/2026 – Palo Alto Networks was given a new $300.00 price target by UBS Group AG. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 6/3/2026 – Palo Alto Networks had its “overweight” rating reaffirmed by Wells Fargo & Company. They now have a $325.00 price target on the stock, up from $285.00.
• 6/3/2026 – Palo Alto Networks was given a new $335.00 price target by Jefferies Financial Group Inc.. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 6/3/2026 – Palo Alto Networks had its “overweight” rating reaffirmed by Barclays PLC. They now have a $315.00 price target on the stock, up from $220.00.
• 6/3/2026 – Palo Alto Networks had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by Evercore Inc. They now have a $375.00 price target on the stock.
• 6/3/2026 – Palo Alto Networks was given a new $340.00 price target by Cantor Fitzgerald. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 6/3/2026 – Palo Alto Networks had its “market outperform” rating reaffirmed by Citigroup Inc..
• 6/3/2026 – Palo Alto Networks had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by TD Cowen. They now have a $330.00 price target on the stock, up from $255.00.
• 6/3/2026 – Palo Alto Networks was upgraded by FBN Securities from “outperform” to “strong-buy”.
• 6/3/2026 – Palo Alto Networks had its price target raised by Citigroup Inc. from $210.00 to $340.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 6/3/2026 – Palo Alto Networks had its price target raised by Wedbush from $300.00 to $340.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 6/3/2026 – Palo Alto Networks had its price target raised by BNP Paribas Exane from $220.00 to $330.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 6/3/2026 – Palo Alto Networks had its price target raised by Sanford C. Bernstein from $209.00 to $253.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 6/3/2026 – Palo Alto Networks had its price target raised by Mizuho from $265.00 to $305.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 6/3/2026 – Palo Alto Networks had its price target raised by Stifel Nicolaus from $275.00 to $330.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 6/3/2026 – Palo Alto Networks had its price target raised by Berenberg Bank from $290.00 to $360.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 6/3/2026 – Palo Alto Networks had its price target raised by Truist Financial Corporation from $275.00 to $375.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 6/3/2026 – Palo Alto Networks had its price target raised by Morgan Stanley from $253.00 to $320.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 6/3/2026 – Palo Alto Networks had its price target raised by Northland Securities from $190.00 to $302.00. They now have a “market perform” rating on the stock.
• 6/3/2026 – Palo Alto Networks had its price target raised by Rosenblatt Securities from $275.00 to $355.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 6/3/2026 – Palo Alto Networks had its price target raised by Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft from $220.00 to $350.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 6/3/2026 – Palo Alto Networks had its price target raised by Royal Bank Of Canada from $255.00 to $330.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 6/3/2026 – Palo Alto Networks had its price target raised by Oppenheimer Holdings, Inc. from $275.00 to $350.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 6/3/2026 – Palo Alto Networks had its price target raised by Loop Capital from $160.00 to $290.00. They now have a “hold” rating on the stock.
• 6/3/2026 – Palo Alto Networks had its price target raised by Stephens from $180.00 to $300.00. They now have an “equal weight” rating on the stock.
• 6/3/2026 – Palo Alto Networks had its price target raised by DA Davidson from $190.00 to $345.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 6/3/2026 – Palo Alto Networks had its price target raised by Benchmark Co. from $270.00 to $340.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 6/3/2026 – Palo Alto Networks had its price target raised by BMO Capital Markets from $270.00 to $335.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 6/3/2026 – Palo Alto Networks had its price target raised by BTIG Research from $268.00 to $333.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 6/3/2026 – Palo Alto Networks had its price target raised by Needham & Company LLC from $200.00 to $350.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 6/1/2026 – Palo Alto Networks had its price target raised by JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $200.00 to $300.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 6/1/2026 – Palo Alto Networks had its price target raised by Robert W. Baird from $265.00 to $300.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 5/29/2026 – Palo Alto Networks was given a new $300.00 price target by Jefferies Financial Group Inc.. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 5/27/2026 – Palo Alto Networks had its “neutral” rating reaffirmed by UBS Group AG.
• 5/27/2026 – Palo Alto Networks was downgraded by Guggenheim from “neutral” to “reduce”.
• 5/27/2026 – Palo Alto Networks was given a new $290.00 price target by Berenberg Bank.
• 5/27/2026 – Palo Alto Networks had its price target raised by Wedbush from $225.00 to $300.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 5/27/2026 – Palo Alto Networks had its price target raised by Benchmark Co. from $200.00 to $270.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 5/26/2026 – Palo Alto Networks had its price target raised by Evercore Inc from $250.00 to $320.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 5/26/2026 – Palo Alto Networks had its price target raised by BTIG Research from $216.00 to $268.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 5/22/2026 – Palo Alto Networks had its “hold (c)” rating reaffirmed by Weiss Ratings.
• 5/21/2026 – Palo Alto Networks had its price target raised by Wells Fargo & Company from $235.00 to $285.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 5/20/2026 – Palo Alto Networks had its “overweight” rating reaffirmed by Cantor Fitzgerald. They now have a $285.00 price target on the stock.
• 5/20/2026 – Palo Alto Networks had its price target raised by BMO Capital Markets from $200.00 to $270.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 5/20/2026 – Palo Alto Networks had its price target raised by Morgan Stanley from $223.00 to $253.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 5/20/2026 – Palo Alto Networks had its price target raised by Stifel Nicolaus from $185.00 to $275.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 5/19/2026 – Palo Alto Networks had its price target raised by Capital One Financial Corporation from $168.00 to $248.00. They now have an “equal weight” rating on the stock.
• 5/19/2026 – Palo Alto Networks had its price target raised by Truist Financial Corporation from $200.00 to $275.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 5/18/2026 – Palo Alto Networks had its price target raised by Mizuho from $200.00 to $265.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 5/18/2026 – Palo Alto Networks had its price target raised by Rosenblatt Securities from $225.00 to $275.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Palo Alto Networks news, Director James J. Goetz sold 20,000 shares of Palo Alto Networks stock in a transaction on Friday, June 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $279.90, for a total value of $5,598,000.00. Following the sale, the director owned 20,000 shares in the company, valued at $5,598,000. The trade was a 50.00% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, EVP Lee Klarich sold 62,904 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, May 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $258.65, for a total value of $16,270,119.60. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 235,983 shares in the company, valued at approximately $61,037,002.95. This trade represents a 21.05% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold a total of 101,239 shares of company stock valued at $27,174,360 in the last ninety days. Company insiders own 1.40% of the company’s stock.

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.