Palo Alto Networks, Inc. $PANW Stock Holdings Lifted by Sivia Capital Partners LLC

Sivia Capital Partners LLC raised its position in Palo Alto Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ:PANW) by 87.0% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 4,264 shares of the network technology company’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,984 shares during the quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC’s holdings in Palo Alto Networks were worth $785,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Westfield Capital Management Co. LP purchased a new position in Palo Alto Networks in the third quarter valued at about $75,412,000. Peapack Gladstone Financial Corp grew its stake in Palo Alto Networks by 8.8% in the fourth quarter. Peapack Gladstone Financial Corp now owns 48,458 shares of the network technology company’s stock valued at $8,926,000 after purchasing an additional 3,926 shares in the last quarter. American Century Companies Inc. grew its stake in Palo Alto Networks by 134.1% in the third quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 672,129 shares of the network technology company’s stock valued at $136,859,000 after purchasing an additional 384,985 shares in the last quarter. US Bancorp DE grew its stake in Palo Alto Networks by 0.6% in the third quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 1,364,442 shares of the network technology company’s stock valued at $277,828,000 after purchasing an additional 8,344 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Generali Investments Management Co LLC grew its stake in Palo Alto Networks by 38.4% in the third quarter. Generali Investments Management Co LLC now owns 54,401 shares of the network technology company’s stock valued at $11,077,000 after purchasing an additional 15,091 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 79.82% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Palo Alto Networks

In related news, EVP Lee Klarich sold 62,904 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, May 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $258.65, for a total transaction of $16,270,119.60. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 235,983 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $61,037,002.95. The trade was a 21.05% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Nikesh Arora acquired 68,085 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, March 27th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of $146.87 per share, with a total value of $9,999,643.95. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 343,394 shares in the company, valued at $50,434,276.78. The trade was a 24.73% increase in their position. The SEC filing for this purchase provides additional information. Insiders have sold 72,076 shares of company stock worth $17,930,587 in the last ninety days. 1.40% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Palo Alto Networks Price Performance

NASDAQ PANW opened at $279.25 on Friday. Palo Alto Networks, Inc. has a twelve month low of $139.57 and a twelve month high of $302.95. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.04, a quick ratio of 1.04 and a current ratio of 0.86. The stock has a market capitalization of $227.87 billion, a PE ratio of 228.89, a P/E/G ratio of 10.07 and a beta of 0.94. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $202.65 and a 200 day simple moving average of $185.98.

Palo Alto Networks (NASDAQ:PANW) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, June 2nd. The network technology company reported $0.85 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.79 by $0.06. Palo Alto Networks had a return on equity of 10.53% and a net margin of 7.95%.The business had revenue of $3 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.94 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.37 EPS. The firm’s revenue was up 31.1% compared to the same quarter last year. 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. Research analysts anticipate that Palo Alto Networks, Inc. will post 2.15 EPS for the current year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research firms have recently issued reports on PANW. Needham & Company LLC upped their price target on Palo Alto Networks from $200.00 to $350.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday. Cantor Fitzgerald set a $340.00 price target on Palo Alto Networks and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday. TD Cowen reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $330.00 price target (up from $255.00) on shares of Palo Alto Networks in a research note on Wednesday. Sanford C. Bernstein upped their price target on Palo Alto Networks from $209.00 to $253.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday. Finally, BMO Capital Markets upped their price target on Palo Alto Networks from $270.00 to $335.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-seven have assigned a Buy rating, eight have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $306.29.

Key Palo Alto Networks News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Palo Alto Networks beat fiscal Q3 expectations, with revenue of $3.0 billion and EPS of $0.85, and management raised full-year and Q4 guidance, reinforcing the view that AI-related cybersecurity demand is accelerating. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Wall Street analyst sentiment turned more bullish, with multiple firms raising price targets sharply and several upgrading the stock, which can support PANW’s valuation and sentiment in the near term. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Citigroup, Wedbush, Deutsche Bank, Morgan Stanley, Berenberg, Truist, Rosenblatt, Oppenheimer, RBC, Mizuho and others all lifted targets into a much higher range, signaling confidence that the post-earnings growth story remains intact. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: FBN Securities upgraded Palo Alto Networks to “strong-buy,” adding another constructive catalyst for the stock after the earnings report. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Some commentary suggests the stock may have run ahead of itself after a strong rally, and a few articles note that investors are pausing to assess whether the AI-security growth can justify the valuation. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: An insider sale by the chief accounting officer may create a small headline overhang, but the transaction appears limited relative to the company’s recent surge. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: Broader weakness in cybersecurity peers, including CrowdStrike’s post-earnings drop, may be weighing on sentiment across the group and helping explain some near-term pressure in PANW. Article Title

Palo Alto Networks Profile

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.