Walser Wealth Management Company A Ltd Liability Co Has $752,000 Stake in Palo Alto Networks, Inc. $PANW

Walser Wealth Management Company A Ltd Liability Co increased its position in Palo Alto Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ:PANW) by 56.4% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 4,691 shares of the network technology company’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,692 shares during the quarter. Walser Wealth Management Company A Ltd Liability Co’s holdings in Palo Alto Networks were worth $752,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of PANW. Norges Bank bought a new position in shares of Palo Alto Networks during the 4th quarter worth about $1,415,364,000. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its stake in 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 acquiring an additional 2,659,100 shares during the period. Bank of America Corp DE increased its stake in 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 acquiring an additional 2,065,776 shares during the period. Employees Provident Fund Board acquired a new position in Palo Alto Networks in the fourth quarter worth about $281,542,000. Finally, Eurizon Capital SGR S.p.A. acquired a new position in Palo Alto Networks in the fourth quarter worth about $164,968,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 79.82% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research firms have weighed in on PANW. Mizuho lifted their price objective on Palo Alto Networks from $265.00 to $305.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, June 3rd. Capital One Financial increased their target price on Palo Alto Networks from $168.00 to $248.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Tuesday, May 19th. UBS Group set a $300.00 target price on Palo Alto Networks and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, June 3rd. Citigroup reaffirmed a “market outperform” rating on shares of Palo Alto Networks in a research note on Wednesday, June 3rd. Finally, Wedbush upped their price target on Palo Alto Networks from $300.00 to $340.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, June 3rd. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-nine have issued a Buy rating, eight have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Palo Alto Networks presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $317.78.

Palo Alto Networks Price Performance

Palo Alto Networks stock traded down $10.67 on Tuesday, reaching $346.86. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 2,561,807 shares, compared to its average volume of 9,308,549. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.04, a quick ratio of 0.86 and a current ratio of 0.86. The company has a market cap of $282.69 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 284.60, a PEG ratio of 12.92 and a beta of 0.91. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $258.43 and its 200 day moving average price is $201.50. Palo Alto Networks, Inc. has a twelve month low of $139.57 and a twelve month high of $368.17.

Palo Alto Networks (NASDAQ:PANW) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, June 2nd. The network technology company reported $0.85 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates 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 company had revenue of $3 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.94 billion. During the same period last year, the company posted $0.37 earnings per share. The firm’s quarterly 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. Equities analysts expect that Palo Alto Networks, Inc. will post 2.03 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

More Palo Alto Networks News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Needham raised its price target on Palo Alto Networks to $425 from $350 and reiterated a buy rating, signaling continued upside confidence. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: BTIG and Wells Fargo also recently increased price targets, helping fuel the stock’s record-high run and supporting investor optimism around cybersecurity demand and AI-driven security products. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Commentary from several outlets highlighted PANW as a high-growth cybersecurity name, with analysts pointing to improving business momentum and continued demand as reasons for the stock’s strength. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: One article noted that PANW is trading near all-time highs after a steep year-to-date advance, suggesting the stock is now priced for continued execution. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: After a large run-up, some market commentary warned that valuation and “nosebleed” pricing could limit near-term upside if results fail to keep pace with expectations. Article Title

Insider Transactions at Palo Alto Networks

In other news, Director Aparna Bawa sold 290 shares of the company’s 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 approximately $2,244,839.38. This represents a 4.31% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, CAO Josh D. Paul sold 900 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, July 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $345.00, for a total transaction of $310,500.00. Following the sale, the chief accounting officer directly owned 79,644 shares in the company, valued at $27,477,180. This trade represents a 1.12% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last ninety days, insiders have sold 102,111 shares of company stock worth $27,204,024. Corporate insiders own 1.40% of the company’s stock.

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.