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Selling Buzz: Palo Alto Networks Inc [PANW] Chief Executive Officer Arora Nikesh sells 163,174 shares of the company

The buying and selling of stock by a company’s insider give investors a sense that the stock will rise or fall in the future. Palo Alto Networks Inc shares valued at $59,943,428 were sold by Arora Nikesh on Aug 20 ’24. At $367.36 per share, Arora Nikesh sold 163,174 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 639,994 shares worth approximately $223.67 million following the completion of this transaction.

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Also, McCarthy Mary Pat sold 1,000 shares, netting a total of over 341,441 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $341.44 each, the insider now holds 41,517 shares.

Before that, Nikesh Arora had added 163,174 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $60,049,664, the Officer bought Palo Alto Networks Inc shares for $368.01 each.

As published in a research note from Redburn Atlantic on July 18, 2024, Palo Alto Networks Inc [PANW] has been rated down from a Buy to a Neutral and the price target has been revised to $325 from $350. Analysts at DA Davidson started covering the stock with ‘”a Buy”‘ outlook in a report released in late June. As of May 29, 2024, Daiwa Securities has initiated its “an Outperform” rating for PANW. Earlier on February 21, 2024, Rosenblatt downgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Neutral” for PANW stock which previously was a “a Buy”.

Analyzing PANW Stock Performance

During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 1.81%. Over the course of the year, Palo Alto Networks Inc shares have jumped approximately 18.52%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $380.84 on 02/09/24 and a 52-week low of $260.09 on 02/21/24. A 50-day SMA is recorded $329.12, while a 200-day SMA reached $306.63. Nevertheless, trading volume fell to 3.02 million shares from 12.17 million shares the previous day.

Support And Resistance Levels for Palo Alto Networks Inc (PANW)

According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 345.75, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 342.03. In the upper region, resistance lies at 356.28. The next price resistance is at 363.09. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 57.96 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment. Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) is at 26.84, which suggests the price will increase in the coming days. Percent R is at 28.34%, indicating bullish price movement. Stochastics %K at selling indicates that the stock is to be held.

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