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 $39,383,557 were purchased by Nikesh Arora on Apr 02 ’25. At $173.18 per share, Nikesh Arora acquired 227,414 shares.
Also, Paul Josh D. sold 900 shares, netting a total of over 151,668 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $168.52 each, the insider now holds 45,074 shares.
Before that, Nikesh Arora had added 264,144 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $45,250,509, the Officer bought Palo Alto Networks Inc shares for $171.31 each.
As published in their initiating research note from Stephens on April 01, 2025, Palo Alto Networks Inc [PANW] has been an Equal-weight and the price target has been revised to $205. As of January 08, 2025, Deutsche Bank has decreased its “Buy” rating to a “Hold” for PANW. Earlier on January 08, 2025, BTIG Research 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 drop of approximately -6.37%. Over the course of the year, Palo Alto Networks Inc shares have dropped approximately -4.83%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $208.39 on 02/19/25 and a 52-week low of $165.88 on 03/31/25. A 50-day SMA is recorded $186.48, while a 200-day SMA reached $179.58.
Support And Resistance Levels for Palo Alto Networks Inc (PANW)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 169.39, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 165.59. In the upper region, resistance lies at 175.86. The next price resistance is at 178.53. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 40.60 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment. Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) is at -8.74, which suggests the price will decrease in the coming days. Percent R is at 70.95%, indicating bearish price movement. Stochastics %K at holding indicates that the stock is to be held.
