Palo Alto Networks Inc’s recently made public that its EVP, Chief Product Officer Klarich Lee unloaded Company’s shares for reported $20.72 million on Aug 04 ’25. In the deal valued at $171.58 per share,120,774 shares were sold. As a result of this transaction, Klarich Lee now holds 206,718 shares worth roughly $34.53 million.
Then, ZUK NIR sold 100,000 shares, generating $17,280,450 in total proceeds. Upon selling the shares at $172.80, the EVP, Chief Technology Officer now owns 3,143,516 shares.
Before that, Lee Klarich bought 120,774 shares. Palo Alto Networks Inc shares valued at $20,652,354 were divested by the Officer at a price of $171.00 per share.
KeyBanc Capital Markets downgraded its Palo Alto Networks Inc [PANW] rating to a Sector weight from a an Overweight in a research note published recently. A number of analysts have revised their coverage, including Roth Capital’s analysts, who began to cover the stock in mid May with a ‘”a Neutral”‘ rating. HSBC Securities also remained covering PANW and has increased its forecast on April 10, 2025 with a “Hold” recommendation from previously “Reduce” rating. Stephens started covering the stock on April 01, 2025. It rated PANW as “an Equal-weight”.
Price Performance Review of PANW
On Friday, Palo Alto Networks Inc [NASDAQ:PANW] saw its stock fall -0.62% to $167.06. Over the last five days, the stock has lost -3.37%. Palo Alto Networks Inc shares have risen nearly 10.66% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have fallen -8.19% over the past one year.
How much short interest is there in Palo Alto Networks Inc?
A steep rise in short interest was recorded in Palo Alto Networks Inc stocks on 2025-07-15, growing by 2.93 million shares to a total of 26.66 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2025-06-13 was 23.73 million shares. There was a rise of 10.98%, which implies that there is a positive sentiment for the stock.
