Investing in Palo Alto Networks Inc (PANW): What You Must Know

Samantha Gray

Palo Alto Networks Inc’s filing revealed that its Officer Lee Klarich acquired Company’s shares for reported $23.04 million on Jan 08 ’26. In the deal valued at $190.80 per share,120,768 shares were bought.

Then, Jenkins William D Jr sold 904 shares, generating $167,068 in total proceeds. Upon selling the shares at $184.81, the President now owns 148,217 shares.

Before that, Paul Josh D. sold 800 shares. Palo Alto Networks Inc shares valued at $147,848 were divested by the Chief Accounting Officer at a price of $184.81 per share. As a result of the transaction, Paul Josh D. now holds 46,005 shares, worth roughly $8.7 million.

Guggenheim upgraded its Palo Alto Networks Inc [PANW] rating to a Neutral from a a Sell in a research note published recently. A number of analysts have revised their coverage, including JP Morgan’s analysts, who decreased its forecast for the stock in mid December from “an Overweight” to “a Neutral”. HSBC Securities also remained covering PANW and has decreased its forecast on November 21, 2025 with a “Reduce” recommendation from previously “Hold” rating. BTIG Research revised its rating on October 13, 2025. It rated PANW as “a Buy” which previously was an “a Neutral”.

Price Performance Review of PANW

On Monday, Palo Alto Networks Inc [NASDAQ:PANW] saw its stock fall -0.93% to $189.02. Over the last five days, the stock has gained 5.38%. Palo Alto Networks Inc shares have risen nearly 7.70% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have risen 2.62% 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 2025-12-15, growing by 1.3 million shares to a total of 44.85 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2025-11-14 was 43.55 million shares. There was a rise of 2.9%, which implies that there is a positive sentiment for the stock.

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