Investors can expect a company’s stock to rise or fall based on the buying and selling of stock by its insiders. Palo Alto Networks Inc shares valued at $20,722,617 were sold by Klarich Lee on Aug 04 ’25. At $171.58 per share, Klarich Lee sold 120,774 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 206,718 shares worth approximately $38.13 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, ZUK NIR sold 100,000 shares, netting a total of over 17,280,450 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $172.80 each, the insider now holds 3,143,516 shares.
Before that, Lee Klarich had added 120,774 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $20,652,354, the Officer bought Palo Alto Networks Inc shares for $171.00 each.
As published in a research note from BofA Securities on August 19, 2025, Palo Alto Networks Inc [PANW] has been rated up from a Neutral to a Buy and the price target has been revised to $215. Analysts at BMO Capital Markets resumed the stock at ‘”an Outperform”‘ outlook in a report released in mid August. As of August 13, 2025, Deutsche Bank has increased its “Hold” rating to a “Buy” for PANW. Earlier on August 12, 2025, Piper Sandler upgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “an Overweight” for PANW stock which previously was a “a Neutral”.
Analyzing PANW Stock Performance
On last trading session, Palo Alto Networks Inc [NASDAQ: PANW] rose 1.58% to $184.43. The stock’s lowest price that day was $181.47, but it reached a high of $187.645 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 4.28%. Over the course of the year, Palo Alto Networks Inc shares have jumped approximately 10.40%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $210.39 on 07/29/25 and a 52-week low of $144.15 on 04/07/25.
Support And Resistance Levels for Palo Alto Networks Inc (PANW)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 181.38, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 178.34. In the upper region, resistance lies at 187.56. The next price resistance is at 190.69. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 52.57 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
Is Palo Alto Networks Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of Palo Alto Networks Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-07-31 jumping by 7.8 million shares to 34.38 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-06-30 was 26.59 million shares. A jump of 22.67% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 4.61 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 4.61.
Which companies own the most shares of Palo Alto Networks Inc (PANW)?
In terms of Palo Alto Networks Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 220 in the next 12 months, up nearly 21.17% from the previous closing price of $181.56. Analysts anticipate Palo Alto Networks Inc stock to reach 496 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 185. In spite of this, 36 analysts ranked Palo Alto Networks Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2025.
