Palo Alto Networks Inc’s recent filing unveils that its Chief Executive Officer Arora Nikesh unloaded Company’s shares for reported $172.72 million on Sep 23 ’25. In the deal valued at $204.06 per share,846,408 shares were sold. As a result of this transaction, Arora Nikesh now holds 275,013 shares worth roughly $55.65 million.
Then, Golechha Dipak sold 5,000 shares, generating $1,020,942 in total proceeds. Upon selling the shares at $204.19, the EVP, Chief Financial Officer now owns 96,135 shares.
Before that, DIPAK GOLECHHA bought 5,000 shares. Palo Alto Networks Inc shares valued at $1,040,900 were divested by the Officer at a price of $208.18 per share.
BofA Securities upgraded its Palo Alto Networks Inc [PANW] rating to a Buy from a a Neutral in a research note published recently. A number of analysts have revised their coverage, including BMO Capital Markets’s analysts, who remained covering the stock and in mid August has reiterated a ‘”an Outperform”‘ rating for it. Deutsche Bank also remained covering PANW and has increased its forecast on August 13, 2025 with a “Buy” recommendation from previously “Hold” rating. Piper Sandler revised its rating on August 12, 2025. It rated PANW as “an Overweight” which previously was an “a Neutral”.
Price Performance Review of PANW
On Friday, Palo Alto Networks Inc [NASDAQ:PANW] saw its stock jump 0.08% to $202.37. Over the last five days, the stock has lost -2.80%. Palo Alto Networks Inc shares have risen nearly 17.82% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have risen 11.22% over the past one year. While a 52-week high of $210.39 was reached on 07/29/25, a 52-week low of $144.15 was recorded on 04/07/25.
Levels Of Support And Resistance For PANW Stock
The 24-hour chart illustrates a support level at 200.81, which if violated will result in even more drops to 199.25. On the upside, there is a resistance level at 203.74. A further resistance level may holdings at 205.11.
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 2025-09-15, growing by 4.15 million shares to a total of 49.94 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2025-08-15 was 45.79 million shares. There was a rise of 8.31%, which implies that there is a positive sentiment for the stock.
