Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Palo Alto Networks Inc shares valued at $141,512 were sold by Paul Josh D. on Oct 01 ’25. At $202.16 per share, Paul Josh D. sold 700 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 32,474 shares worth approximately $6.8 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Nir Zuk purchased 300,000 shares, netting a total of over 61,086,000 in proceeds.
Before that, Arora Nikesh had sold 846,408 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $172,721,695, the Chief Executive Officer traded Palo Alto Networks Inc shares for $204.06 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 846,408 shares, worth approximately $57.56 million.
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 1.21% to $209.3. The stock’s lowest price that day was $205.44, but it reached a high of $209.88 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 3.51%. Over the course of the year, Palo Alto Networks Inc shares have jumped approximately 22.47%. 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 206.53, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 203.75. In the upper region, resistance lies at 210.99. The next price resistance is at 212.67. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 69.28 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 2025-09-15 jumping by 4.15 million shares to 49.94 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-08-15 was 45.79 million shares. A jump of 8.31% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 6.16 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 6.16.
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 6.38% from the previous closing price of $206.8. Analysts anticipate Palo Alto Networks Inc stock to reach 245 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 207. In spite of this, 36 analysts ranked Palo Alto Networks Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2025.
