Palo Alto Networks Inc’s recent filing unveils that its Officer DIPAK GOLECHHA acquired Company’s shares for reported $0.95 million on Dec 23 ’25. In the deal valued at $189.49 per share,5,000 shares were bought.
Then, GOETZ JAMES J sold 12,500 shares, generating $2,441,687 in total proceeds. Upon selling the shares at $195.33, the Director now owns 75,184 shares.
Before that, GOETZ JAMES J sold 12,500 shares. Palo Alto Networks Inc shares valued at $2,438,355 were divested by the Director at a price of $195.07 per share. As a result of the transaction, GOETZ JAMES J now holds 62,684 shares, worth roughly $11.81 million.
JP Morgan downgraded its Palo Alto Networks Inc [PANW] rating to a Neutral from a an Overweight in a research note published recently. A number of analysts have revised their coverage, including HSBC Securities’s analysts, who decreased its forecast for the stock in late November from “a Hold” to “a Reduce”. BTIG Research also remained covering PANW and has increased its forecast on October 13, 2025 with a “Buy” recommendation from previously “Neutral” rating. BofA Securities revised its rating on August 19, 2025. It rated PANW as “a Buy” which previously was an “a Neutral”.
Price Performance Review of PANW
On Friday, Palo Alto Networks Inc [NASDAQ:PANW] saw its stock jump 0.66% to $188.45. Over the last five days, the stock has gained 1.38%. Palo Alto Networks Inc shares have risen nearly 0.12% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have risen 3.57% over the past one year. While a 52-week high of $223.61 was reached on 10/28/25, 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 187.11, which if violated will result in even more drops to 185.78. On the upside, there is a resistance level at 189.18. A further resistance level may holdings at 189.92.
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.
The most recent change occurred on August 19, 2025 when BMO Capital Markets resumed its ‘”an Outperform”‘ rating for the stock and retained the price target to $225.
