Signal Advisors Wealth LLC Acquires New Stake in Palo Alto Networks, Inc. $PANW

Key Points

• Signal Advisors Wealth LLC acquired 1,580 shares of Palo Alto Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ:PANW), valued at approximately $323,000, marking an expansion in institutional investment.
• Several analysts maintain a positive outlook on PANW, with the current consensus rating being "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $212.39.
• Insider trading activity included significant sales by executives, with over 568,622 shares sold in the last ninety days, impacting their ownership stakes.

Signal Advisors Wealth LLC bought a new stake in Palo Alto Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ:PANW - Free Report) during the second quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm bought 1,580 shares of the network technology company's stock, valued at approximately $323,000.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. Sunflower Bank N.A. bought a new position in Palo Alto Networks during the second quarter valued at approximately $239,000. Sovran Advisors LLC grew its position in Palo Alto Networks by 3.4% during the second quarter. Sovran Advisors LLC now owns 7,159 shares of the network technology company's stock valued at $1,460,000 after acquiring an additional 236 shares during the last quarter. Financial Management Network Inc. grew its position in Palo Alto Networks by 2.4% during the second quarter. Financial Management Network Inc. now owns 5,126 shares of the network technology company's stock valued at $1,035,000 after acquiring an additional 122 shares during the last quarter. Canopy Partners LLC grew its position in Palo Alto Networks by 31.1% during the second quarter. Canopy Partners LLC now owns 2,194 shares of the network technology company's stock valued at $449,000 after acquiring an additional 520 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Sivia Capital Partners LLC grew its position in Palo Alto Networks by 66.3% during the second quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC now owns 3,484 shares of the network technology company's stock valued at $713,000 after acquiring an additional 1,389 shares during the last quarter. 79.82% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Palo Alto Networks Stock Performance

NASDAQ PANW traded down $4.00 on Tuesday, reaching $204.18. The stock had a trading volume of 1,454,821 shares, compared to its average volume of 6,377,962. Palo Alto Networks, Inc. has a 12-month low of $144.15 and a 12-month high of $210.39. The business's 50-day moving average price is $188.95 and its 200 day moving average price is $186.78. The stock has a market cap of $136.58 billion, a P/E ratio of 127.55, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 4.96 and a beta of 0.98.

Palo Alto Networks (NASDAQ:PANW - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Monday, August 18th. The network technology company reported $0.95 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.89 by $0.06. Palo Alto Networks had a return on equity of 17.66% and a net margin of 12.30%.The company had revenue of $2.54 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $2.50 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $0.75 earnings per share. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 15.8% on a year-over-year basis. Palo Alto Networks has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.750-3.850 EPS. Q1 2026 guidance at 0.880-0.900 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts predict that Palo Alto Networks, Inc. will post 1.76 earnings per share for the current year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

PANW has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. BMO Capital Markets raised their target price on shares of Palo Alto Networks from $217.00 to $225.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Tuesday, August 19th. Royal Bank Of Canada restated an "outperform" rating and set a $232.00 price target on shares of Palo Alto Networks in a research note on Tuesday, August 19th. Sanford C. Bernstein set a $207.00 price objective on shares of Palo Alto Networks and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 19th. Guggenheim boosted their target price on shares of Palo Alto Networks from $130.00 to $135.00 and gave the company a "sell" rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 19th. Finally, Stephens reiterated an "equal weight" rating and issued a $205.00 target price on shares of Palo Alto Networks in a report on Tuesday, August 19th. Twenty-nine equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eleven have given a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $212.39.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Palo Alto Networks news, CAO Josh D. Paul sold 700 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, August 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $184.20, for a total value of $128,940.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief accounting officer owned 37,723 shares in the company, valued at approximately $6,948,576.60. This represents a 1.82% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, EVP Nir Zuk sold 100,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, July 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $198.66, for a total value of $19,866,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 3,243,516 shares of the company's stock, valued at $644,356,888.56. The trade was a 2.99% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 563,622 shares of company stock worth $105,459,528. 2.50% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Palo Alto Networks Company Profile

Palo Alto Networks, Inc provides cybersecurity solutions worldwide. The company offers firewall appliances and software; and Panorama, a security management solution for the global control of network security platform as a virtual or a physical appliance. It also provides subscription services covering the areas of threat prevention, malware and persistent threat, URL filtering, laptop and mobile device protection, DNS security, Internet of Things security, SaaS security API, and SaaS security inline, as well as threat intelligence, and data loss prevention.