Graham Capital Management L.P. Has $1.21 Million Holdings in Palo Alto Networks, Inc. $PANW

Key Points

• Graham Capital Management L.P. increased its holdings in Palo Alto Networks by 175% in the first quarter, now owning 7,079 shares worth approximately $1.21 million.
• Insiders sold a total of 448,648 shares of Palo Alto Networks stock over the last quarter, valued at nearly $83.5 million, indicating potential changes in confidence among executives.
• Palo Alto Networks reported an earnings per share (EPS) of $0.95 for the last quarter, exceeding analysts' estimates and reflecting a 15.8% year-over-year revenue increase.

Graham Capital Management L.P. lifted its holdings in shares of Palo Alto Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ:PANW - Free Report) by 175.0% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 7,079 shares of the network technology company's stock after purchasing an additional 4,505 shares during the quarter. Graham Capital Management L.P.'s holdings in Palo Alto Networks were worth $1,208,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of PANW. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Palo Alto Networks by 2.5% during the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 62,775,544 shares of the network technology company's stock worth $10,712,019,000 after acquiring an additional 1,541,637 shares in the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. lifted its holdings in Palo Alto Networks by 41.9% in the 1st quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 7,235,406 shares of the network technology company's stock worth $1,234,650,000 after purchasing an additional 2,134,735 shares during the last quarter. Nuveen Asset Management LLC boosted its position in Palo Alto Networks by 98.0% during the fourth quarter. Nuveen Asset Management LLC now owns 6,158,580 shares of the network technology company's stock worth $1,120,615,000 after purchasing an additional 3,047,625 shares during the period. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC grew its holdings in Palo Alto Networks by 92.7% during the fourth quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC now owns 5,951,283 shares of the network technology company's stock valued at $1,082,895,000 after purchasing an additional 2,862,718 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Nuveen LLC bought a new position in shares of Palo Alto Networks in the first quarter valued at approximately $810,047,000. 79.82% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling at Palo Alto Networks

In other news, EVP Dipak Golechha sold 5,000 shares of Palo Alto Networks stock in a transaction dated Monday, June 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $201.85, for a total transaction of $1,009,250.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 101,135 shares in the company, valued at approximately $20,414,099.75. The trade was a 4.71% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, EVP Lee Klarich sold 120,774 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $171.58, for a total transaction of $20,722,402.92. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 206,718 shares of the company's stock, valued at $35,468,674.44. This trade represents a 36.88% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 448,648 shares of company stock valued at $83,548,499 over the last quarter. 2.50% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

PANW has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. Truist Financial set a $220.00 price objective on shares of Palo Alto Networks and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Tuesday, August 19th. TD Securities reiterated a "buy" rating and issued a $230.00 price objective on shares of Palo Alto Networks in a research note on Wednesday, May 21st. Needham & Company LLC restated a "buy" rating and set a $230.00 target price on shares of Palo Alto Networks in a research note on Wednesday. DA Davidson reaffirmed a "buy" rating and issued a $215.00 target price on shares of Palo Alto Networks in a report on Tuesday, August 19th. Finally, KeyCorp lowered Palo Alto Networks from an "overweight" rating to a "sector weight" rating in a report on Thursday, July 31st. Twenty-eight research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eleven have assigned a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $211.68.

Palo Alto Networks Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:PANW traded up $0.82 during trading on Thursday, hitting $192.35. 5,854,864 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 9,736,695. The company has a market capitalization of $128.66 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 119.84, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 4.58 and a beta of 0.98. Palo Alto Networks, Inc. has a 1-year low of $144.15 and a 1-year high of $210.39. The company's fifty day simple moving average is $188.66 and its 200-day simple moving average is $185.99.

Palo Alto Networks (NASDAQ:PANW - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Monday, August 18th. The network technology company reported $0.95 EPS 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 business had revenue of $2.54 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.50 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $0.75 earnings per share. Palo Alto Networks's revenue 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, research analysts forecast that Palo Alto Networks, Inc. will post 1.76 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

About Palo Alto Networks

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.