Peak Retirement Planning Inc. Buys 3,873 Shares of Palo Alto Networks, Inc. $PANW

Key Points

• Peak Retirement Planning Inc. increased its Palo Alto Networks stake by 33.4% in the fourth quarter, buying 3,873 additional shares and bringing its total holdings to 15,486 shares worth about $2.85 million.
• Palo Alto Networks reported strong fiscal Q3 results, with EPS of $0.85 and revenue of $3.0 billion, both ahead of analyst estimates, while sales rose 31.1% year over year.
• The company raised its full-year and Q4 guidance well above Wall Street expectations, with management pointing to stronger AI-driven cybersecurity demand as a key growth driver.

Peak Retirement Planning Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Palo Alto Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ:PANW - Free Report) by 33.4% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 15,486 shares of the network technology company's stock after buying an additional 3,873 shares during the quarter. Peak Retirement Planning Inc.'s holdings in Palo Alto Networks were worth $2,852,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its position in Palo Alto Networks by 4.1% during the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 67,929,063 shares of the network technology company's stock worth $12,512,533,000 after buying an additional 2,659,100 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp lifted its position in Palo Alto Networks by 1.7% during the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 29,736,916 shares of the network technology company's stock worth $6,055,031,000 after buying an additional 505,924 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its position in Palo Alto Networks by 3.5% during the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 15,989,257 shares of the network technology company's stock worth $2,934,935,000 after buying an additional 540,756 shares in the last quarter. Norges Bank bought a new stake in Palo Alto Networks during the 4th quarter worth about $1,415,364,000. Finally, Northern Trust Corp lifted its position in Palo Alto Networks by 0.5% during the 3rd quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 7,528,248 shares of the network technology company's stock worth $1,532,902,000 after buying an additional 36,511 shares in the last quarter. 79.82% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Palo Alto Networks News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Palo Alto Networks this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Palo Alto Networks beat fiscal Q3 earnings and revenue expectations, reporting EPS of $0.85 versus $0.81 expected and revenue of $3.0 billion versus $2.94 billion estimated, with sales up 31.1% year over year. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: The company raised full-year and fourth-quarter guidance well above Wall Street forecasts, signaling stronger demand and better profitability ahead. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Management said AI-driven security needs are boosting customer engagement, with CEO Nikesh Arora citing a surge in meeting requests as enterprises prepare for AI-related risks. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Several analyst notes were bullish ahead of and after the report, including price-target increases from JPMorgan and Baird, reinforcing confidence in the company’s growth outlook. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: The company also completed its acquisition of Portkey, an AI gateway provider, which may support its Prisma AIRS platform and future AI-security offerings, but the immediate financial impact is still unclear. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: One insider sale by the company’s chief accounting officer may create a small headline overhang, though it was limited relative to the stock’s recent rally. Article Title

Insider Activity

In other Palo Alto Networks news, Director James J. Goetz sold 22,684 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, March 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $164.41, for a total transaction of $3,729,476.44. Following the transaction, the director owned 52,500 shares in the company, valued at $8,631,525. This represents a 30.17% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, Director John P. Key sold 1,572 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, April 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $173.32, for a total transaction of $272,459.04. Following the transaction, the director owned 20,000 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,466,400. The trade was a 7.29% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 94,760 shares of company stock worth $21,660,063. Insiders own 1.40% of the company's stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several brokerages have commented on PANW. Royal Bank Of Canada boosted their price target on shares of Palo Alto Networks from $220.00 to $255.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Friday, May 15th. Cantor Fitzgerald reaffirmed an "overweight" rating and issued a $285.00 target price on shares of Palo Alto Networks in a report on Wednesday, May 20th. Berenberg Bank set a $290.00 target price on shares of Palo Alto Networks in a report on Wednesday, May 27th. Robert W. Baird upped their target price on shares of Palo Alto Networks from $265.00 to $300.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Monday. Finally, Citizens Jmp reaffirmed a "market outperform" rating and issued a $250.00 target price on shares of Palo Alto Networks in a report on Wednesday, February 18th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-five have given a Buy rating, eight have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Palo Alto Networks currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $238.23.

Palo Alto Networks Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ PANW opened at $297.18 on Wednesday. The stock's fifty day moving average price is $195.20 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $184.31. Palo Alto Networks, Inc. has a one year low of $139.57 and a one year high of $302.95. The firm has a market cap of $242.50 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 164.19, a P/E/G ratio of 10.83 and a beta of 0.94.

Palo Alto Networks (NASDAQ:PANW - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, June 2nd. The network technology company reported $0.85 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.79 by $0.06. Palo Alto Networks had a return on equity of 17.60% and a net margin of 12.96%.The firm had revenue of $3 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.94 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $0.37 EPS. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 31.1% on a year-over-year basis. Palo Alto Networks has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.770-3.790 EPS and its Q4 2026 guidance at 0.960-0.980 EPS. On average, equities analysts anticipate that Palo Alto Networks, Inc. will post 2.14 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

About Palo Alto Networks

Palo Alto Networks NASDAQ: PANW is a cybersecurity company founded in 2005 and headquartered in Santa Clara, California. The firm develops a broad suite of security products and services designed to prevent successful cyberattacks and protect enterprise networks, clouds, and endpoints. Built around a platform strategy, its offerings target threat prevention, detection, response and governance across hybrid and multi-cloud environments.

The company's product portfolio includes next‑generation firewalls as a core on‑premises capability, alongside cloud‑delivered security services and software for securing public and private clouds.

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