Prevail Innovative Wealth Advisors LLC Purchases 14,718 Shares of Palo Alto Networks, Inc. $PANW

Key Points

• Prevail Innovative Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Palo Alto Networks by 229.3%, buying 14,718 shares to hold 21,137 shares worth about $4.30M, while institutional investors own roughly 79.82% of PANW.
• Corporate insiders have been net sellers — EVP Dipak Golechha sold 5,000 shares and CAO Josh D. Paul sold 800 — and insiders disposed of 139,068 shares valued at $26.6M over the last 90 days (insiders now own 1.40%).
• Palo Alto Networks beat quarterly estimates ( EPS $1.03 vs $0.94, revenue $2.59B vs $2.58B), issued FY2026 EPS guidance of 3.65–3.70, and carries a consensus analyst rating of "Moderate Buy" with an average target of $210.19.

Prevail Innovative Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Palo Alto Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ:PANW - Free Report) by 229.3% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 21,137 shares of the network technology company's stock after buying an additional 14,718 shares during the period. Prevail Innovative Wealth Advisors LLC's holdings in Palo Alto Networks were worth $4,304,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Brighton Jones LLC boosted its stake in Palo Alto Networks by 147.7% in the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 6,761 shares of the network technology company's stock worth $1,230,000 after buying an additional 4,031 shares in the last quarter. Bison Wealth LLC raised its stake in shares of Palo Alto Networks by 169.1% during the fourth quarter. Bison Wealth LLC now owns 5,212 shares of the network technology company's stock worth $948,000 after acquiring an additional 3,275 shares in the last quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Palo Alto Networks by 66.3% in the 2nd quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC now owns 3,484 shares of the network technology company's stock worth $713,000 after acquiring an additional 1,389 shares during the last quarter. Ethos Financial Group LLC bought a new stake in shares of Palo Alto Networks in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $461,000. Finally, Texas Yale Capital Corp. purchased a new stake in shares of Palo Alto Networks in the 2nd quarter valued at $214,000. Institutional investors own 79.82% of the company's stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Palo Alto Networks

In other news, EVP Dipak Golechha sold 5,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, December 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $188.18, for a total value of $940,900.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 155,119 shares of the company's stock, valued at $29,190,293.42. This represents a 3.12% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, CAO Josh D. Paul sold 800 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, January 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $184.81, for a total transaction of $147,848.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief accounting officer owned 46,005 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $8,502,184.05. The trade was a 1.71% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold 139,068 shares of company stock valued at $26,600,684 over the last 90 days. 1.40% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research firms recently commented on PANW. Citigroup reaffirmed a "buy" rating and set a $210.00 target price (down from $235.00) on shares of Palo Alto Networks in a report on Thursday, February 19th. Morgan Stanley reissued an "overweight" rating and issued a $223.00 price target (down from $245.00) on shares of Palo Alto Networks in a research note on Wednesday, February 18th. Jefferies Financial Group restated a "buy" rating on shares of Palo Alto Networks in a research report on Wednesday, February 4th. HSBC reduced their price objective on Palo Alto Networks from $157.00 to $114.00 in a research note on Thursday, February 19th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their target price on Palo Alto Networks from $225.00 to $200.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, February 19th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-four have given a Buy rating and nine have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Palo Alto Networks presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $210.19.

Palo Alto Networks Stock Up 1.2%

PANW opened at $165.05 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $134.68 billion, a PE ratio of 91.19, a PEG ratio of 5.96 and a beta of 0.78. The business has a 50 day moving average of $171.66 and a 200-day moving average of $190.15. Palo Alto Networks, Inc. has a 52 week low of $139.57 and a 52 week high of $223.61.

Palo Alto Networks (NASDAQ:PANW - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 17th. The network technology company reported $1.03 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.94 by $0.09. The company had revenue of $2.59 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $2.58 billion. Palo Alto Networks had a return on equity of 17.60% and a net margin of 12.96%.The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 14.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $0.81 earnings per share. Palo Alto Networks has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.650-3.700 EPS and its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.780-0.800 EPS. Equities analysts anticipate that Palo Alto Networks, Inc. will post 1.76 EPS for the current 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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