Vanguard Capital Wealth Advisors Purchases New Position in Palo Alto Networks, Inc. $PANW

Key Points

• Vanguard Capital Wealth Advisors has acquired a new stake in Palo Alto Networks, purchasing 1,454 shares valued at approximately $298,000 in the second quarter.
• Institutional investors own 79.82% of Palo Alto Networks' stock, with notable increases in holdings from firms like Goldman Sachs and Vanguard Group.
• Palo Alto Networks reported earnings of $0.95 per share for the last quarter, exceeding expectations and reflecting a year-over-year revenue growth of 15.8%.

Vanguard Capital Wealth Advisors purchased a new stake in Palo Alto Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ:PANW - Free Report) during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor purchased 1,454 shares of the network technology company's stock, valued at approximately $298,000.

Several other large investors have also modified their holdings of the business. Petredis Investment Advisors LLC raised its stake in Palo Alto Networks by 0.5% during the second quarter. Petredis Investment Advisors LLC now owns 14,410 shares of the network technology company's stock worth $2,949,000 after purchasing an additional 72 shares during the period. Wealth Management Partners LLC raised its position in shares of Palo Alto Networks by 2.4% in the 2nd quarter. Wealth Management Partners LLC now owns 9,251 shares of the network technology company's stock worth $1,863,000 after buying an additional 219 shares during the period. Arthur M. Cohen & Associates LLC boosted its holdings in Palo Alto Networks by 2.3% in the second quarter. Arthur M. Cohen & Associates LLC now owns 12,932 shares of the network technology company's stock valued at $2,646,000 after acquiring an additional 295 shares during the last quarter. Bouvel Investment Partners LLC increased its stake in Palo Alto Networks by 103.3% during the second quarter. Bouvel Investment Partners LLC now owns 31,076 shares of the network technology company's stock worth $6,359,000 after acquiring an additional 15,793 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Abacus FCF Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of Palo Alto Networks by 4.5% in the 2nd quarter. Abacus FCF Advisors LLC now owns 92,371 shares of the network technology company's stock valued at $18,903,000 after purchasing an additional 3,958 shares in the last quarter. 79.82% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Palo Alto Networks Trading Down 0.0%

NASDAQ:PANW traded down $0.01 during mid-day trading on Monday, hitting $208.18. The stock had a trading volume of 5,465,346 shares, compared to its average volume of 6,405,685. The stock has a market capitalization of $139.25 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 129.71, a P/E/G ratio of 4.96 and a beta of 0.98. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $188.60 and a 200-day simple moving average of $186.59. Palo Alto Networks, Inc. has a 52 week low of $144.15 and a 52 week high of $210.39.

Palo Alto Networks (NASDAQ:PANW - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Monday, August 18th. The network technology company reported $0.95 EPS for the quarter, topping 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 for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.50 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $0.75 EPS. The company's quarterly revenue was up 15.8% compared to the same quarter last year. Palo Alto Networks has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.750-3.850 EPS. Q1 2026 guidance at 0.880-0.900 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate 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 a number of research reports. BMO Capital Markets raised their target price on shares of Palo Alto Networks from $217.00 to $225.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 19th. Sanford C. Bernstein set a $207.00 target price on Palo Alto Networks and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 19th. Wedbush reissued an "outperform" rating and set a $225.00 price objective on shares of Palo Alto Networks in a report on Monday, September 15th. UBS Group set a $185.00 price target on shares of Palo Alto Networks and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 12th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada reaffirmed an "outperform" rating and set a $232.00 price target on shares of Palo Alto Networks in a research report on Tuesday, August 19th. Twenty-nine research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eleven have given a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Palo Alto Networks presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $212.39.

Insider Activity at Palo Alto Networks

In related news, EVP Nir Zuk sold 100,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, July 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $198.66, for a total value of $19,866,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 3,243,516 shares in the company, valued at approximately $644,356,888.56. This represents a 2.99% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, CAO Josh D. Paul sold 700 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated 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 sale, the chief accounting officer directly owned 37,723 shares of the company's stock, valued at $6,948,576.60. This represents a 1.82% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 563,622 shares of company stock valued at $105,459,528. 2.50% of the stock is currently 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.