Rep. Val T. Hoyle Sells Off Palo Alto Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ:PANW) Stock

Key Points

• Representative Val T. Hoyle (D-Oregon) sold shares of Palo Alto Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ:PANW) valued between $1,001 and $15,000 on August 19th, as disclosed in a filing on September 12th.
• Palo Alto Networks reported a quarterly earnings of $0.95 per share, exceeding analysts' expectations, and had revenue of $2.54 billion, reflecting a 15.8% year-over-year increase.
• Analysts have mixed sentiments on PANW, with 28 giving it a Buy rating and some adjusting price targets; it currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" with an average target price of $211.68.

Representative Val T. Hoyle (D-Oregon) recently sold shares of Palo Alto Networks, Inc. NASDAQ: PANW. In a filing disclosed on September 12th, the Representative disclosed that they had sold between $1,001 and $15,000 in Palo Alto Networks stock on August 19th. The trade occurred in the Representative's "FIDELITY ROLLOVER IRA" account.

Representative Val T. Hoyle also recently made the following trade(s):

• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Walgreens Boots Alliance NASDAQ: WBA on 8/27/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of ServiceNow NYSE: NOW on 8/19/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Uber Technologies NYSE: UBER on 8/19/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Johnson Controls International NYSE: JCI on 8/19/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Copart NASDAQ: CPRT on 8/19/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Tyler Technologies NYSE: TYL on 8/7/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of United Rentals NYSE: URI on 8/7/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of BioNTech NASDAQ: BNTX on 8/7/2025.

Palo Alto Networks Stock Performance

Shares of PANW stock traded up $0.33 on Tuesday, hitting $201.61. The company had a trading volume of 2,385,256 shares, compared to its average volume of 6,394,201. Palo Alto Networks, Inc. has a twelve month low of $144.15 and a twelve month high of $210.39. The firm has a market cap of $134.86 billion, a P/E ratio of 125.67, a P/E/G ratio of 4.68 and a beta of 0.98. The stock's 50-day moving average is $188.03 and its two-hundred day moving average is $185.98.

Palo Alto Networks (NASDAQ:PANW - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results 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 net margin of 12.30% and a return on equity of 17.66%. The business had revenue of $2.54 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.50 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $0.75 EPS. The company's revenue for the quarter 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. Equities research analysts predict that Palo Alto Networks, Inc. will post 1.76 EPS for the current year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities research analysts have recently commented on PANW shares. Rosenblatt Securities decreased their price objective on Palo Alto Networks from $235.00 to $215.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a report on Thursday, August 14th. Barclays restated an "overweight" rating and set a $215.00 price target (up from $210.00) on shares of Palo Alto Networks in a report on Tuesday, August 19th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their target price on shares of Palo Alto Networks from $225.00 to $221.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, May 21st. KeyCorp lowered Palo Alto Networks from an "overweight" rating to a "sector weight" rating in a report on Thursday, July 31st. Finally, Piper Sandler raised Palo Alto Networks from a "neutral" rating to an "overweight" rating and boosted their price objective for the stock from $200.00 to $225.00 in a research report on Tuesday, August 12th. Twenty-eight investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eleven have issued a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $211.68.

Institutional Trading of Palo Alto Networks

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. Darwin Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Palo Alto Networks in the 2nd quarter valued at about $25,000. Whipplewood Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of Palo Alto Networks by 6,400.0% in the second quarter. Whipplewood Advisors LLC now owns 130 shares of the network technology company's stock worth $27,000 after buying an additional 128 shares during the period. Briaud Financial Planning Inc bought a new stake in Palo Alto Networks during the 2nd quarter valued at $28,000. Capital A Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Palo Alto Networks in the fourth quarter valued at about $29,000. Finally, Howard Hughes Medical Institute bought a new position in shares of Palo Alto Networks during the second quarter valued at about $29,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 79.82% of the company's stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, EVP Lee Klarich sold 120,774 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, September 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $191.11, for a total transaction of $23,081,119.14. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 177,954 shares in the company, valued at $34,008,788.94. The trade was a 40.43% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, EVP Nir Zuk sold 100,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $172.80, for a total value of $17,280,000.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 3,143,516 shares in the company, valued at approximately $543,199,564.80. This represents a 3.08% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 569,422 shares of company stock worth $106,629,618 in the last quarter. 2.50% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

About Representative Hoyle

Val Hoyle (Democratic Party) is a member of the U.S. House, representing Oregon's 4th Congressional District. She assumed office on January 3, 2023. Her current term ends on January 3, 2027. Hoyle (Democratic Party) is running for re-election to the U.S. House to represent Oregon's 4th Congressional District. She declared candidacy for the 2026 election. Val Hoyle was born in California and lives in Springfield, Oregon. Hoyle graduated from Merrimack High School. She earned a B.A. in political science from Emmanuel College in 1992. Her career experience includes working as a director at United Way of Lane County, a policy fellow at Wayne Morse Center for Law and Politics, and a commissioner at the Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries. Hoyle has also worked in domestic and international sales, as well as manufacturing distribution.

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.

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