Sen. John W. Hickenlooper Purchases Shares of Palo Alto Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ:PANW)

Key Points

• Senator John W. Hickenlooper disclosed purchasing between $100,001 and $250,000 in shares of Palo Alto Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ:PANW) on September 2nd.
• Palo Alto Networks reported $0.95 EPS for the quarter, exceeding analyst estimates of $0.89, with a revenue of $2.54 billion—up 15.8% year-over-year.
• The stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a price target of approximately $214.95, according to research analysts.

Senator John W. Hickenlooper (D-Colorado) recently bought shares of Palo Alto Networks, Inc. NASDAQ: PANW. In a filing disclosed on October 06th, the Senator disclosed that they had bought between $100,001 and $250,000 in Palo Alto Networks stock on September 2nd.

Senator John W. Hickenlooper also recently made the following trade(s):

• Purchased $100,001 - $250,000 in shares of Intuit NASDAQ: INTU on 9/2/2025.
• Sold $100,001 - $250,000 in shares of PepsiCo NASDAQ: PEP on 9/2/2025.

Palo Alto Networks Price Performance

PANW opened at $211.04 on Wednesday. Palo Alto Networks, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $144.15 and a fifty-two week high of $214.02. The firm has a market capitalization of $141.16 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 131.49, a PEG ratio of 5.06 and a beta of 0.98. The company's 50 day moving average price is $190.70 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $188.60.

Palo Alto Networks (NASDAQ:PANW - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Monday, August 18th. The network technology company reported $0.95 earnings per share for the quarter, topping 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 firm had revenue of $2.54 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.50 billion. During the same period in the previous 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. As a group, equities research analysts predict that Palo Alto Networks, Inc. will post 1.76 EPS for the current year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

PANW has been the topic of a number of research reports. Tigress Financial initiated coverage on shares of Palo Alto Networks in a research report on Friday, September 26th. They set a "buy" rating and a $245.00 target price on the stock. Guggenheim boosted their target price on shares of Palo Alto Networks from $130.00 to $135.00 and gave the company a "sell" rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 19th. Needham & Company LLC reiterated a "buy" rating and set a $230.00 target price on shares of Palo Alto Networks in a research report on Wednesday, September 3rd. Rosenblatt Securities dropped their target price on shares of Palo Alto Networks from $235.00 to $215.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, August 14th. Finally, Barclays reiterated an "overweight" rating and set a $215.00 target price (up previously from $210.00) on shares of Palo Alto Networks in a research report on Tuesday, August 19th. Twenty-eight research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, twelve have given a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $214.95.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Darwin Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Palo Alto Networks in the 2nd quarter worth $25,000. Whipplewood Advisors LLC grew its position in Palo Alto Networks by 6,400.0% during the second quarter. Whipplewood Advisors LLC now owns 130 shares of the network technology company's stock valued at $27,000 after buying an additional 128 shares during the period. Briaud Financial Planning Inc bought a new position in Palo Alto Networks during the second quarter valued at about $28,000. Howard Hughes Medical Institute bought a new position in Palo Alto Networks during the second quarter valued at about $29,000. Finally, MTM Investment Management LLC bought a new position in Palo Alto Networks during the second quarter valued at about $31,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 79.82% of the company's stock.

Insider Activity at Palo Alto Networks

In related news, EVP Dipak Golechha sold 5,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, September 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $204.19, for a total transaction of $1,020,950.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 96,135 shares in the company, valued at approximately $19,629,805.65. This represents a 4.94% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, EVP Nir Zuk sold 100,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $172.80, for a total transaction of $17,280,000.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 3,143,516 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $543,199,564.80. The trade was a 3.08% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 1,315,130 shares of company stock valued at $260,687,367 in the last 90 days. 2.50% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

About Senator Hickenlooper

John Hickenlooper (Democratic Party) is a member of the U.S. Senate from Colorado. He assumed office on January 3, 2021. His current term ends on January 3, 2027. Hickenlooper (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. Senate to represent Colorado. He won in the general election on November 3, 2020. Hickenlooper also ran for election for President of the United States. He did not appear on the ballot for the Democratic convention on August 18, 2020. Hickenlooper was the 42nd governor of Colorado from 2011 to 2019. He was prevented by term limits from seeking re-election in 2018. On March 4, 2019, Hickenlooper announced that he was running for president of the United States. On August 15, 2019, Hickenlooper suspended his presidential campaign. Hickenlooper previously served as mayor of Denver from 2003 to 2011, during which time the city hosted the 2008 Democratic National Convention. John Hickenlooper was born in Narberth, Pennsylvania. Hickenlooper earned a bachelor's degree and a master's degree in geology from Wesleyan University in 1974 and 1980, respectively. His career experience includes working with Buckhorn Petroleum and founding a brewpub.

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.

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