<div id="readability-page-1"><p>Arjuna Capital acquired a new stake in shares of  Palo Alto Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ:PANW - Free Report) in the third quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm acquired 7,801 shares of the network technology company's stock, valued at approximately $1,588,000.</p><div><p><span></span><span>Get <strong>Palo Alto Networks</strong> alerts:</span></p></div><ul><li>Why CrowdStrike’s SGNL Acquisition Matters for CRWD Stock</li></ul><p>Other hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. A4 Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of  Palo Alto Networks during the 3rd quarter valued at about $467,000.  TFB Advisors LLC increased its position in  Palo Alto Networks by 5.0% during the third quarter. TFB Advisors LLC now owns 3,058 shares of the network technology company's stock valued at $635,000 after acquiring an additional 146 shares during the last quarter.  Oak Harbor Wealth Partners LLC grew its holdings in  Palo Alto Networks by 23.6% during the 3rd quarter. Oak Harbor Wealth Partners LLC now owns 2,966 shares of the network technology company's stock valued at $604,000 after purchasing an additional 567 shares during the last quarter.  AXS Investments LLC boosted its position in shares of  Palo Alto Networks by 9.0% during the third quarter. AXS Investments LLC now owns 13,005 shares of the network technology company's stock valued at $2,648,000 after buying an additional 1,076 shares during the period.  Finally, Chung Wu Investment Group LLC boosted its holdings in  Palo Alto Networks by 66.0% during the 3rd quarter. Chung Wu Investment Group LLC now owns 1,660 shares of the network technology company's stock valued at $338,000 after acquiring an additional 660 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own  79.82% of the company's stock. </p><h2>Insider Buying and Selling at Palo Alto Networks</h2><p>In other news, CAO Josh D. Paul sold 800 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, January 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $184.81, for a total transaction of $147,848.00. Following the transaction, the chief accounting officer directly owned 46,005 shares in the company, valued at $8,502,184.05. The trade was a 1.71% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, EVP Lee Klarich sold 120,774 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Wednesday, December 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $191.91, for a total value of $23,177,738.34. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 327,645 shares of the company's stock, valued at $62,878,351.95. This trade represents a 26.93% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last ninety days, insiders have sold 260,542 shares of company stock valued at $49,910,995. Insiders own  1.40% of the company's stock. </p><h2>Palo Alto Networks Stock Up 0.4%</h2><ul><li>3 Cybersecurity Stocks to Watch in 2026 as Identity and Endpoint Converge</li></ul><p>PANW opened at $176.97 on Monday. The company has a market cap of $123.35 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 112.01, a PEG ratio of 4.22 and a beta of 0.75. Palo Alto Networks, Inc. has a 52-week low of $144.15 and a 52-week high of $223.61. The firm's fifty day simple moving average is $187.22 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $194.61. </p><p>Palo Alto Networks (NASDAQ:PANW - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, November 20th. The network technology company reported $0.93 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.89 by $0.04. Palo Alto Networks had a return on equity of 17.05% and a net margin of 11.69%.The business had revenue of $2.47 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $2.46 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $1.56 earnings per share. The business's revenue was up 15.7% compared to the same quarter last year.  On average, research analysts forecast that  Palo Alto Networks, Inc. will post 1.76 EPS for the current year. </p><h2>Analysts Set New Price Targets</h2><ul><li>CrowdStrike Is Still Best-in-Breed—But 2026 May Be a Tough Trade</li></ul><p>Several equities research analysts have issued reports on PANW shares. The Goldman Sachs Group  reissued a &#34;buy&#34; rating and issued a $240.00 price objective (up from $236.00) on shares of Palo Alto Networks in a research report on Thursday, November 20th. Westpark Capital  reiterated a &#34;hold&#34; rating on shares of Palo Alto Networks in a report on Thursday, November 20th. Oppenheimer  reiterated an &#34;outperform&#34; rating and set a $245.00 price objective on shares of Palo Alto Networks in a report on Thursday, November 20th. Stephens lifted their target price on shares of Palo Alto Networks from $205.00 to $215.00 and gave the stock an &#34;equal weight&#34; rating in a research note on Thursday, November 20th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada lifted their target price on Palo Alto Networks from $232.00 to $250.00 and gave the stock an &#34;outperform&#34; rating in a report on Wednesday, November 12th. Thirty-one investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have given a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Palo Alto Networks currently has an average rating of &#34;Moderate Buy&#34; and a consensus price target of $229.09.</p><p><b>Check Out Our Latest Research Report on Palo Alto Networks</b></p><h2>Palo Alto Networks Company Profile</h2> (Free Report)<p>Palo Alto Networks <span>NASDAQ: PANW<span></span></span> 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.  </p><p>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.</p><h2>Read More</h2><ul><li>Five stocks we like better than Palo Alto Networks</li><li>Trump just signed it</li><li>GOLD ALERT</li><li>What Expenses Can Be Deducted From Capital Gains Tax?</li><li>Buy this Gold Stock Before May 2026</li><li>The day the gold market broke</li></ul><p><img src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://www.marketbeat.com/scripts/SECFilingChart.ashx/query-UHJlZml4PU5BU0RBUSZTeW1ib2w9UEFOVw?x-oss-process=image/auto-orient,1/interlace,1/resize,w_1440,h_1440/quality,q_95/format,jpg" width="650" height="350" original-src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://www.marketbeat.com/scripts/SECFilingChart.ashx/query-UHJlZml4PU5BU0RBUSZTeW1ib2w9UEFOVw"/></p><p><em>This instant news alert was generated by narrative science technology and financial data from MarketBeat in order to provide readers with the fastest reporting and unbiased coverage. 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<p>Arjuna Capital acquired 7,801 shares of Palo Alto Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ:PANW) valued at approximately $1,588,000 in Q3. Other hedge funds also modified their holdings, with significant increases from A4 Wealth Advisors, TFB Advisors, and Oak Harbor Wealth Partners. Insider trading included sales by CAO Josh D. Paul and EVP Lee Klarich. Palo Alto Networks reported a Q3 EPS of $0.93, beating estimates, with revenue of $2.47 billion. Analysts have set new price targets, with Goldman Sachs maintaining a "buy" rating and a price objective of $240.00.</p>

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