Walser Wealth Management Company A Ltd Liability Co Invests $552,000 in Palo Alto Networks, Inc. $PANW

Walser Wealth Management Company A Ltd Liability Co bought a new position in shares of Palo Alto Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ:PANW) in the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor bought 2,999 shares of the network technology company’s stock, valued at approximately $552,000.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. MV Capital Management Inc. purchased a new stake in Palo Alto Networks in the fourth quarter valued at $122,000. Cambient Family Office LLC purchased a new position in shares of Palo Alto Networks during the 4th quarter valued at about $3,711,000. McLaughlin Asset Management Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Palo Alto Networks during the 4th quarter valued at about $2,260,000. Wick Capital Partners LLC acquired a new position in shares of Palo Alto Networks in the 4th quarter valued at about $294,000. Finally, Mcguire Capital Advisors Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Palo Alto Networks in the 4th quarter valued at about $68,000. 79.82% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several analysts recently commented on PANW shares. Truist Financial raised their target price on Palo Alto Networks from $275.00 to $375.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, June 3rd. TD Cowen reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $330.00 price target (up from $255.00) on shares of Palo Alto Networks in a report on Wednesday, June 3rd. FBN Securities restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $330.00 price objective on shares of Palo Alto Networks in a research report on Wednesday, June 3rd. Benchmark raised their price objective on shares of Palo Alto Networks from $270.00 to $340.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, June 3rd. Finally, HSBC lifted their target price on shares of Palo Alto Networks from $114.00 to $207.00 in a report on Thursday, June 4th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-eight have issued a Buy rating, eight have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Palo Alto Networks currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $306.59.

Palo Alto Networks Price Performance

Shares of Palo Alto Networks stock opened at $287.78 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $234.54 billion, a PE ratio of 235.89, a P/E/G ratio of 10.48 and a beta of 0.94. Palo Alto Networks, Inc. has a twelve month low of $139.57 and a twelve month high of $302.95. The company has a quick ratio of 0.86, a current ratio of 0.86 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.04. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $225.96 and a 200 day moving average price of $191.98.

Palo Alto Networks (NASDAQ:PANW) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, June 2nd. The network technology company reported $0.85 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.79 by $0.06. Palo Alto Networks had a return on equity of 10.53% and a net margin of 7.95%.The company had revenue of $3 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.94 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $0.37 earnings per share. Palo Alto Networks’s revenue for the quarter was up 31.1% on a year-over-year basis. Palo Alto Networks has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.770-3.790 EPS and its Q4 2026 guidance at 0.960-0.980 EPS. Sell-side analysts predict that Palo Alto Networks, Inc. will post 2.03 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling at Palo Alto Networks

In related news, Director John P. Key sold 7,500 shares of Palo Alto Networks stock in a transaction on Friday, June 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $279.24, for a total value of $2,094,300.00. Following the sale, the director owned 12,500 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,490,500. This trade represents a 37.50% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, EVP Dipak Golechha sold 5,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, April 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $160.42, for a total transaction of $802,100.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 150,250 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $24,103,105. The trade was a 3.22% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 101,044 shares of company stock worth $26,022,722. 1.40% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Palo Alto Networks Profile

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.