Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene Buys Palo Alto Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ:PANW) Stock

Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Georgia) recently bought shares of Palo Alto Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ:PANW). In a filing disclosed on October 28th, the Representative disclosed that they had bought between $1,001 and $15,000 in Palo Alto Networks stock on October 24th.

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Palo Alto Networks Trading Up 0.5%

Shares of NASDAQ:PANW opened at $218.27 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $146.00 billion, a PE ratio of 135.99, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 5.16 and a beta of 0.98. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $203.82 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $193.81. Palo Alto Networks, Inc. has a 1-year low of $144.15 and a 1-year high of $223.61.

Palo Alto Networks (NASDAQ:PANW) last released its quarterly earnings results on Monday, August 18th. The network technology company reported $0.95 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate 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 for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.50 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $0.75 earnings per share. The firm’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. On average, sell-side analysts forecast that Palo Alto Networks, Inc. will post 1.76 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, EVP Dipak Golechha sold 5,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, September 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $204.19, for a total transaction of $1,020,950.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 96,135 shares in the company, valued at $19,629,805.65. The trade was a 4.94% 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 Lee Klarich sold 120,774 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, October 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $211.92, for a total value of $25,594,426.08. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 149,190 shares in the company, valued at $31,616,344.80. This trade represents a 44.74% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold 1,215,130 shares of company stock valued at $243,407,367 over the last quarter. Company insiders own 2.50% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities analysts have recently weighed in on the company. Barclays restated an “overweight” rating and issued a $215.00 target price (up previously from $210.00) on shares of Palo Alto Networks in a research note on Tuesday, August 19th. Scotiabank boosted their price objective on Palo Alto Networks from $225.00 to $228.00 and gave the stock a “sector outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 19th. Royal Bank Of Canada reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $232.00 price objective on shares of Palo Alto Networks in a research report on Tuesday, August 19th. KeyCorp downgraded shares of Palo Alto Networks from an “overweight” rating to a “sector weight” rating in a report on Thursday, July 31st. Finally, DA Davidson reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $215.00 price target on shares of Palo Alto Networks in a report on Tuesday, August 19th. Thirty equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eleven have issued a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $218.17.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Palo Alto Networks

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Westfuller Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Palo Alto Networks during the third quarter worth $1,015,000. Probity Advisors Inc. raised its position in shares of Palo Alto Networks by 5.2% during the 3rd quarter. Probity Advisors Inc. now owns 1,665 shares of the network technology company’s stock valued at $339,000 after buying an additional 82 shares in the last quarter. MOKAN Wealth Management Inc. raised its position in Palo Alto Networks by 23.0% during the third quarter. MOKAN Wealth Management Inc. now owns 1,633 shares of the network technology company’s stock valued at $333,000 after purchasing an additional 305 shares in the last quarter. Vanguard Capital Wealth Advisors raised its stake in shares of Palo Alto Networks by 432.0% during the third quarter. Vanguard Capital Wealth Advisors now owns 7,735 shares of the network technology company’s stock worth $1,575,000 after acquiring an additional 6,281 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Parkside Financial Bank & Trust raised its position in Palo Alto Networks by 10.6% in the 3rd quarter. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust now owns 3,909 shares of the network technology company’s stock worth $796,000 after purchasing an additional 374 shares during the period. 79.82% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

About Representative Greene

Marjorie Taylor Greene (Republican Party) is a member of the U.S. House, representing Georgia’s 14th Congressional District. She assumed office on January 3, 2021. Her current term ends on January 3, 2027.

Greene (Republican Party) is running for re-election to the U.S. House to represent Georgia’s 14th Congressional District. She declared candidacy for the 2026 election.

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.