B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. AG Purchases 16,950 Shares of Palo Alto Networks, Inc. $PANW

B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. AG lifted its position in shares of Palo Alto Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ:PANW) by 1.8% during the third quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 946,277 shares of the network technology company’s stock after purchasing an additional 16,950 shares during the quarter. Palo Alto Networks accounts for 1.7% of B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. AG’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 15th largest holding. B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. AG owned 0.14% of Palo Alto Networks worth $192,681,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Darwin Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Palo Alto Networks in the second quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Howard Hughes Medical Institute bought a new position in shares of Palo Alto Networks during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Winch Advisory Services LLC increased its position in Palo Alto Networks by 96.1% in the third quarter. Winch Advisory Services LLC now owns 149 shares of the network technology company’s stock worth $30,000 after buying an additional 73 shares during the last quarter. MTM Investment Management LLC purchased a new stake in Palo Alto Networks in the 2nd quarter worth about $31,000. Finally, Caitlin John LLC bought a new stake in shares of Palo Alto Networks in the third quarter valued at approximately $31,000. Institutional investors own 79.82% of the company’s stock.

Palo Alto Networks Price Performance

Shares of Palo Alto Networks stock opened at $165.05 on Friday. The company has a 50-day moving average of $171.66 and a 200 day moving average of $190.15. Palo Alto Networks, Inc. has a 1 year low of $139.57 and a 1 year high of $223.61. The firm has a market cap of $134.68 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 91.19, a PEG ratio of 5.96 and a beta of 0.78.

Palo Alto Networks (NASDAQ:PANW) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 17th. The network technology company reported $1.03 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.94 by $0.09. Palo Alto Networks had a return on equity of 17.60% and a net margin of 12.96%.The company had revenue of $2.59 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.58 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $0.81 EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 14.9% on a year-over-year basis. Palo Alto Networks has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.650-3.700 EPS and its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.780-0.800 EPS. On average, equities analysts anticipate that Palo Alto Networks, Inc. will post 1.76 EPS for the current year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research analysts have commented on the company. Robert W. Baird set a $220.00 target price on Palo Alto Networks and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 18th. Piper Sandler restated an “overweight” rating and set a $265.00 price target (up from $230.00) on shares of Palo Alto Networks in a research report on Monday, January 5th. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Palo Alto Networks in a report on Monday, December 29th. Loop Capital dropped their target price on Palo Alto Networks from $190.00 to $160.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, February 18th. Finally, Northland Securities raised their price target on shares of Palo Alto Networks from $177.00 to $190.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a report on Thursday, November 20th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-four have given a Buy rating and nine have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $210.19.

Insider Activity

In related news, EVP Dipak Golechha sold 5,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, December 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $188.18, for a total transaction of $940,900.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 155,119 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $29,190,293.42. This trade represents a 3.12% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, EVP Lee Klarich sold 120,768 shares of Palo Alto Networks stock in a transaction on Thursday, January 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $191.03, for a total value of $23,070,311.04. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 298,887 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $57,096,383.61. The trade was a 28.78% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last ninety days, insiders have sold 139,068 shares of company stock worth $26,600,684. Corporate insiders own 1.40% of the company’s stock.

About Palo Alto Networks

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.