Palo Alto Networks (PANW) – Investment Analysts’ Recent Ratings Updates

Posted by on Aug 3rd, 2026

A number of firms have modified their ratings and price targets on shares of Palo Alto Networks (NASDAQ: PANW) recently:

  • 7/21/2026 – Palo Alto Networks was given a new $425.00 price target by Argus.
  • 7/21/2026 – Palo Alto Networks had its “overweight” rating reaffirmed by Morgan Stanley. They now have a $387.00 price target on the stock, up from $320.00.
  • 7/16/2026 – Palo Alto Networks was given a new $421.00 price target by Capital One Financial Corporation. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
  • 7/16/2026 – Palo Alto Networks was upgraded by Capital One Financial Corporation from “equal weight” to “overweight”. They now have a $421.00 price target on the stock.
  • 7/15/2026 – Palo Alto Networks had its price target raised by Tigress Financial from $245.00 to $430.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
  • 7/13/2026 – Palo Alto Networks had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by Citigroup Inc.. They now have a $400.00 price target on the stock, up from $340.00.
  • 7/8/2026 – Palo Alto Networks had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by Evercore Inc. They now have a $415.00 price target on the stock.
  • 7/8/2026 – Palo Alto Networks was given a new $320.00 price target by Evercore Inc.
  • 7/7/2026 – Palo Alto Networks had its price target raised by Needham & Company LLC from $350.00 to $425.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
  • 7/1/2026 – Palo Alto Networks had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by FBN Securities.
  • 7/1/2026 – Palo Alto Networks had its price target raised by BNP Paribas Exane from $330.00 to $380.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
  • 7/1/2026 – Palo Alto Networks had its price target raised by Wells Fargo & Company from $325.00 to $420.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
  • 6/30/2026 – Palo Alto Networks had its price target raised by BTIG Research from $333.00 to $380.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
  • 6/29/2026 – Palo Alto Networks had its price target raised by Arete Research from $185.00 to $433.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
  • 6/16/2026 – Palo Alto Networks had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by William Blair.
  • 6/5/2026 – Palo Alto Networks had its price target raised by Argus from $222.00 to $320.00.
  • 6/4/2026 – Palo Alto Networks was downgraded by Weiss Ratings from “hold (c)” to “hold (c-)”.
  • 6/4/2026 – Palo Alto Networks had its price target raised by HSBC Holdings plc from $114.00 to $207.00.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, Director James J. Goetz sold 20,000 shares of Palo Alto Networks stock in a transaction dated Friday, June 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $279.90, for a total value of $5,598,000.00. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 20,000 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,598,000. The trade was a 50.00% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, Director John P. Key sold 7,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, June 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $279.24, for a total value of $2,094,300.00. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 12,500 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,490,500. This represents a 37.50% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold a total of 101,239 shares of company stock valued at $27,174,360 in the last ninety days. Company insiders own 1.40% of the company’s stock.

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.

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