Palo Alto Networks (PANW) – Research Analysts’ Weekly Ratings Changes

Palo Alto Networks (NASDAQ: PANW) recently received a number of ratings updates from brokerages and research firms:

• 8/18/2026 – Palo Alto Networks was given a new $415.00 price target by New Street Research.
• 8/17/2026 – Palo Alto Networks had its “overweight” rating reaffirmed by Wells Fargo & Company. They now have a $475.00 price target on the stock, up from $420.00.
• 8/17/2026 – Palo Alto Networks was given a new $400.00 price target by Morgan Stanley.
• 8/17/2026 – Palo Alto Networks had its price target raised by TD Cowen from $360.00 to $400.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 8/14/2026 – Palo Alto Networks had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by Royal Bank Of Canada. They now have a $434.00 price target on the stock, up from $330.00.
• 8/12/2026 – Palo Alto Networks had its “market outperform” rating reaffirmed by Citigroup Inc..
• 8/12/2026 – Palo Alto Networks had its price target raised by Citizens Jmp from $320.00 to $415.00. They now have a “market outperform” rating on the stock.
• 8/6/2026 – Palo Alto Networks had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by TD Cowen.
• 8/5/2026 – Palo Alto Networks had its “overweight” rating reaffirmed by Barclays PLC. They now have a $370.00 price target on the stock, up from $315.00.
• 8/4/2026 – Palo Alto Networks had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by Oppenheimer Holdings, Inc.. They now have a $400.00 price target on the stock, up from $350.00.
• 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.

Insider Activity

In related news, EVP Lee Klarich sold 62,904 shares of Palo Alto Networks stock in a transaction dated Friday, May 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $258.65, for a total value of $16,270,119.60. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 235,983 shares in the company, valued at approximately $61,037,002.95. The trade was a 21.05% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, CAO Josh D. Paul sold 1,100 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, June 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $285.08, for a total value of $313,588.00. Following the sale, the chief accounting officer owned 81,636 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $23,272,790.88. This trade represents a 1.33% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last ninety days, insiders have sold 101,239 shares of company stock worth $27,174,360. 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.