Palo Alto Networks Market Sentiment

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Palo Alto Networks Inc

PANWNASDAQ

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$418.78

20.285.09%

Last update: Oct 9, 7:56 PM

$419.00

20.505.14%

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Palo Alto Networks Market Sentiment - Benzinga

Palo Alto Networks Market Sentiment

Market sentiment signals for Palo Alto Networks (PANW): analyst consensus, short interest, options flow and insider activity.

Key Signals

Analyst Consensus▲ Buy

Short Interest▲ 2.7% short float

Options Flow▲ 0.97 P/C ratio

Insider Activity▼ Net Seller (30d)

Analyst Consensus

Buy

41 analysts

Options Flow (P/C)

0.97

More calls — Bullish

13,248 calls · 12,824 puts

Avg Consensus PT

$387

-7.7%

Highest Price Target

$475

+13.4%

Wells Fargo

Lowest Price Target

$210

-49.9%

Freedom Broker

Short Interest

2.7%

Declining — Bullish

Insider Activity (30d)

Net Seller

Short Interest — % of Float

Recent Analyst Actions

Date	Firm	Analyst & Accuracy	Upside / Downside	PT Change	Action	Rating
Oct 8, 2026	Amerx	Casey Ryan—	—	—	Initiate	Hold
Oct 2, 2026	TD Cowen	Shaul Eyal—	+5.0%	$400 → $440	Maintained	Buy
Sep 28, 2026	BTIG	Gray Powell—	+1.4%	$404 → $425	Maintained	Buy
Sep 21, 2026	Morgan Stanley	Meta Marshall—	-2.1%	$394 → $410	Maintained	Overweight
Sep 17, 2026	Bernstein	Peter Weed—	-16.2%	$253 → $351	Downgrade	Outperform→Market Perform
Sep 11, 2026	Wedbush	Steven Wahrhaftig—	-4.5%	$400	Assumes	Outperform
Sep 3, 2026	Argus Research	Joseph Bonner—	+1.4%	$425 → $425	Maintained	Buy
Sep 2, 2026	Citigroup	Fatima Boolani—	-2.1%	$400 → $410	Maintained	Buy
Sep 2, 2026	Roth Capital	Imtiaz Koujalgi—	-28.4%	$210 → $300	Maintained	Neutral
Sep 2, 2026	Oppenheimer	Ittai Kidron—	+7.4%	$400 → $450	Maintained	Outperform
Sep 2, 2026	Piper Sandler	Rob Owens—	-2.1%	$345 → $410	Maintained	Overweight
Sep 2, 2026	DA Davidson	Rudy Kessinger—	+0.2%	$345 → $420	Maintained	Buy
Sep 2, 2026	Barclays	Saket Kalia—	-10.5%	$370 → $375	Maintained	Overweight
Sep 2, 2026	RBC Capital	Matthew Hedberg—	+13.4%	$434 → $475	Maintained	Outperform
Sep 2, 2026	Guggenheim	John Difucci—	—	—	Maintained	Neutral
Sep 2, 2026	Susquehanna	Shyam Patil—	-1.0%	$350 → $415	Maintained	Positive
Sep 2, 2026	Morgan Stanley	Meta Marshall—	-6.0%	$387 → $394	Maintained	Overweight
Sep 2, 2026	Rosenblatt	Catharine Trebnick—	-1.0%	$355 → $415	Maintained	Buy
Sep 2, 2026	Needham	Mike Cikos—	+1.4%	$425 → $425	Maintained	Buy
Sep 2, 2026	Cantor Fitzgerald	Jonathan Ruykhaver—	+1.4%	$425 → $425	Maintained	Overweight
Sep 2, 2026	BTIG	Gray Powell—	-3.6%	$380 → $404	Maintained	Buy
Aug 31, 2026	Scotiabank	Patrick Colville—	+2.6%	$320 → $430	Maintained	Sector Outperform
Aug 28, 2026	Jefferies	Joseph Gallo—	+7.4%	$335 → $450	Maintained	Buy
Aug 26, 2026	BTIG	Gray Powell—	-9.3%	$380 → $380	Maintained	Buy
Aug 25, 2026	JP Morgan	Brian Essex—	-8.4%	$326 → $384	Maintained	Overweight