Palo Alto Networks (PANW) closed at $346.95 on Oct 19, 2026, up 1.4% on the day. The stock is down 4.6% over the past month, up 1.4% over three months, up 88.4% year to date and up 68.8% over the past year. It trades 19.7% below its 52-week high of $432.33 and 148.6% above its 52-week low of $139.57. The close sits below its 50-day moving average ($372.93) and above its 200-day moving average ($261.49).
NextPick tracks PANW in its Cybersecurity basket alongside CRWD, FTNT, ZS, OKTA and RBRK. As of Oct 19, 2026, the basket's money-flow score is -7 (neutral), and the basket is down 8.3% over five sessions. Over the past month PANW ranks 10th of 12 basket members by price change.
Over its last 8 reports the stock moved an average of 5.1% on the first trading day after earnings, beating the options-implied move in 4 of 8.
Form 4 filings over the last 90 days show no open-market purchases and 24 open-market sales by insiders.
Over the last 8 reports, PANW moved an average of 5.1% on the first trading day after earnings. The move beat the options-implied move in 4 of 8 reports.
Yes — the Oct 19, 2026 close of $346.95 is 32.7% above the 200-day average of $261.49.
PANW closed 19.7% below its 52-week high of $432.33.
NextPick groups PANW with CRWD, FTNT, ZS, OKTA and RBRK in its Cybersecurity basket.
Palo Alto Networks, Inc. provides cybersecurity solutions in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Asia Pacific, and Japan. It offers Prisma Access, a secure access service edge solution; Strata Cloud Manager, a network security management solution; and Prisma AIRS to protect customers' entire AI ecosystem. It provides a comprehensive cloud native application protection platform; and Code to Cloud platform, as well as offers VM-Series and CN-Series virtual firewalls for inline network security on multi- and hybrid-cloud environments. It provides security operation solutions through the Cortex platform that includes Cortex XSIAM, an AI-driven security operations platform; Cortex XDR to prevent, detect, and respond to cybersecurity attacks; and Cortex XSOAR for security orchestration, automation, and response; and Cortex Xpanse for attack surface management, as well as offers threat intelligence and advisory services under the Unit 42 name. It 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; and threat intelligence, data loss prevention, services to resolve network disruptions, and sensitive data protection. It offers professional services, including architecture design and planning, implementation, configuration, and firewall migration; education services, such as certifications, as well as online and in-classroom training; and support services. It sells its products and services through its channel partners, as well as directly to enterprises, service providers, and government entities operating in various industries, including education, energy, financial services, government entities, healthcare, Internet and media, manufacturing, public sector, and telecommunications. The company was incorporated in 2005 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, California.
