On December 2, 2024, Dipak Golechha, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Palo Alto Networks Inc's subsidiary, sold 2,500 shares of Palo Alto Networks Inc (PANW, Financial). Following this transaction, the insider now owns 64,165 shares of the company. The details of this transaction can be found in the SEC Filing. Palo Alto Networks Inc is a global cybersecurity leader, known for its innovative security solutions that protect organizations across clouds, networks, and mobile devices. The company provides a comprehensive suite of products and services designed to prevent cyber threats and secure digital environments. Over the past year, Dipak Golechha has sold a total of 12,500 shares and has not purchased any shares. The insider transaction history for Palo Alto Networks Inc indicates that there has been 1 insider buy and 62 insider sells over the same period. On the day of the recent sale, shares of Palo Alto Networks Inc were trading at $390.24, giving the stock a market cap of $128.808 billion. The company's price-earnings ratio stands at 51.12, which is higher than the industry median of 26.955 but lower than the company's historical median price-earnings ratio. With a trading price of $390.24 and a GF Value of $279.45, Palo Alto Networks Inc has a price-to-GF-Value ratio of 1.4, indicating that the stock is significantly overvalued based on its GF Value. The GF Value is an intrinsic value estimate developed by GuruFocus, calculated using historical multiples such as price-earnings ratio, price-sales ratio, price-book ratio, and price-to-free cash flow, along with a GuruFocus adjustment factor based on the company's past returns and growth, and future estimates of business performance from Morningstar analysts.
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