Nikesh Arora sold $144M of PANW
Chief Executive Officer at Palo Alto Networks Inc. 788,396 shares at an average of $182.40, traded Feb 3, 2025, filed Feb 5, 2025.
Score components
- +25RoleCEO
- +25Trade size$143.8M at market
- +10Share of holdings soldSold 50% of holdings
- +8Cluster2 insiders selling within 14 days
- -15Exercise and sellShares came from an option exercise in the same filing
- -2010b5-1 planPre-scheduled under a 10b5-1 plan
What happened after comparable sells
Same side and tier, against the S&P 500, at 1, 3 and 6 months. Shown to Pro users; the whole table is on the backtest page.
This signal so far: 1m -3.2%, 3m +0.7%, 6m -7.5%.
Price around the trade, and since
From a quarter before the trade to today. The arrow is the trade, the circle the day the filing reached EDGAR, which is the first day anyone outside could act; the dotted line is the S&P 500 rebased to that day's close.
Daily candles, adjusted for splits and dividends. Green arrows are insider buys, red are sells, sized by value; the dashed line is the close on the filing day, the dotted line SPY rebased to it.Charts by TradingView Lightweight Charts™
Rows in this filing
Every transaction in Form 4 0000950170-25-014558, as filed. Open on EDGAR
| Date | Transaction | Shares | Price | Value | Holdings after | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 3, 2025 | MOption exercise Common Stock10b5-1 | +490,723 | $33.08 | $16M | 1,577,127 | Feb 5, 2025 |
| Feb 3, 2025 | SOpen-market sale Common Stock10b5-1 | -43,853 | $180.77 | $7.9M | 1,533,274 | Feb 5, 2025 |
| Feb 3, 2025 | SOpen-market sale Common Stock10b5-1 | -106,747 | $181.70 | $19M | 1,426,527 | Feb 5, 2025 |
| Feb 3, 2025 | SOpen-market sale Common Stock10b5-1 | -216,118 | $182.55 | $39M | 1,210,409 | Feb 5, 2025 |
| Feb 3, 2025 | SOpen-market sale Common Stock10b5-1 | -123,217 | $183.51 | $23M | 1,087,192 | Feb 5, 2025 |
| Feb 3, 2025 | SOpen-market sale Common Stock10b5-1 | -788 | $184.15 | $145k | 1,086,404 | Feb 5, 2025 |
| Feb 4, 2025 | MOption exercise Common Stock10b5-1 | +297,673 | $33.08 | $9.8M | 1,384,077 | Feb 5, 2025 |
| Feb 4, 2025 | SOpen-market sale Common Stock10b5-1 | -67,212 | $181.63 | $12M | 1,316,865 | Feb 5, 2025 |
| Feb 4, 2025 | SOpen-market sale Common Stock10b5-1 | -192,710 | $182.35 | $35M | 1,124,155 | Feb 5, 2025 |
| Feb 4, 2025 | SOpen-market sale Common Stock10b5-1 | -30,930 | $183.34 | $5.7M | 1,093,225 | Feb 5, 2025 |
| Feb 4, 2025 | SOpen-market sale Common Stock10b5-1 | -6,821 | $184.23 | $1.3M | 1,086,404 | Feb 5, 2025 |
| Feb 3, 2025 | MOption exercise Stock Option (right to buy)derivative10b5-1 | -490,723 | $0.00 | $0 | 2,720,873 | Feb 5, 2025 |
| Feb 4, 2025 | MOption exercise Stock Option (right to buy)derivative10b5-1 | -297,673 | $0.00 | $0 | 2,423,200 | Feb 5, 2025 |
Related signals
Other insiders at Palo Alto Networks Inc and this insider’s other filings.
| Score | Company | Insider | Value | Holdings | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33Weak | Palo Alto Networks Inc | Aparna Bawa director | $103k 250 shares | -5% | |
| 21Weak | Palo Alto Networks Inc | Josh D. Paul Chief Accounting Officer | $158k 400 shares | -1% | |
| 40Moderate | Palo Alto Networks Inc | Aparna Bawa director | $102k 260 shares | -5% | |
| 47Moderate | Palo Alto Networks Inc | Dipak Golechha EVP, Chief Financial Officer | $11M 27,500 shares | -19% | |
| 75Notable | Palo Alto Networks Inc | James J Goetz director | $7.5M 20,000 shares | -100% | |
| 54Moderate | Palo Alto Networks Inc | Aparna Bawa director | $562k 1,500 shares | -23% | |
| 59Moderate | Palo Alto Networks Inc | John P. Key director | $940k 2,500 shares | -20% | |
| 25Weak | Palo Alto Networks Inc | Josh D. Paul Chief Accounting Officer | $336k 900 shares | -1% | |
| 9Weak | Palo Alto Networks Inc | Josh D. Paul Chief Accounting Officer | $318k 900 shares | -1% | |
| 48Moderate | Palo Alto Networks Inc | Helle Thorning-Schmidt director | $243k 700 shares | -11% |
Not investment advice. Scores and forward returns are decision support built from public SEC filings and past prices; they describe what happened after comparable filings, not what will happen after this one. Do your own research and size your risk.