Nikesh Arora sold $13M of PANW
Chief Executive Officer at Palo Alto Networks Inc. 69,947 shares at an average of $181.56, traded Mar 5, 2025, filed Mar 7, 2025.
Score components
- +25RoleCEO
- +25Trade size$12.7M at market
- 0Share of holdings soldSold 6.0% of holdings
- +15Cluster3 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
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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 0000950170-25-035543, as filed. Open on EDGAR
| Date | Transaction | Shares | Price | Value | Holdings after | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 5, 2025 | MOption exercise Common Stock10b5-1 | +69,947 | $33.08 | $2.3M | 1,156,618 | Mar 7, 2025 |
| Mar 5, 2025 | SOpen-market sale Common Stock10b5-1 | -22,454 | $180.71 | $4.1M | 1,134,164 | Mar 7, 2025 |
| Mar 5, 2025 | SOpen-market sale Common Stock10b5-1 | -26,549 | $181.55 | $4.8M | 1,107,615 | Mar 7, 2025 |
| Mar 5, 2025 | SOpen-market sale Common Stock10b5-1 | -20,864 | $182.48 | $3.8M | 1,086,751 | Mar 7, 2025 |
| Mar 5, 2025 | SOpen-market sale Common Stock10b5-1 | -80 | $183.12 | $15k | 1,086,671 | Mar 7, 2025 |
| Mar 7, 2025 | DDisposition to issuer Common Stock10b5-1 | -42,558 | $0.00 | $0 | 1,044,113 | Mar 7, 2025 |
| Mar 5, 2025 | MOption exercise Stock Option (right to buy)derivative10b5-1 | -69,947 | $0.00 | $0 | 1,634,804 | Mar 7, 2025 |
| Mar 7, 2025 | AGrant or award Phantom Stockderivative10b5-1 | +42,558 | $0.00 | $0 | 1,730,180 | Mar 7, 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% | |
| 35Weak | Palo Alto Networks Inc | Nikesh Arora Chief Executive Officer | $173M 846,408 shares | -75% | |
| 40Moderate | Palo Alto Networks Inc | Aparna Bawa director | $100k 526 shares | -6% |
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