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High-rolling investors have positioned themselves bullish on Palo Alto Networks (NASDAQ:PANW), and it's important for retail traders to take note. \This activity came to our attention today through Benzinga's tracking of publicly available options data. The identities of these investors are uncertain, but such a significant move in PANW often signals that someone has privileged information.
Today, Benzinga's options scanner spotted 10 options trades for Palo Alto Networks. This is not a typical pattern.
The sentiment among these major traders is split, with 40% bullish and 30% bearish. Among all the options we identified, there was one put, amounting to $27,802, and 9 calls, totaling $518,955.
Taking into account the Volume and Open Interest on these contracts, it appears that whales have been targeting a price range from $140.0 to $250.0 for Palo Alto Networks over the last 3 months.
In terms of liquidity and interest, the mean open interest for Palo Alto Networks options trades today is 1990.6 with a total volume of 749.00.
In the following chart, we are able to follow the development of volume and open interest of call and put options for Palo Alto Networks's big money trades within a strike price range of $140.0 to $250.0 over the last 30 days.
| Symbol | PUT/CALL | Trade Type | Sentiment | Exp. Date | Ask | Bid | Price | Strike Price | Total Trade Price | Open Interest | Volume |
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| PANW | CALL | TRADE | NEUTRAL | 02/20/26 | $16.3 | $15.6 | $15.95 | $220.00 | $159.5K | 864 | 105 |
| PANW | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 10/31/25 | $7.65 | $6.45 | $7.65 | $210.00 | $62.7K | 586 | 0 |
| PANW | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 11/21/25 | $12.35 | $11.75 | $12.16 | $210.00 | $60.7K | 6.2K | 55 |
| PANW | CALL | TRADE | NEUTRAL | 01/16/26 | $78.8 | $72.85 | $76.1 | $140.00 | $53.2K | 347 | 7 |
| PANW | CALL | TRADE | BEARISH | 01/15/27 | $53.2 | $50.35 | $51.0 | $190.00 | $51.0K | 367 | 10 |
Palo Alto Networks is a platform-based cybersecurity vendor with product offerings covering network security, cloud security, and security operations. The California-based firm has more than 80,000 enterprise customers across the world, including more than three fourths of the Global 2000.
Following our analysis of the options activities associated with Palo Alto Networks, we pivot to a closer look at the company's own performance.
3 market experts have recently issued ratings for this stock, with a consensus target price of $246.0.
Unusual Options Activity Detected: Smart Money on the Move
Benzinga Edge's Unusual Options board spots potential market movers before they happen. See what positions big money is taking on your favorite stocks. Click here for access. * An analyst from Tigress Financial downgraded its action to Buy with a price target of $245. * In a positive move, an analyst from BTIG has upgraded their rating to Buy and adjusted the price target to $248. * Maintaining their stance, an analyst from Oppenheimer continues to hold a Outperform rating for Palo Alto Networks, targeting a price of $245.
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