Palo Alto Networks Inc (PANW): Congress and insider trades

Who in Congress and inside the company traded PANW, when each filing appeared, and what buying after each one would have earned against the S&P 500.

Key Facts

  • Palo Alto Networks Inc (PANW) is a listed stock on NASDAQ.
  • 14 members of Congress filed 22 buys and 15 sells of PANW, the latest published 2026-08-11 (11 August 2026).
  • Insiders filed 1 open market buy worth $10.0M and 22 sells worth $44M, the latest filed 2026-09-28 (28 September 2026).
  • Across 15 scored buys, Congress averaged +35.4% against the S&P 500 (SPY) over the 90 days after disclosure, with 93% of them ahead of the index. That result is clearly above the market.
  • Across 1 scored buy, Insiders averaged +81.4% against the S&P 500 (SPY) over the 90 days after disclosure, with 100% of them ahead of the index. That result is too few trades to tell.
  • Data as of 2026-09-29 (29 September 2026).
Congress buys 22 14 members
Congress sells 15
Insider buys 1 $10.0M
Insider sells 22 $44M
Congress buys vs S&P, 90d +35.4% 15 scored buys
Insider buys vs S&P, 90d +81.4% 1 scored buys

Congress trades in PANW

as of 2026-08-11
  1. Ro Khanna16 trades
  2. Jared Moskowitz3 trades
  3. Josh Gottheimer3 trades
  4. Markwayne Mullin2 trades
  5. Dan Newhouse2 trades
  6. Gil Cisneros2 trades
  7. Susie Lee2 trades
  8. Jonathan Jackson1 trade
Congress trades in PANW, newest first.
FiledMemberTypeSizeDays to file90 day vs S&P
11 Aug 2026 Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ) buy 1K–15K 25 n/a
11 Aug 2026 John McGuire (R-VA) sell 1K–15K 10 n/a
21 Jul 2026 Alan Armstrong (R-OK) buy 1K–15K 116 n/a
20 Jul 2026 Dan Newhouse (R-WA) sell 1K–15K 7 n/a
8 Jul 2026 Ro Khanna (D-CA) buy 1K–15K 20 n/a
11 Jun 2026 Ro Khanna (D-CA) buy 15K–50K 19 +18.6%
4 Jun 2026 Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ) buy 1K–15K 20 +16.9%
13 May 2026 Ro Khanna (D-CA) buy 1K–15K 28 +58.9%
11 May 2026 Gil Cisneros (D-CA) buy 1K–15K 24 +73.6%
1 May 2026 Jared Moskowitz (D-FL) buy 1K–15K 38 +75.5%
1 May 2026 Jared Moskowitz (D-FL) buy 1K–15K 38 +75.5%
1 May 2026 Jared Moskowitz (D-FL) buy 1K–15K 30 +75.5%
9 Apr 2026 Ro Khanna (D-CA) buy 15K–50K 15 +106.3%
9 Apr 2026 Ro Khanna (D-CA) buy 15K–50K 8 +106.3%
8 Apr 2026 Gil Cisneros (D-CA) buy 1K–15K 25 +82.1%
17 Mar 2026 Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ) sell 1K–15K 17 n/a
13 Mar 2026 Jonathan Jackson (D-IL) sell 50K–100K 35 n/a
12 Mar 2026 Ro Khanna (D-CA) sell 15K–50K 32 n/a
12 Mar 2026 Ro Khanna (D-CA) sell 15K–50K 13 n/a
12 Mar 2026 Ro Khanna (D-CA) sell 1K–15K 20 n/a
16 Jan 2026 Dan Newhouse (R-WA) buy 1K–15K 35 -12.8%
15 May 2025 Julie Johnson (D-TX) sell 1K–15K 37 n/a
15 May 2025 Ro Khanna (D-CA) sell 1K–15K 33 n/a
9 May 2025 Jefferson Shreve (R-IN) sell 15K–50K 31 n/a
10 Nov 2023 Ro Khanna (D-CA) sell 1K–15K 37 n/a
9 Nov 2023 Greg Stanton (D-AZ) sell 1K–15K 16 n/a
1 Nov 2023 Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) buy 1K–15K 29 +22.7%
12 Oct 2023 Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) buy 15K–50K 29 +13.9%
5 Oct 2023 John Curtis (R-UT) buy 1K–15K 21 +5.6%
7 Sep 2023 Ro Khanna (D-CA) buy 1K–15K 34 +14.8%
7 Sep 2023 Ro Khanna (D-CA) buy 1K–15K 8 +14.8%
9 Aug 2023 Ro Khanna (D-CA) sell 1K–15K 10 n/a
12 Jul 2023 Ro Khanna (D-CA) buy 1K–15K 15 +11.1%
9 Feb 2023 Ro Khanna (D-CA) sell 1K–15K 29 n/a
30 Dec 2022 Susie Lee (D-NV) sell 1K–15K 29 n/a
7 Dec 2022 Ro Khanna (D-CA) buy 1K–15K 33 +16.0%
15 Jun 2021 Susie Lee (D-NV) buy 1K–15K 19 +27.8%

Insider trades in PANW

as of 2026-09-28
Open market insider trades in PANW, newest first.
FiledInsiderTypeSharesPriceValue90 day vs S&P
28 Sep 2026 Golechha Dipak sell 27,500 $391.60 $11M n/a
28 Sep 2026 Bawa Aparna sell 260 $392.69 $102K n/a
3 Sep 2026 Paul Josh D. sell 900 $373.68 $336K n/a
27 Aug 2026 Paul Josh D. sell 900 $353.77 $318K n/a
8 Jul 2026 Thorning-Schmidt Helle sell 700 $346.85 $243K n/a
1 Jul 2026 Bawa Aparna sell 632 $318.67 $201K n/a
1 Jul 2026 Paul Josh D. sell 900 $345.00 $311K n/a
1 Jul 2026 Bawa Aparna sell 290 $348.74 $101K n/a
24 Jun 2026 Golechha Dipak sell 5,000 $289.56 $1.4M n/a
22 Jun 2026 Bawa Aparna sell 345 $290.17 $100K n/a
16 Jun 2026 GOETZ JAMES J sell 20,000 $279.90 $5.6M n/a
12 Jun 2026 Bawa Aparna sell 536 $280.00 $150K n/a
12 Jun 2026 Bawa Aparna sell 555 $270.00 $150K n/a
12 Jun 2026 Bawa Aparna sell 377 $265.00 $99.9K n/a
12 Jun 2026 Key John P. sell 7,500 $279.24 $2.1M n/a
2 Jun 2026 Paul Josh D. sell 1,100 $285.08 $314K n/a
27 May 2026 Klarich Lee sell 62,904 $258.65 $16M n/a
22 May 2026 Paul Josh D. sell 400 $236.95 $94.8K n/a
10 Apr 2026 Key John P. sell 1,572 $173.32 $272K n/a
3 Apr 2026 Golechha Dipak sell 5,000 $160.42 $802K n/a
3 Apr 2026 Paul Josh D. sell 1,100 $161.40 $178K n/a
27 Mar 2026 Arora Nikesh buy 68,085 $146.87 $10.0M +81.4%
10 Mar 2026 GOETZ JAMES J sell 22,684 $164.41 $3.7M n/a

Frequently asked questions

Who has bought PANW?

22 Congress buys by 14 members and 1 insider buy are on file. The tables on this page list every one.

Did buying PANW after a disclosure beat the market?

Across 15 scored buys, Congress averaged +35.4% against the S&P 500 (SPY) over the 90 days after disclosure, with 93% of them ahead of the index. That result is clearly above the market. Across 1 scored buy, Insiders averaged +81.4% against the S&P 500 (SPY) over the 90 days after disclosure, with 100% of them ahead of the index. That result is too few trades to tell. A single stock is a small sample.

Sources: Congressional trades: STOCK Act disclosures, collected from CapitolTrades. Insider trades: SEC Form 4 filings, collected from Finviz. Prices: Yahoo Finance daily adjusted closes. Data as of 2026-09-29 (29 September 2026). About these sources.

Not investment advice. Past disclosed trades do not predict future returns. Disclosures are published late, so the trades shown are ones you could only have copied after the fact. Talk to a licensed adviser before you invest.