PANW
Palo Alto Networks, Inc.
Palo Alto Networks provides cybersecurity hardware, software, and services, with a primary political signal from a $10M CEO buy and executive branch holdings by Donald J. Trump.
Govt Dependence
0/100
Regulatory Density
30/100
Lobbying Intensity
0/100
Political Signal
BULLISH
BusinessWhat PANW does
Palo Alto Networks is a cybersecurity company offering network security, cloud security, and security operations platforms. Its revenue is derived from subscriptions, support, and product sales, with no direct federal contract revenue or corporate lobbying activity identified.
12 months past · 3 months futurePANW activity timeline
Congress
buy
sell
Insider · Form 4
open-market buy
Hedge fund · 13F
opened
+ added
− trimmed
closed
holds
Bills
past action (this ticker)
upcoming markup (sector)
★ carveout (this ticker)
249 trading days ·
28 congressional trades shown
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1 insider buys
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9 13F filings
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2 past bill actions
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3 upcoming markups
Executive Branch ConflictsPANW held by Trump-administration officials
1 cabinet/senior official reported PANW positions in OGE Form 278 disclosures across 34 filings.
Donald J. Trump
President · White House
PALO ALTO NETWORKS INC
Donald J. Trump
President · White House
PALO ALTO NETWORKS INC
Donald J. Trump
President · White House
PALO ALTO NETWORKS INC
Donald J. Trump
President · White House
PALO ALTO NETWORKS INC
Donald J. Trump
President · White House
PALO ALTO NETWORKS INC
Donald J. Trump
President · White House
PALO ALTO NETWORKS INC
Donald J. Trump
President · White House
PALO ALTO NETWORKS INC
Donald J. Trump
President · White House
PALO ALTO NETWORKS INC
Donald J. Trump
President · White House
PALO ALTO NETWORKS INC
Donald J. Trump
President · White House
PALO ALTO NETWORKS INC
Donald J. Trump
President · White House
PALO ALTO NETWORKS INC
Donald J. Trump
President · White House
PALO ALTO NETWORKS INC
Lifetime Government AwardsPANW federal contracts
PANW doesn't hold direct federal contracts.
Verified via USASpending.gov: $0 reported in direct prime-contract awards. Companies in this position typically sell federal services indirectly through prime contractors and integrators (e.g., Lockheed Martin, Booz Allen, Microsoft Azure) or through commercial channels that don't appear in USASpending data.
Smart Money · 13F HoldingsHedge funds holding PANW
$4.69B
Total PANW held by tracked 13F funds
3
Funds with PANW positions
Two Sigma Investments
$3.98B
+31%
12 overlap
2026-03-31
Citadel Advisors
$535M
-6%
8 overlap
2025-12-31
D.E. Shaw & Co.
$183M
+42%
8 overlap
2025-12-31
Politicians Trading PANWMembers of Congress with recent PANW positions
14 politicians traded PANW across 76 disclosed transactions totaling $7.1M (last 730 days).
Greed score = composite of trade frequency, volume & recency across the politician's entire history (not just PANW). 0-30 LOW · 30-60 MID · 60+ HIGH.
Nancy Pelosi
2 buys
$6.0M
2024-12-20
MID · 44
John W. Hickenlooper
2 buys
$350K
2025-09-02
LOW · 8
Ro Khanna
15 buys
14 sells
$232K
2026-04-13
LOW · 0
Jefferson Shreve
2 buys
4 sells
$195K
2025-05-12
LOW · 0
Jonathan L. Jackson
2 buys
3 sells
$107K
2026-02-05
LOW · 1
Lisa C. McClain
4 buys
4 sells
$64K
2025-07-16
LOW · 0
Gilbert Ray Cisneros
2 buys
4 sells
$48K
2026-04-14
HIGH · 61
Val T. Hoyle
2 buys
2 sells
$32K
2025-08-19
LOW · 0
Josh Gottheimer
1 buy
3 sells
$32K
2026-05-14
LOW · 1
Julie Johnson
2 sells
$16K
2025-04-07
LOW · 15
James Comer
2 buys
$16K
2025-01-02
LOW · 0
Robert P. Bresnahan
2 sells
$16K
2025-01-13
LOW · 0
Jared Moskowitz
2 buys
$16K
2026-03-31
LOW · 0
Dan Newhouse
1 buy
1 sell
$16K
2026-07-10
LOW · 5
Congressional TradesWho in Congress is trading PANW
2026-07-10
Dan Newhouse
Sale
$1,001 - $15,000
2026-05-14
Josh Gottheimer
Purchase
$1,001 - $15,000
2026-04-13
Ro Khanna
Purchase
$1,001 - $15,000
2026-04-14
Gilbert Ray Cisneros
Purchase
$1,001 - $15,000
2026-03-31
Jared Moskowitz
Purchase
$1,001 - $15,000
2026-03-23
Jared Moskowitz
Purchase
$1,001 - $15,000
2026-03-13
Gilbert Ray Cisneros
Purchase
$1,001 - $15,000
2026-02-27
Josh Gottheimer
Sale
$1,001 - $15,000
2026-02-05
Jonathan L. Jackson
Sale
$50,001 - $100,000
2026-01-29
Ro Khanna
Purchase
$1,001 - $15,000
2026-01-23
Ro Khanna
Purchase
$1,001 - $15,000
2026-01-06
Ro Khanna
Purchase
$1,001 - $15,000
30+ trades on file · most recent 2026-07-20
Corporate Insiders · Form 4What CEOs, CFOs, and directors are doing with their own stock
Open-market buys
B
Insider signal score 50/100 · 1 distinct insiders · 1 open-market buys totaling $10.0M (incl. 1 CEO/CFO buy) in the last 180 days.
2026-03-27
Arora Nikesh
Chief Executive Officer
BUY
67,985 sh
$10.0M
Stock awards & option exercises
5
stock awards · $4.4M market value
2026-03-10
Paul Josh D.
Chief Accounting Officer
AWARD
26,369 sh
$4.4M
2026-02-12
Arora Nikesh
Chief Executive Officer
AWARD
165 sh
$27K
2026-02-12
Arora Nikesh
Chief Executive Officer
AWARD
165 sh
$27K
2026-02-12
Klarich Lee
EVP Chief Product & Tech Ofcr
AWARD
70 sh
$11K
2026-02-12
Klarich Lee
EVP Chief Product & Tech Ofcr
AWARD
70 sh
$11K
For PANW, executives receive stock primarily as compensation rather than via open-market purchases — typical for established large-cap firms.
Bills Affecting PANWLive legislation impacting this stock
HR.2385 · 119th
CREATE AI Act of 2025
HR.2505 · 119th
Block the Use of Transatlantic Technology in Iranian Made Drones Act
HR.2384 · 119th
Financial Technology Protection Act of 2025
HR.1766 · 119th
NTIA Policy and Cybersecurity Coordination Act
HR.1770 · 119th
Consumer Safety Technology Act
HR.2109 · 119th
Cybersecurity for Rural Water Systems Act
HR.2628 · 119th
American Innovation Act
S.1290 · 119th
Artificial Intelligence and Critical Technology Workforce Framework Act of 2025
S.1276 · 119th
American Innovation Act
S.1273 · 119th
Combatting Money Laundering in Cyber Crime Act of 2025
Political ProfileWhere PANW sits in Washington
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STRUCTURAL: No lobbying, donations, or federal contracts create a neutral baseline. EVIDENTIARY: Strong insider purchase by CEO Nikesh Arora valued at $9,985,228.89 (get_corporate_insider_signal.top_buys[0]), repeated congressional purchases (6 by Rep. Krishnamoorthi), and two executive branch holdings by Donald J. Trump (get_executive_branch_exposure.by_ticker[0].holdings). Net: Evidentiary signals outweigh absent structural engagement.
Capitol Hill AlliesChampions & critics
Congressional champions
Congressional critics
Member intelligence layer
Live signals + predictions for PANW — for Founders
The free page above gives you the public record. Members see the real-time intelligence layer on top of it:
- Live 7-layer signal scores when Congress trades PANW
- Bill Pass Index v2 odds for every bill on the watch list
- Iron Triangle alerts (committee × donor × trade)
- SEC Form 4 cluster detection (CEO + CFO + director buys)
- Whale-Opportunity expected-value ranking
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Frequently AskedAbout PANW & political exposure
Does Palo Alto Networks, Inc. (PANW) hold federal contracts?
No direct prime contracts reported in USASpending.gov for Palo Alto Networks, Inc.. Companies in the semiconductor and AI hardware sectors often sell to the federal government via prime contractors and cloud resellers (Microsoft Azure, AWS, Lockheed Martin systems integration) rather than as direct primes.
Which Trump cabinet officials own PANW stock?
1 Trump cabinet members or senior White House staff have disclosed holdings in PANW on their OGE 278 financial disclosures, including Donald J. Trump. See the Cabinet Conflicts panel for details.
Has Congress traded PANW stock?
210 congressional trades by 28 unique members of Congress, most recently on 2026-07-10. See the Congressional Trading panel for politician-by-politician breakdown.
What is PANW political risk profile?
Government dependence: 0/100. Lobbying intensity: 0/100. Political signal: bullish. Donor party split: R 0% / D 0%.
How does GovGreed track PANW political activity?
GovGreed integrates STOCK Act congressional trade disclosures, FEC contributions, OGE executive-branch disclosures, USASpending federal contracts, Senate LDA lobbying filings, and SEC Form 4 corporate insider trades into a single queryable graph. PANW data is updated daily from these official federal sources.