Palo Alto Networks Unusual Options Activity For October 02
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Unusual options activity has been observed for Palo Alto Networks (NASDAQ:PANW), with a bearish stance taken by a large investor. The overall sentiment of these big-money traders is 20% bullish and 80% bearish. The whales have been targeting a price range from $135.0 to $310.0 for Palo Alto Networks over the last 3 months. HSBC has downgraded its action to Hold with a price target of $242, while Citigroup and BTIG maintain their Buy rating with price targets of $285 and $292 respectively.
October 02, 2023 | 3:45 pm
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Unusual options activity observed for Palo Alto Networks with a bearish sentiment. HSBC downgrades to Hold, while Citigroup and BTIG maintain Buy rating.
The unusual options activity, particularly the bearish sentiment, indicates that large investors are expecting the stock price to go down. This, coupled with HSBC's downgrade, could negatively impact the stock price in the short term. However, the maintained Buy ratings from Citigroup and BTIG suggest some positive outlook.
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