Palo Alto Networks Inc Dividends
The next dividend date for Palo Alto Networks Inc has not yet been scheduled.
What is a Dividend Date
When we talk about a dividend date, we’re referring specifically to the ex-dividend date.
This is the date on which all stockholders will earn a dividend. Technically, a person needs to be the owner of a share of stock as of the night before the ex-dividend date in order to earn the dividend.
The ex-dividend date is different than the date when the dividend is issued. Although you earn a dividend on the ex-dividend date, that dividend is typically not disbursed to your account until several weeks later.
Most brokerages will automatically credit the dividend to your account once it’s issued.
Historical Dividends for Palo Alto Networks Inc (PANW)
More About Palo Alto Networks Inc
Palo Alto Networks, Inc. provides cybersecurity solutions worldwide. The company's network security platforms include Prisma Access, a security services edge (SSE) solution, as well as Strata Cloud Manager, a network security management solution. It also provides cloud security solutions, including Prisma Cloud, a cloud native application protection platform; and Code to Cloud platform, as well as offers VM-Series and CN-Series virtual firewalls for inline network security on multi- and hybrid-cloud environments. In addition, the company provides security operation solutions through Cortex platform that includes Cortex XSIAM, an AI-driven security operations platform; Cortex XDR for the prevention, detection, and response to complex cybersecurity attacks; and Cortex XSOAR for security orchestration, automation, and response; and Cortex Xpanse for attack surface management, as well as offers threat intelligence and advisory services under the Unit 42 name. Further, it provides subscription services covering the areas of threat prevention, malware and persistent threat, URL filtering, laptop and mobile device protection, DNS security, Internet of Things security, SaaS security API, and SaaS security inline, as well as threat intelligence, and data loss prevention. Additionally, the company offers professional services, including architecture design and planning, implementation, configuration, and firewall migration; education services, such as certifications, as well as online and in-classroom training; and support services. It sells its products and services through its channel partners, as well as directly to medium to large enterprises, service providers, and government entities operating in various industries, including education, energy, financial services, government entities, healthcare, Internet and media, manufacturing, public sector, and telecommunications. The company was incorporated in 2005 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, California.
Owning Palo Alto Networks Inc Stock on the Dividend Date
If you own Palo Alto Networks Inc stock on the ex-dividend date, then you earn the associated dividend.
Theoretically, the price of Palo Alto Networks Inc stock should go down by the amount of the dividend (in addition to any other pressures that market forces have on the price of Palo Alto Networks Inc stock).
Therefore, it is typically not expected that there is any incremental profit to be gained from buying Palo Alto Networks Inc stock right before the ex-dividend date and then selling it immediately after. It’s not like you get the Palo Alto Networks Inc dividend payout for free just by doing that since there is typically an equivalent commensurate drop in the stock price.
Owning Palo Alto Networks Inc Options on the Dividend Date
Unlike the stock price, which will normally have an abrupt decrease by the amount of the dividend on the ex-dividend date, option prices typically do not reflect the same phenomenon.
The reason is that in the time leading up to the ex-dividend date, that projected drop in Palo Alto Networks Inc stock price from the dividend is already baked into Palo Alto Networks Inc option prices.
That means the prices of call options that overlap the Palo Alto Networks Inc ex-dividend date typically go down in the period leading up to the ex-dividend date.
The prices of put options that overlap the Palo Alto Networks Inc ex-dividend date typically go up in the period leading up to the ex-dividend date.
Owners of Palo Alto Networks Inc call options do not receive the dividend, even if they own the options on the ex-dividend date. Owners of Palo Alto Networks Inc put options are not responsible to pay the dividend, even if they own the options on the ex-dividend date.
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