Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A. Increases Stock Holdings in Palantir Technologies Inc. $PLTR

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A. raised its position in Palantir Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:PLTR) by 20.4% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 583,904 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 98,900 shares during the quarter. Palantir Technologies makes up approximately 0.7% of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A.’s portfolio, making the stock its 18th biggest position. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A.’s holdings in Palantir Technologies were worth $103,973,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. BNB Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Palantir Technologies during the fourth quarter worth about $444,000. Bridgeway Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Palantir Technologies by 7.0% in the fourth quarter. Bridgeway Capital Management LLC now owns 167,026 shares of the company’s stock valued at $29,689,000 after purchasing an additional 10,954 shares in the last quarter. Align Financial LLC purchased a new stake in Palantir Technologies during the 4th quarter worth approximately $379,000. American Trust increased its stake in Palantir Technologies by 17.5% during the 4th quarter. American Trust now owns 1,480 shares of the company’s stock worth $263,000 after buying an additional 220 shares during the period. Finally, Guggenheim Capital LLC lifted its holdings in Palantir Technologies by 1.8% during the 4th quarter. Guggenheim Capital LLC now owns 577,514 shares of the company’s stock worth $102,653,000 after buying an additional 10,122 shares in the last quarter. 45.65% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Key Headlines Impacting Palantir Technologies

Here are the key news stories impacting Palantir Technologies this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Wolfe Research upgraded Palantir, calling its AI platform best-in-class and saying the stock is “too big to ignore,” which supports the bullish case for continued enterprise AI demand. Why This Analyst Says Palantir Stock Is ‘Too Big to Ignore’
• Positive Sentiment: Another analyst note and follow-up coverage highlighted Palantir’s strong growth, improving margins, and continued leadership in AI software, reinforcing expectations that revenue momentum can remain above peers. Cognyte vs Palantir: Which AI Intelligence Stock Is the Better Buy?
• Neutral Sentiment: Multiple recent articles frame Palantir as a high-growth AI winner but also emphasize that the stock is expensive, suggesting investors remain split between growth enthusiasm and valuation discipline. Palantir: The Stock Is Expensive, But The Growth Is Not Normal
• Neutral Sentiment: Coverage also notes Palantir’s AI partnerships and customer deployments, which support the long-term narrative, but governance-related headlines from AIPCon and shareholder proposals keep some uncertainty in the background. Will New AI Partnerships And Governance Votes At AIPCon 10 Change Palantir Technologies’ Narrative
• Negative Sentiment: Michael Burry renewed criticism of Palantir, arguing Ukraine is developing its own battlefield software and replacing Palantir in some use cases, which raises questions about competitive durability in government/defense work. Michael Burry Is Using Ukraine’s Own Words Against Palantir
• Negative Sentiment: European headlines are also weighing on sentiment, including France ending work with Palantir’s intelligence agency and a Swiss legal loss tied to government-contract scrutiny and data sovereignty. French domestic spy agency ditches Palantir for local rival, PM says
• Negative Sentiment: Insider selling and valuation concerns are adding to caution, as investors worry the stock’s premium pricing leaves little room for disappointment after a strong AI-driven run. Jeffrey Buckley Sells 1,481 Shares of Palantir Technologies (NASDAQ:PLTR) Stock

Insider Buying and Selling at Palantir Technologies

In related news, Director Lauren Elaina Friedman Stat sold 1,598 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, June 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $160.00, for a total transaction of $255,680.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 55,022 shares in the company, valued at $8,803,520. The trade was a 2.82% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, insider Alexander C. Karp sold 397,744 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, May 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $136.04, for a total value of $54,109,093.76. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 6,432,258 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $875,044,378.32. This trade represents a 5.82% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The sale was made to cover tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of equity awards. In the last ninety days, insiders have sold 927,270 shares of company stock worth $126,197,785. 9.53% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Palantir Technologies Trading Down 2.0%

Shares of PLTR stock opened at $130.63 on Thursday. The company has a market cap of $313.16 billion, a P/E ratio of 146.78, a PEG ratio of 2.11 and a beta of 1.53. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $138.61 and a 200 day moving average price of $153.02. Palantir Technologies Inc. has a 12 month low of $122.68 and a 12 month high of $207.52.

Palantir Technologies (NASDAQ:PLTR) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Monday, May 4th. The company reported $0.33 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.28 by $0.05. The company had revenue of $1.63 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.54 billion. Palantir Technologies had a return on equity of 28.34% and a net margin of 43.67%.Palantir Technologies’s quarterly revenue was up 84.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm earned $0.13 earnings per share. On average, equities analysts forecast that Palantir Technologies Inc. will post 1.18 EPS for the current year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

PLTR has been the subject of several research reports. Royal Bank Of Canada restated an “underperform” rating and issued a $90.00 price target on shares of Palantir Technologies in a research note on Tuesday, May 5th. Benchmark lowered Palantir Technologies to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday. DA Davidson lowered their target price on Palantir Technologies from $180.00 to $165.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, May 5th. HSBC downgraded Palantir Technologies from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and cut their price target for the stock from $205.00 to $151.00 in a report on Friday, May 1st. Finally, BNP Paribas Exane assumed coverage on Palantir Technologies in a research note on Tuesday. They issued an “underperform” rating for the company. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seventeen have given a Buy rating, twelve have given a Hold rating and three have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $192.76.

Palantir Technologies Profile

Palantir Technologies is a software company that develops data integration, analytics and operational decision-making platforms for government and commercial customers. Founded in 2003 by a team that included Alex Karp and Peter Thiel, Palantir has grown into a provider of enterprise-scale software designed to help organizations integrate disparate data sources, build analytic models and drive operational workflows. The company went public in 2020 and continues to position its products around large, complex data projects where security, provenance and real-time collaboration are important.

Palantir’s product portfolio centers on a small number of core platforms.