Liontrust Investment Partners LLP Acquires 32,615 Shares of Palantir Technologies Inc. $PLTR

Liontrust Investment Partners LLP raised its holdings in Palantir Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:PLTR) by 183.6% in the 1st quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 50,377 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 32,615 shares during the period. Liontrust Investment Partners LLP’s holdings in Palantir Technologies were worth $7,369,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the business. Norges Bank bought a new position in Palantir Technologies in the 4th quarter worth approximately $5,149,641,000. Jennison Associates LLC bought a new stake in Palantir Technologies during the 1st quarter valued at $1,574,111,000. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership raised its holdings in Palantir Technologies by 277.4% during the 1st quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 10,446,959 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,528,143,000 after acquiring an additional 7,678,747 shares during the period. State Street Corp raised its holdings in Palantir Technologies by 7.2% during the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 101,258,899 shares of the company’s stock valued at $18,471,648,000 after acquiring an additional 6,777,771 shares during the period. Finally, Cardano Risk Management B.V. lifted its position in shares of Palantir Technologies by 917.4% during the fourth quarter. Cardano Risk Management B.V. now owns 6,585,630 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,170,596,000 after acquiring an additional 5,938,343 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 45.65% of the company’s stock.

Palantir Technologies Trading Down 0.6%

Shares of NASDAQ PLTR opened at $122.26 on Friday. The business has a 50-day moving average of $130.66 and a 200-day moving average of $140.81. The firm has a market capitalization of $293.10 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 137.37, a PEG ratio of 1.97 and a beta of 1.56. Palantir Technologies Inc. has a 12 month low of $106.37 and a 12 month high of $207.52.

Palantir Technologies (NASDAQ:PLTR) last announced its 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. Palantir Technologies had a net margin of 43.67% and a return on equity of 28.34%. The business had revenue of $1.63 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.54 billion. During the same period last year, the firm posted $0.13 earnings per share. Palantir Technologies’s quarterly revenue was up 84.7% on a year-over-year basis. On average, analysts predict that Palantir Technologies Inc. will post 1.17 earnings per share for the current year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities analysts have recently commented on the company. Wolfe Research raised Palantir Technologies from an “underperform” rating to a “peer perform” rating in a report on Tuesday, June 16th. HSBC lowered Palantir Technologies from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and decreased their price objective for the company from $205.00 to $151.00 in a research note on Friday, May 1st. Mizuho cut their target price on Palantir Technologies from $195.00 to $185.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, April 14th. Rosenblatt Securities reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $225.00 target price on shares of Palantir Technologies in a report on Thursday. Finally, Argus raised Palantir Technologies from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $190.00 target price for the company in a report on Wednesday, May 6th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nineteen have assigned a Buy rating, eleven have assigned a Hold rating and three have assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $189.88.

Key Palantir Technologies News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Analysts remain constructive ahead of earnings. Rosenblatt reaffirmed a “buy” rating and a $225 price target, implying substantial upside from recent levels. The bullish case centers on accelerating U.S. commercial sales, larger AI contracts and continued customer momentum. Rosenblatt rating and price target
• Positive Sentiment: Expectations for Q2 remain strong, with analysts anticipating roughly 80% year-over-year revenue growth. Palantir is also expected to pursue another quarter of revenue acceleration. Its prior quarter produced $1.63 billion of revenue, up 84.7%, and management raised full-year revenue guidance to approximately $7.65 billion-$7.66 billion. Palantir Q2 earnings outlook
• Neutral Sentiment: Palantir’s earnings report is becoming a binary catalyst. Investors are focused on U.S. commercial growth, international performance, new contract activity and whether management raises guidance. Options markets are pricing in a potentially large post-earnings move. Palantir options outlook
• Neutral Sentiment: Chief Executive Alex Karp warned that AI’s risks could eventually require regulation. The comments reinforce Palantir’s focus on trusted, government-oriented AI, but also highlight the possibility of regulatory constraints across the industry. Alex Karp AI regulation comments
• Negative Sentiment: Valuation remains the central concern. Commentators note that PLTR trades at roughly 100-plus times forward earnings despite a sharp pullback, meaning another earnings beat may not be enough unless growth and guidance clearly exceed already-high expectations. Palantir valuation and earnings setup
• Negative Sentiment: Bears argue that AI spending could slow, customers could develop competing tools internally, and Palantir’s growth may not outpace its valuation. Broader concern about an AI infrastructure or SaaS spending bubble is adding pressure to high-multiple software stocks. Palantir AI competition risks
• Negative Sentiment: France’s reported move to replace Palantir with domestic provider ChapsVision raises concerns about European government-contract growth and the broader trend toward digital sovereignty. Palantir and France

Insider Activity

In other news, Director Lauren Elaina Friedman Stat sold 1,598 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, June 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $160.00, for a total transaction of $255,680.00. Following the sale, the director owned 55,022 shares in the company, valued at approximately $8,803,520. This trade represents a 2.82% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, insider Alexander C. Karp sold 397,744 shares of Palantir Technologies stock in a transaction on Wednesday, May 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $136.04, for a total transaction of $54,109,093.76. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 6,432,258 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $875,044,378.32. This 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 90 days, insiders have sold 1,112,270 shares of company stock worth $150,247,785. Corporate insiders own 9.53% of the company’s stock.

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.