HighPoint Advisor Group LLC lifted its stake in shares of Palantir Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:PLTR – Free Report) by 9.6% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 124,359 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 10,847 shares during the quarter. Palantir Technologies accounts for 1.1% of HighPoint Advisor Group LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 13th largest holding. HighPoint Advisor Group LLC’s holdings in Palantir Technologies were worth $22,686,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.
Other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. Financial Consulate Inc. purchased a new stake in Palantir Technologies during the third quarter valued at about $30,000. Retirement Wealth Solutions LLC acquired a new position in Palantir Technologies in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $31,000. Flagship Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Palantir Technologies during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $32,000. Marquette Asset Management LLC acquired a new stake in Palantir Technologies during the 3rd quarter valued at $34,000. Finally, Millstone Evans Group LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Palantir Technologies by 98.0% in the third quarter. Millstone Evans Group LLC now owns 198 shares of the company’s stock valued at $36,000 after purchasing an additional 98 shares in the last quarter. 45.65% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
Several brokerages recently issued reports on PLTR. Raymond James Financial reissued a “market perform” rating on shares of Palantir Technologies in a research note on Tuesday, November 4th. Truist Financial assumed coverage on shares of Palantir Technologies in a research note on Tuesday, January 6th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $223.00 price objective on the stock. UBS Group lowered their price target on shares of Palantir Technologies from $205.00 to $180.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday. HSBC raised shares of Palantir Technologies from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $205.00 price target on the stock in a research note on Tuesday. Finally, Loop Capital dropped their target price on Palantir Technologies from $230.00 to $220.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, January 30th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have assigned a Buy rating, twelve have assigned a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Palantir Technologies has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $191.95.
Key Palantir Technologies News
Here are the key news stories impacting Palantir Technologies this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Blowout Q4 results and very strong FY2026 guidance — Palantir reported a beat on revenue and EPS and guided to much higher full‑year revenue, a primary catalyst for the recent rally. Palantir rallies after bumper quarter
- Positive Sentiment: Analyst upgrades and price‑target increases are piling up post‑earnings (Northland Securities and Robert W. Baird among others), supporting upside narratives and pressuring short positions. Northland Outperform note
- Neutral Sentiment: Deutsche Bank raised its price target to $200 but kept a cautious stance on valuation, signaling mixed analyst sentiment (price target lift vs. lingering valuation concerns). Deutsche Bank raises target
- Negative Sentiment: DA Davidson trimmed its outlook/expectations, adding pressure on sentiment and giving traders a reason to take profits after the post‑earnings run. DA Davidson lowers expectations
- Negative Sentiment: Broader AI/tech volatility and profit‑taking hit high‑multiple AI names today; sector weakness is amplifying Palantir’s pullback despite strong fundamentals. Wall Street ends down as AI worries slam tech
- Negative Sentiment: Media and some analysts highlight valuation risk and caution (including a fresh sell recommendation reported by The Globe and Mail), which can limit buying on dips. New sell recommendation
- Negative Sentiment: Insider selling: a Palantir director disclosed a small block sale recently, which can be read as a liquidity event and adds to near‑term selling pressure narratives. Director insider sale
Palantir Technologies Trading Down 11.6%
Shares of NASDAQ:PLTR opened at $139.54 on Thursday. The stock has a market capitalization of $332.59 billion, a PE ratio of 221.50, a P/E/G ratio of 3.97 and a beta of 1.64. Palantir Technologies Inc. has a 1 year low of $66.12 and a 1 year high of $207.52. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $175.20 and a 200 day moving average price of $173.49.
Palantir Technologies (NASDAQ:PLTR – Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Monday, February 2nd. The company reported $0.25 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.23 by $0.02. The company had revenue of $1.41 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.34 billion. Palantir Technologies had a return on equity of 23.81% and a net margin of 36.31%.The business’s quarterly revenue was up 70.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.14 earnings per share. On average, sell-side analysts forecast that Palantir Technologies Inc. will post 0.31 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Insider Activity at Palantir Technologies
In other news, insider David A. Glazer sold 15,557 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, November 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $163.99, for a total value of $2,551,192.43. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 415,612 shares in the company, valued at approximately $68,156,211.88. The trade was a 3.61% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, insider Alexander C. Karp sold 359,325 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, November 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $163.99, for a total transaction of $58,925,706.75. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 6,432,258 shares in the company, valued at $1,054,825,989.42. The trade was a 5.29% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 1,023,844 shares of company stock valued at $167,455,085. 9.23% of the stock is owned by company insiders.
Palantir Technologies Company 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.
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