Palantir Technologies (NASDAQ:PLTR) Trading 1.3% Higher Following Analyst Upgrade

Shares of Palantir Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:PLTR) were up 1.3% during trading on Thursday after UBS Group upgraded the stock from a neutral rating to a buy rating. UBS Group now has a $180.00 price target on the stock. Palantir Technologies traded as high as $137.51 and last traded at $135.94. Approximately 44,541,248 shares were traded during trading, a decline of 13% from the average daily volume of 50,987,926 shares. The stock had previously closed at $134.19.

A number of other analysts also recently issued reports on PLTR. Phillip Securities began coverage on shares of Palantir Technologies in a report on Thursday, January 22nd. They set a “buy” rating and a $208.00 price objective for the company. Robert W. Baird raised shares of Palantir Technologies from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $200.00 target price for the company in a research report on Tuesday, February 3rd. Zacks Research cut shares of Palantir Technologies from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, January 30th. Cantor Fitzgerald reissued a “neutral” rating on shares of Palantir Technologies in a report on Tuesday, February 3rd. Finally, Freedom Capital raised Palantir Technologies from a “strong sell” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Friday, February 13th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have given a Buy rating, ten have given a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $191.05.

Insider Activity at Palantir Technologies

In other Palantir Technologies news, insider Ryan D. Taylor sold 19,988 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, February 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $133.72, for a total transaction of $2,672,795.36. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 219,421 shares in the company, valued at $29,340,976.12. This trade represents a 8.35% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, insider Stephen Andrew Cohen sold 327,088 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, February 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $133.72, for a total transaction of $43,738,207.36. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 592 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $79,162.24. The trade was a 99.82% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold a total of 1,054,279 shares of company stock worth $142,212,233 in the last quarter. 9.23% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Key Stories Impacting Palantir Technologies

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

• Positive Sentiment: Large DoD/cloud milestone — DISA granted provisional Impact Level 6 authorization for Palantir’s PFCS Forward, enabling deployment in the most sensitive DoD cloud/edge environments; expands addressable government TAM and strengthens defense revenue durability. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: New commercial/government partnerships — Palantir named Rackspace as a dedicated implementation partner for Foundry/AIP and tied into a GE Aerospace project to support a DLA/USAF supply‑chain contract; these deals accelerate deployments of AIP/Foundry and boost recurring pipeline. Read More. · Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Bull notes and sector momentum — Mizuho and other boutiques have reiterated bullish views, arguing Palantir is a “category of one” with margin expansion potential; Nvidia CEO comments fueling AI-sector enthusiasm also lift sentiment toward AI infrastructure names like PLTR. Read More. · Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Earnings & growth support — Recent Q4 results beat revenue and EPS estimates (high-70%+ revenue growth y/y in parts of the business) and commentary highlights rapid AIP adoption; these fundamentals underpin long-term upside but haven’t removed short‑term risk. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Debate over AI competitor positioning — Analyst comparisons and deep dives (Zacks, InvestorPlace) emphasize Palantir’s strong commercial momentum and AIP product but note the key question is whether pilots scale to large, repeatable contracts. Read More. · Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Heavy insider selling — Multiple senior insiders (including founder/exec filings) sold large blocks in late Feb., a near‑term psychological and supply pressure that investors often view as negative. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Governance and legal scrutiny — HQ move to Miami, questions about executive reimbursements and ongoing European/legal scrutiny raise governance risk and uncertainty around institutional support. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Valuation & headline-driven selloffs — Public debate (including high‑profile short calls from Michael Burry) and headlines citing 30–38% pullbacks from highs have amplified technical selling; at 150–200x forward earnings in some checks, PLTR has little margin for execution misses. Read More. · Read More.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC bought a new position in Palantir Technologies during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $450,000. Bison Wealth LLC raised its position in shares of Palantir Technologies by 37.4% in the 4th quarter. Bison Wealth LLC now owns 17,130 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,296,000 after purchasing an additional 4,667 shares during the last quarter. Capstone Wealth Management Group LLC boosted its stake in Palantir Technologies by 38.0% in the 1st quarter. Capstone Wealth Management Group LLC now owns 17,147 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,447,000 after purchasing an additional 4,722 shares in the last quarter. Schnieders Capital Management LLC. grew its position in Palantir Technologies by 36.8% during the 2nd quarter. Schnieders Capital Management LLC. now owns 6,294 shares of the company’s stock valued at $858,000 after purchasing an additional 1,694 shares during the last quarter. Finally, AlphaQuest LLC purchased a new position in Palantir Technologies in the second quarter worth about $50,000. 45.65% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Palantir Technologies Price Performance

The stock has a market cap of $324.00 billion, a P/E ratio of 215.78, a P/E/G ratio of 2.48 and a beta of 1.64. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $161.79 and its 200-day moving average price is $170.49.

Palantir Technologies (NASDAQ:PLTR) last released its quarterly earnings data on Monday, February 2nd. The company reported $0.25 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.23 by $0.02. The business had revenue of $1.41 billion for 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 firm’s quarterly revenue was up 70.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $0.14 EPS. On average, analysts expect that Palantir Technologies Inc. will post 0.31 earnings per share for the current year.

About Palantir Technologies

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.