Palantir Technologies Inc. $PLTR Stock Position Lifted by Victory Capital Management Inc.

Victory Capital Management Inc. raised its stake in Palantir Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:PLTR) by 12.1% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 2,070,499 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 223,692 shares during the quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. owned 0.09% of Palantir Technologies worth $377,700,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Occidental Asset Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Palantir Technologies by 2.8% during the 3rd quarter. Occidental Asset Management LLC now owns 1,964 shares of the company’s stock valued at $358,000 after purchasing an additional 53 shares in the last quarter. Gallacher Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in Palantir Technologies by 2.2% during the third quarter. Gallacher Capital Management LLC now owns 2,452 shares of the company’s stock valued at $447,000 after buying an additional 53 shares in the last quarter. Bare Financial Services Inc lifted its position in shares of Palantir Technologies by 54.5% in the third quarter. Bare Financial Services Inc now owns 156 shares of the company’s stock worth $28,000 after buying an additional 55 shares during the last quarter. Lionshead Wealth Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Palantir Technologies by 0.4% during the 3rd quarter. Lionshead Wealth Management LLC now owns 13,130 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,395,000 after acquiring an additional 56 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Ellenbecker Investment Group increased its holdings in shares of Palantir Technologies by 3.6% during the 3rd quarter. Ellenbecker Investment Group now owns 1,619 shares of the company’s stock valued at $295,000 after acquiring an additional 57 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 45.65% of the company’s stock.

Key Headlines Impacting Palantir Technologies

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

• Positive Sentiment: Defense/geopolitical tailwind — Rising U.S.–Iran tensions and renewed demand for defense tech have pushed flows into Palantir as a dual-use AI/defense play; traders treated PLTR like a defense proxy alongside names such as Lockheed and Northrop. Palantir Technologies (PLTR) Shares Skyrocket, What You Need To Know
• Positive Sentiment: Strong fundamentals and Wall Street upgrades — Recent Q4 results (70% revenue growth, expanding margins) prompted analyst upgrades and higher price targets, underpinning the rally and longer-term bull case. Palantir Stock Gains Momentum as Wall Street Upgrades Pour In
• Positive Sentiment: New defense/commercial contract wins — Palantir announced a DoD/GE Aerospace partnership (J85 engine support) and continues to show large, multi-year government awards that raise revenue visibility and could cross-sell into commercial aviation. Palantir Stock Rises on Iran Conflict—But Here’s the Real Story (PLTR)
• Positive Sentiment: Strategic AI positioning — Commentators argue Palantir’s high-touch, integrated AI deployment could make it a durable winner if “AI doom” or defense-focused AI adoption accelerates, supporting defense & commercial pipelines. Why Palantir Is The Model If The Viral ‘AI Doom Scenario’ Plays Out
• Neutral Sentiment: Technical setup and volatility — Short-term traders note bullish volume and weekly support near the 50-week moving average, but technical warnings (e.g., a possible “death cross”) and negative weekly MACD mean momentum could quickly reverse. Palantir’s War Trade Is Back — But Beware The ‘Death Cross’
• Negative Sentiment: Insider selling pressure — Large insider transactions have been reported recently: filings show Peter Thiel planning a multi‑hundred‑million-dollar share sale and broader insider dumping of roughly $400M over two weeks, which can increase supply and weigh on sentiment. Palantir (PLTR) Stock Climbs as Peter Thiel Plans $280M Share Sale Palantir insiders just dumped $400 million PLTR stock in two weeks
• Negative Sentiment: Valuation and event-driven whipsaw risk — PLTR’s premium valuation (high PE, rapid YTD run) plus a history of headline-driven spikes mean gains can be reversed quickly if defense headlines cool or earnings/growth expectations disappoint. Why Palantir Stock Jumped Today

Palantir Technologies Trading Up 5.8%

Shares of NASDAQ:PLTR opened at $145.17 on Tuesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $347.20 billion, a PE ratio of 230.43, a PEG ratio of 2.64 and a beta of 1.70. Palantir Technologies Inc. has a 1-year low of $66.12 and a 1-year high of $207.52. The business’s 50 day moving average is $158.69 and its 200-day moving average is $169.46.

Palantir Technologies (NASDAQ:PLTR) last issued its earnings results on Monday, February 2nd. The company reported $0.25 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.23 by $0.02. Palantir Technologies had a return on equity of 23.81% and a net margin of 36.31%.The firm had revenue of $1.41 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.34 billion. During the same period last year, the business earned $0.14 earnings per share. Palantir Technologies’s quarterly revenue was up 70.0% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, sell-side analysts predict that Palantir Technologies Inc. will post 0.31 EPS for the current year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research firms recently weighed in on PLTR. Bank of America boosted their target price on Palantir Technologies from $215.00 to $255.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 4th. Argus upgraded shares of Palantir Technologies to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, February 9th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reiterated a “hold” rating and issued a $200.00 target price on shares of Palantir Technologies in a research note on Tuesday, February 3rd. DA Davidson cut their target price on shares of Palantir Technologies from $215.00 to $180.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, February 3rd. Finally, Citigroup raised their price target on Palantir Technologies from $235.00 to $260.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 3rd. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have assigned a Buy rating, ten have given a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $187.96.

Insider Activity at Palantir Technologies

In related news, insider Alexander C. Karp sold 493,025 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, February 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $133.78, for a total value of $65,956,884.50. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 6,432,258 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $860,507,475.24. This represents a 7.12% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, insider Shyam Sankar sold 168,004 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, February 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $133.72, for a total transaction of $22,465,494.88. Following the transaction, the insider owned 642,786 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $85,953,343.92. This represents a 20.72% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold 1,054,279 shares of company stock worth $142,212,233 in the last ninety days. Company insiders own 12.93% of the company’s stock.

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.