Liontrust Investment Partners LLP Increases Stock Position in Palantir Technologies Inc. $PLTR

Liontrust Investment Partners LLP raised its stake in shares of Palantir Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:PLTR) by 84.2% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 92,817 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 42,440 shares during the period. Liontrust Investment Partners LLP’s holdings in Palantir Technologies were worth $10,829,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in PLTR. PFA Pension Forsikringsaktieselskab bought a new stake in shares of Palantir Technologies during the fourth quarter worth about $222,143,000. Global Retirement Partners LLC increased its stake in shares of Palantir Technologies by 6.8% in the fourth quarter. Global Retirement Partners LLC now owns 79,282 shares of the company’s stock valued at $14,092,000 after buying an additional 5,070 shares during the period. Income Insurance Ltd bought a new position in Palantir Technologies in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $1,228,000. Sun Financial Inc bought a new position in Palantir Technologies in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $1,282,000. Finally, Schnieders Capital Management LLC. boosted 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 worth $858,000 after buying an additional 1,694 shares during the period. 45.65% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

More Palantir Technologies News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Exceptional growth and profitability: Palantir’s Rule of 40 score reportedly reached 155%, supported by approximately 93% revenue growth and a 62% adjusted operating margin. The figures reinforce the bullish view that the company is converting AI demand into both rapid sales expansion and strong cash generation. Palantir’s Rule of 40 Surge Signals Strong AI-Driven Performance
• Positive Sentiment: Defense AI momentum: Palantir’s Maven Smart System is approaching a $1 billion annual revenue run rate, while Pentagon funding and its designation as a program of record could support as much as $2.30 billion over five years. This gives investors greater visibility into a potentially significant government growth engine. Palantir’s Pentagon AI Business Is Closing In on $1 Billion a Year
• Positive Sentiment: Strong technical and investor interest: PLTR recently broke out to a new high and was added to prominent best-stock and watch lists. Analysts and bullish commentators argue that the sovereign-AI opportunity and Palantir’s execution could justify price targets above current Wall Street estimates. Palantir, Nvidia Among 17 Stocks Rising Onto Best Stock Lists
• Neutral Sentiment: Covered-call strategies are being discussed after the recent rally, reflecting strong demand for PLTR exposure but also investor interest in generating income and potentially limiting downside.
• Negative Sentiment: Valuation remains a major risk: With Palantir trading at roughly 159 times earnings, some value investors view the stock as attractive only at a substantially lower price. Analysts also remain divided over whether its growth can justify the premium valuation. Value Investor Admits Palantir Cheaper Than Expected
• Negative Sentiment: Insider selling and AI concentration concerns: CEO Alexander Karp has sold nearly $86 million of stock, and co-founder Peter Thiel has reduced his stake over time. Separately, investor Steve Eisman warned that AI revenue at major cloud companies is heavily concentrated among OpenAI and Anthropic, raising questions about the durability of AI-related spending and valuations. NVIDIA, Palantir Technologies, and the AI Achilles’ Heel

Insider Activity

In other Palantir Technologies news, Director Lauren Elaina Friedman Stat sold 3,032 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, August 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $165.00, for a total transaction of $500,280.00. Following the sale, the director owned 54,107 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $8,927,655. This represents a 5.31% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, insider Alexander C. Karp sold 492,348 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, August 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $174.79, for a total value of $86,057,506.92. Following the sale, the insider owned 6,432,258 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,124,294,375.82. The trade was a 7.11% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. The sale was made to cover tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of equity awards. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 721,764 shares of company stock worth $117,080,858. 9.53% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research firms have weighed in on PLTR. Roth Capital initiated coverage on shares of Palantir Technologies in a report on Tuesday, August 4th. They set a “buy” rating on the stock. Zacks Research upgraded shares of Palantir Technologies from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Thursday, May 7th. Piper Sandler reiterated an “overweight” rating and set a $230.00 price target on shares of Palantir Technologies in a report on Tuesday, August 4th. Needham & Company LLC set a $215.00 price objective on Palantir Technologies in a report on Tuesday, August 11th. Finally, Mizuho upped their price target on Palantir Technologies from $185.00 to $215.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 4th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-one have assigned a Buy rating, ten have given a Hold rating and three have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $192.19.

Palantir Technologies Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ PLTR opened at $186.29 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $447.67 billion, a P/E ratio of 159.22, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.63 and a beta of 1.59. Palantir Technologies Inc. has a 52-week low of $106.37 and a 52-week high of $207.52. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $143.76 and its 200-day moving average price is $142.05.

Palantir Technologies (NASDAQ:PLTR) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Monday, August 3rd. The company reported $0.41 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.34 by $0.07. Palantir Technologies had a net margin of 49.01% and a return on equity of 30.57%. The company had revenue of $1.94 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.81 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $0.16 EPS. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 92.8% on a year-over-year basis. Analysts forecast that Palantir Technologies Inc. will post 1.27 earnings per share for the current year.

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.