Cambria Investment Management L.P. Sells 8,894 Shares of Palantir Technologies Inc. $PLTR

Cambria Investment Management L.P. decreased its position in Palantir Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:PLTR) by 85.0% during the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 1,564 shares of the company’s stock after selling 8,894 shares during the period. Cambria Investment Management L.P.’s holdings in Palantir Technologies were worth $285,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. LFA Lugano Financial Advisors SA acquired a new position in Palantir Technologies in the 2nd quarter valued at $27,000. Bare Financial Services Inc boosted 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 valued at $28,000 after acquiring an additional 55 shares during the period. Delos Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Palantir Technologies in the second quarter valued at about $29,000. Zeit Capital LLC bought a new position in Palantir Technologies during the second quarter worth about $30,000. Finally, Financial Consulate Inc. bought a new position in Palantir Technologies during the third quarter worth about $30,000. 45.65% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research analysts have issued reports on PLTR shares. Phillip Securities began coverage on shares of Palantir Technologies in a research report on Thursday, January 22nd. They set a “buy” rating and a $208.00 target price on the stock. Northland Securities raised Palantir Technologies from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $190.00 price target on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, February 3rd. HSBC upgraded Palantir Technologies from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $205.00 price objective on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, February 3rd. Cantor Fitzgerald reiterated a “neutral” rating on shares of Palantir Technologies in a research report on Tuesday, February 3rd. Finally, Weiss Ratings cut Palantir Technologies from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 15th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have issued a Buy rating, ten have issued a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Palantir Technologies presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $192.68.

Palantir Technologies Stock Down 0.3%

Shares of PLTR stock opened at $152.67 on Friday. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $156.11 and a 200 day simple moving average of $169.02. The company has a market cap of $365.14 billion, a P/E ratio of 242.34, a P/E/G ratio of 2.95 and a beta of 1.70. Palantir Technologies Inc. has a twelve month low of $66.12 and a twelve month high of $207.52.

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. The firm had revenue of $1.41 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate 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% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.14 earnings per share. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that Palantir Technologies Inc. will post 0.31 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Key Stories Impacting Palantir Technologies

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

• Positive Sentiment: Geopolitical tensions and rising defense demand are boosting interest in Palantir as a military‑grade AI supplier; several outlets link recent rallies to U.S.–Iran escalation that lifts defense-sector flows and technical ratings. Palantir Stock Rallies as U.S. Demand Jumps
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst sentiment has turned constructive: a veteran analyst raised a $200 price target and Wall Street consensus targets imply meaningful upside, supporting the bull case. Veteran Analyst Raises Price Target Analysts See ~30.8% Upside
• Positive Sentiment: Earnings-estimate revisions and recent strong revenue/earnings beats keep the growth story intact and support near‑term upside. Earnings Estimates Moving Higher
• Positive Sentiment: Prominent bulls (e.g., Dan Ives) continue to call Palantir a key AI/defense play, which can attract momentum flows and sector allocation into the name. Dan Ives: Bullish on PLTR
• Neutral Sentiment: Founder/insider selling: reports that Peter Thiel is selling roughly $280M of stock have surfaced; most coverage frames this as routine liquidity rather than a vote of no confidence, but it adds noise. Peter Thiel Selling Shares Thiel Cashes Out Coverage
• Negative Sentiment: Contract and tech risk: the Pentagon’s move to cut Anthropic from some contracts forces Palantir to unwire Anthropic-based prompts from its Maven platform — this could be costly, disruptive to defense deployments, and creates execution risk. Palantir Faces Challenge Removing Anthropic Costly AI Overhaul Report
• Negative Sentiment: Governance/PR concerns: CEO comments about the Anthropic‑Pentagon feud and reports of NHS ties/consulting raise reputational and regulatory scrutiny that investors may view as added risk. CEO Comments on Anthropic-Pentagon Feud NHS Official Advising Palantir
• Negative Sentiment: Some commentators argue the valuation and recent pullbacks reflect a structural reset rather than a simple dip, warning investors this is speculative. Bearish View: ‘Regime Change’

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, insider Stephen Andrew Cohen sold 327,088 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, February 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $133.72, for a total value of $43,738,207.36. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 592 shares in the company, valued at approximately $79,162.24. This represents a 99.82% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, insider David A. Glazer sold 17,438 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, February 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $133.72, for a total value of $2,331,809.36. Following the sale, the insider owned 392,370 shares in the company, valued at $52,467,716.40. This represents a 4.26% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold 1,054,279 shares of company stock worth $142,212,233 over the last 90 days. Insiders own 9.23% 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.