Synergy Asset Management LLC cut its stake in Palantir Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:PLTR – Free Report) by 68.8% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 8,960 shares of the company’s stock after selling 19,756 shares during the quarter. Synergy Asset Management LLC’s holdings in Palantir Technologies were worth $1,593,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.
Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in shares of Palantir Technologies in the second quarter valued at about $3,307,457,000. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its position in Palantir Technologies by 4.0% during the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 213,886,270 shares of the company’s stock worth $39,017,133,000 after acquiring an additional 8,168,604 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp lifted its position in Palantir Technologies by 7.2% during the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 101,258,899 shares of the company’s stock worth $18,471,648,000 after acquiring an additional 6,777,771 shares in the last quarter. Amundi boosted its holdings in Palantir Technologies by 38.7% in the 3rd quarter. Amundi now owns 15,679,158 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,814,879,000 after acquiring an additional 4,373,201 shares during the period. Finally, Wellington Management Group LLP boosted its holdings in Palantir Technologies by 228.0% in the 3rd quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 5,182,560 shares of the company’s stock worth $945,403,000 after acquiring an additional 3,602,471 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 45.65% of the company’s stock.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
PLTR has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. Wedbush reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $230.00 price objective on shares of Palantir Technologies in a research note on Monday, March 16th. Rosenblatt Securities reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $200.00 price target on shares of Palantir Technologies in a report on Wednesday. Phillip Securities assumed coverage on shares of Palantir Technologies in a research note on Thursday, January 22nd. They set a “buy” rating and a $208.00 price target on the stock. The Goldman Sachs Group cut their price objective on shares of Palantir Technologies from $188.00 to $182.00 in a report on Tuesday, February 3rd. Finally, Piper Sandler reissued an “overweight” rating and issued a $230.00 price objective on shares of Palantir Technologies in a research report on Tuesday, February 3rd. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have assigned a Buy rating, ten have issued a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $198.59.
Insider Activity
In other news, insider Jeffrey Buckley sold 1,232 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, February 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $129.08, for a total value of $159,026.56. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 43,108 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,564,380.64. The trade was a 2.78% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, insider Stephen Andrew Cohen sold 327,088 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, February 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $133.72, for a total value of $43,738,207.36. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 592 shares in the company, valued at approximately $79,162.24. This represents a 99.82% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold a total of 1,045,279 shares of company stock valued at $140,539,043 over the last three months. Company insiders own 9.23% of the company’s stock.
Key Palantir Technologies News
Here are the key news stories impacting Palantir Technologies this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Expanded global partnership with Bain & Company to scale enterprise AI should accelerate commercial sales and implementation demand, improving Palantir’s route to recurring revenue. Bain & Company announces expansion of lead global management consulting partnership with Palantir
- Positive Sentiment: Pentagon adoption of Palantir’s Maven as a formal program of record strengthens government revenue visibility and makes sizable multi‑year spend more likely — a key reason bulls justify the high multiple. Palantir Secures Pentagon Maven Role As Valuation And Growth Debated
- Positive Sentiment: Involvement on the reported $185B “Golden Dome” missile‑defense program with partners like Anduril could translate into multi‑year, high‑margin defense software revenue if contracts scale. That program has already driven analyst optimism and price‑target upgrades. Anduril, Palantir developing Golden Dome missile shield’s software
- Positive Sentiment: Sell‑side support: Rosenblatt reaffirmed a “buy” and a $200 target, highlighting upside if execution continues and defense/commercial adoption expands. Rosenblatt reaffirms buy on Palantir (Benzinga)
- Neutral Sentiment: Analyst and media takes are split: coverage weighing Palantir as a major enterprise AI platform but noting intense competition and valuation risks — useful context but not an immediate catalyst. Palantir in the Enterprise AI Race (Zacks)
- Neutral Sentiment: Comparisons to larger AI plays (e.g., Nvidia) highlight Palantir’s software exposure vs. hardware winners — frames long‑term thesis but doesn’t change near‑term cash flow profile. Nvidia vs Palantir: Which AI Stock is a Long-Term Buy?
- Negative Sentiment: Sectorwide tech profit‑taking and recent intraday weakness are pressuring PLTR despite positive news; several articles note sharp pullbacks tied to broad market moves. Palantir Drops 5% as Tech Sells Off (Yahoo)
- Negative Sentiment: Valuation and bearish analyst notes: high multiples (very elevated P/E) and calls from some firms to sell create downside risk if growth disappoints or defense wins don’t translate to predictable revenue. Analyst says buy Amazon, sell Palantir (Fool)
Palantir Technologies Trading Down 4.8%
Palantir Technologies stock opened at $147.56 on Friday. Palantir Technologies Inc. has a 52 week low of $66.12 and a 52 week high of $207.52. The stock has a market cap of $352.92 billion, a P/E ratio of 234.23, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.07 and a beta of 1.70. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $148.62 and a 200-day moving average of $168.58.
Palantir Technologies (NASDAQ:PLTR – Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Monday, February 2nd. The company reported $0.25 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.23 by $0.02. Palantir Technologies had a net margin of 36.31% and a return on equity of 23.81%. The business had revenue of $1.41 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.34 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $0.14 EPS. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 70.0% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, equities analysts predict that Palantir Technologies Inc. will post 0.31 earnings per share for the current fiscal 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.
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