Palantir Technologies (NASDAQ:PLTR) Trading Up 1.4% – Still a Buy?

Shares of Palantir Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:PLTR) traded up 1.4% on Tuesday . The stock traded as high as $150.27 and last traded at $150.07. 27,755,546 shares were traded during trading, a decline of 43% from the average session volume of 48,769,109 shares. The stock had previously closed at $147.93.

Palantir Technologies News Roundup

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

• Positive Sentiment: UBS and other analysts highlight Palantir’s “ontology” and its AI Platform (AIP) as durable competitive advantages that turn raw data into enterprise-ready AI — a structural moat that supports long-term revenue expansion. Analyst Explains Why Ontology Separates Palantir (PLTR) From Peers
• Positive Sentiment: Industry watchers (Wedbush, others) and coverage argue Palantir could be a first-mover in defense AI integration (Maven program of record), which strengthens multi-year government revenue visibility and lowers revenue volatility versus pure commercial plays. Palantir Could Be First Mover in Defense AI — Oracle, Microsoft to Follow
• Positive Sentiment: Recent company metrics cited by analysts — Q4 revenue up 70% YoY, U.S. commercial revenue +137% YoY, record TCV and strong margins/cash — underpin bullish forecasts if growth continues to scale. Those fundamentals are the core reason many bulls remain confident. Palantir Faces Skepticism Despite Strong Growth
• Neutral Sentiment: Broader market action — a tech/growth selloff — is contributing to short-term share weakness; sector rotation can amplify volatility in richly valued AI names like PLTR even when company-specific news is mixed. What’s Going On With Palantir On Tuesday?
• Neutral Sentiment: Comparisons and trade ideas (TipRanks, Seeking Alpha) keep Palantir on watchlists; these pieces fuel interest and liquidity but don’t change the core bull/bear drivers — execution and valuation. SoundHound (SOUN) vs. Palantir (PLTR)
• Negative Sentiment: Benchmark initiated coverage with a Hold and a $150 target, reiterating that PLTR’s premium valuation requires sustained 60–70% annual growth; any slowdown or weaker international adoption could trigger downside. Palantir Faces Skepticism Despite Strong Growth
• Negative Sentiment: Regulatory and reputational risk: lawmakers have issued warnings about Palantir’s government work and data practices — a potential headline risk that can weigh on the stock if political scrutiny intensifies. Lawmakers send stern warning to Palantir
• Negative Sentiment: CEO public comments (e.g., on winners/losers in the AI transition) have generated controversy and could create PR/headline volatility, which matters more for a high-multiple growth stock. Palantir CEO Alex Karp Has a Stark Message Amid the AI Takeover

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts recently weighed in on the company. Daiwa Securities Group upgraded Palantir Technologies from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $180.00 target price for the company in a report on Tuesday, February 10th. Cantor Fitzgerald restated a “neutral” rating on shares of Palantir Technologies in a report on Tuesday, February 3rd. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft restated a “hold” rating and set a $200.00 target price on shares of Palantir Technologies in a report on Tuesday, February 3rd. UBS Group increased their target price on Palantir Technologies from $180.00 to $200.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, March 18th. Finally, HSBC upgraded Palantir Technologies from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $205.00 target price for the company in a report on Tuesday, February 3rd. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have given a Buy rating, eleven have given a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Palantir Technologies currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $197.77.

Palantir Technologies Trading Up 1.4%

The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $145.41 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $167.50. The firm has a market cap of $358.92 billion, a PE ratio of 238.21, a PEG ratio of 2.94 and a beta of 1.68.

Palantir Technologies (NASDAQ:PLTR) last released its quarterly earnings data on Monday, February 2nd. The company reported $0.25 earnings per share 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 business had revenue of $1.41 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.34 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.14 EPS. The business’s revenue was up 70.0% on a year-over-year basis. Equities analysts expect that Palantir Technologies Inc. will post 0.31 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Palantir Technologies news, insider Jeffrey Buckley sold 1,232 shares of the 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 owned 43,108 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,564,380.64. This trade represents a 2.78% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, insider Alexander C. Karp sold 493,025 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, February 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $133.78, for a total value of $65,956,884.50. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 6,432,258 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $860,507,475.24. This trade represents a 7.12% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 1,029,879 shares of company stock worth $137,746,253. Insiders own 9.23% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its position in shares of Palantir Technologies by 0.7% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 215,444,098 shares of the company’s stock worth $38,295,188,000 after acquiring an additional 1,557,828 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp raised its position in shares of Palantir Technologies by 1.1% in the 4th quarter. State Street Corp now owns 102,385,317 shares of the company’s stock worth $18,198,990,000 after acquiring an additional 1,126,418 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its position in shares of Palantir Technologies by 1.5% in the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 54,200,265 shares of the company’s stock worth $9,599,882,000 after acquiring an additional 805,047 shares in the last quarter. Norges Bank bought a new position in shares of Palantir Technologies in the 4th quarter worth approximately $5,149,641,000. Finally, Invesco Ltd. raised its position in shares of Palantir Technologies by 2.8% in the 4th quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 22,415,082 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,984,281,000 after acquiring an additional 616,297 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 45.65% of the company’s stock.

Palantir Technologies Company 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.