Palantir Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:PLTR – Get Free Report) insider David Glazer sold 17,438 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, February 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $133.72, for a total value of $2,331,809.36. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 392,370 shares in the company, valued at $52,467,716.40. The trade was a 4.26% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website.
Palantir Technologies Stock Performance
NASDAQ PLTR opened at $134.19 on Thursday. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $161.79 and its two-hundred day moving average is $170.49. The firm has a market capitalization of $319.83 billion, a P/E ratio of 213.00, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.48 and a beta of 1.64. Palantir Technologies Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $66.12 and a fifty-two week high of $207.52.
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, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.23 by $0.02. The business 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 company’s revenue for the quarter was up 70.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the company earned $0.14 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that Palantir Technologies Inc. will post 0.31 EPS for the current year.
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Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
PLTR has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. Loop Capital cut their price target on shares of Palantir Technologies from $230.00 to $220.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Friday, January 30th. DA Davidson cut their target price on Palantir Technologies from $215.00 to $180.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, February 3rd. The Goldman Sachs Group reduced their target price on Palantir Technologies from $188.00 to $182.00 in a research report on Tuesday, February 3rd. Jefferies Financial Group set a $208.00 price target on Palantir Technologies in a report on Thursday, January 22nd. Finally, Wall Street Zen downgraded Palantir Technologies from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, November 28th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirteen have issued a Buy rating, eleven have assigned a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $191.05.
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Palantir Technologies News Summary
Here are the key news stories impacting Palantir Technologies this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Major government and defense wins are boosting credibility — Palantir secured DISA Impact Level 6 provisional authorization (enables deployment in the most sensitive DoD cloud/edge environments), expanding DoD TAM and strengthening government revenue durability. Palantir Just Opened a New DoD Door—What Changes Now?
- Positive Sentiment: New partnership tied to a U.S. military contract with GE Aerospace (via the Defense Logistics Agency) highlights Palantir’s AI/supply‑chain role for the Air Force and helps prove commercial/defense revenue mix. Why Are Palantir Shares Trading Higher On Wednesday?
- Positive Sentiment: Analyst upgrades and target hikes (Mizuho Outperform / $195 target and others reiterating upside) are underpinning buying interest after recent volatility. Palantir Is in a ‘Category of One.’ Why Mizuho Says You Should Buy PLTR Stock Now.
- Neutral Sentiment: Company fundamentals remain strong on recent beats and accelerating commercial adoption (Foundry/AIP, Rackspace partnership), which supports the long‑term bull case but hasn’t removed short‑term valuation risk. Palantir Technologies Stock (PLTR) Opinions on Earnings Beat and Analyst Upgrades
- Neutral Sentiment: Trading/derivatives strategies (high‑yield put selling ideas) are appearing, indicating some investors view the pullback as an income/opportunity trade rather than outright bearish conviction. Earn A 15%+ Yield Selling Put Options On Palantir
- Negative Sentiment: Heavy insider selling (including multiple large CEO/executive filings and recent small insider sales) is fueling governance concerns and adding supply pressure—investors interpret repeated disposals as a potential red flag. Insider sales filings (SEC)
- Negative Sentiment: Renewed governance/legal headlines (move to Miami, CEO expense scrutiny) plus vocal skeptics like Michael Burry arguing much lower intrinsic value are keeping sentiment fragile and amplifying sell‑offs on technical weakness. Palantir Move To Miami Tests Governance Concerns And Growth Expectations
- Negative Sentiment: Broad AI/software sector volatility and headlines about large pullbacks (35–38% off highs) are triggering technical selling and higher beta moves in PLTR despite solid growth metrics. Palantir Stock Drops 38%. Should You Buy PLTR for 2026 or Stay Away?
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.
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