Advisory Services Network LLC lessened its holdings in shares of Palantir Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:PLTR – Free Report) by 4.4% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 271,248 shares of the company’s stock after selling 12,472 shares during the period. Palantir Technologies accounts for 0.7% of Advisory Services Network LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 13th biggest holding. Advisory Services Network LLC’s holdings in Palantir Technologies were worth $49,481,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.
A number of other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Bare Financial Services Inc lifted its position in shares of Palantir Technologies by 54.5% during the 3rd 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. Financial Consulate Inc. bought a new stake in Palantir Technologies in the third quarter valued at $30,000. Retirement Wealth Solutions LLC acquired a new position in shares of Palantir Technologies during the third quarter valued at about $31,000. United Financial Planning Group LLC bought a new position in shares of Palantir Technologies during the 3rd quarter worth about $32,000. Finally, Flagship Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Palantir Technologies during the 3rd quarter worth about $32,000. 45.65% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.
Key Palantir Technologies News
Here are the key news stories impacting Palantir Technologies this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Major U.S. Navy ShipOS win — Palantir will embed Foundry and its AI Platform across Navy shipbuilding and supplier workflows as part of the ShipOS initiative, a program with authorized funding approaching $500M that could create multiyear, sticky defense revenue streams. Keel Joins Palantir and U.S. Navy in ShipOS Initiative
- Positive Sentiment: Strategic sovereign-AI partnership with NVIDIA — the collaboration packages Palantir software with NVIDIA hardware to deliver “sovereign AI” stacks for governments and enterprises, increasing Palantir’s addressable market in regulated, high‑security use cases. This strengthens its competitive moat for large institutional customers. Palantir’s New Partnership Continues Separating Fact From Fiction
- Positive Sentiment: Execution and customer traction — AIPCon customer showcases (GE Aerospace, Centrus, LG CNS) and recent earnings beat (revenue up ~70% y/y; EPS beat) reinforce the narrative that Palantir is shifting toward high-margin, product-led enterprise software with growing commercial/defense backlogs. Analysts (e.g., Wedbush) are keeping bullish coverage and higher targets. Palantir Maintains Growth Momentum, Analysts Say
- Neutral Sentiment: Short-term market dynamics — positive technical momentum, option flows and coverage in market roundups are amplifying intraday buying and enabling option strategies, but these are trading drivers rather than long-term fundamentals. Option Plays in Palantir Stock
- Neutral Sentiment: Broad defense spending theme — large defense deals (e.g., Army/Anduril contract context) lift sentiment for defense‑tech peers including Palantir, but upside depends on contract ramps and integration execution. U.S. Army Deal Points to Upside for Palantir
- Negative Sentiment: Insider selling and notable share disposals — reports of heavy insider selling in 2026 and a recent filing from co‑founder Peter Thiel have raised governance/flow concerns that can pressure sentiment despite strong top‑line momentum. Palantir insiders have been dumping nearly $6 million PLTR shares per day
- Negative Sentiment: Valuation and bear case remain active — several analysts and commentators flag a steep multiple and argue much growth is already priced in; that makes the stock sensitive to execution slips, slowing commercial adoption, or any negative macro headlines. Palantir Stock Surges 460% in Five Years. Why I’m Bearish
Palantir Technologies Stock Performance
Palantir Technologies (NASDAQ:PLTR – Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Monday, February 2nd. The company reported $0.25 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.23 by $0.02. The firm had revenue of $1.41 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.34 billion. Palantir Technologies had a return on equity of 23.81% and a net margin of 36.31%.The company’s quarterly revenue was up 70.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $0.14 earnings per share. On average, analysts forecast that Palantir Technologies Inc. will post 0.31 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
Several research analysts have issued reports on PLTR shares. Truist Financial began coverage on Palantir Technologies in a report on Tuesday, January 6th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $223.00 price target on the stock. Citigroup boosted their price objective on Palantir Technologies from $235.00 to $260.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, February 3rd. Robert W. Baird raised Palantir Technologies from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $200.00 target price on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, February 3rd. The Goldman Sachs Group reduced their price target on shares of Palantir Technologies from $188.00 to $182.00 in a research report on Tuesday, February 3rd. Finally, Daiwa Securities Group upgraded shares of Palantir Technologies from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $180.00 price target for the company in a research note on Tuesday, February 10th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have assigned a Buy rating, ten have given a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $194.05.
Check Out Our Latest Report on PLTR
Insider Activity
In other news, insider Shyam Sankar sold 168,004 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, February 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $133.72, for a total transaction of $22,465,494.88. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 642,786 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $85,953,343.92. This represents a 20.72% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, insider Stephen Andrew Cohen sold 327,088 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, February 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $133.72, for a total transaction of $43,738,207.36. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 592 shares in the company, valued at $79,162.24. The trade was a 99.82% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold 1,045,279 shares of company stock valued at $140,539,043 over the last three months. Corporate insiders own 12.93% 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.
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