17,464 Shares in Palantir Technologies Inc. $PLTR Bought by Ethos Capital Management Inc.

Ethos Capital Management Inc. bought a new position in shares of Palantir Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:PLTR) during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund bought 17,464 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,104,000. Palantir Technologies comprises approximately 2.9% of Ethos Capital Management Inc.’s holdings, making the stock its 6th largest position.

A number of other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in PLTR. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC acquired a new position in Palantir Technologies during the fourth quarter worth $450,000. Bison Wealth LLC increased its holdings in Palantir Technologies by 37.4% during the fourth quarter. Bison Wealth LLC now owns 17,130 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,296,000 after buying an additional 4,667 shares during the last quarter. Capstone Wealth Management Group LLC increased its holdings in Palantir Technologies by 38.0% during the first quarter. Capstone Wealth Management Group LLC now owns 17,147 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,447,000 after buying an additional 4,722 shares during the last quarter. Schnieders Capital Management LLC. increased its holdings in Palantir Technologies by 36.8% during the second quarter. Schnieders Capital Management LLC. now owns 6,294 shares of the company’s stock worth $858,000 after buying an additional 1,694 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Brown Advisory Inc. increased its holdings in Palantir Technologies by 27.9% during the second quarter. Brown Advisory Inc. now owns 31,303 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,267,000 after buying an additional 6,837 shares during the last quarter. 45.65% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Palantir Technologies Price Performance

NASDAQ:PLTR opened at $150.07 on Wednesday. Palantir Technologies Inc. has a one year low of $75.22 and a one year high of $207.52. The company has a market cap of $358.92 billion, a P/E ratio of 238.21, a P/E/G ratio of 2.94 and a beta of 1.68. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $145.10 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $167.28.

Palantir Technologies (NASDAQ:PLTR) last released its quarterly earnings data on Monday, February 2nd. The company reported $0.25 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.23 by $0.02. Palantir Technologies had a net margin of 36.31% and a return on equity of 23.81%. The firm had revenue of $1.41 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.34 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $0.14 earnings per share. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 70.0% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, equities research analysts expect that Palantir Technologies Inc. will post 0.31 earnings per share for the current year.

Trending Headlines about Palantir Technologies

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

• Positive Sentiment: UBS and other analysts highlight Palantir’s ontology/AIP layer as a durable competitive moat that turns raw enterprise data into actionable AI — a core reason some firms list PLTR among top multi-year AI buys. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Company fundamentals cited by outlets show very strong recent results (robust revenue growth, high margins, cash balance and large TCV) and a formal military program designation (Maven), which supports recurring government revenue and reduces downside risk to the revenue base. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Strategic positioning in defense AI—analysts (e.g., Wedbush) see Palantir as a likely first mover in defense AI integration, a thematic catalyst if U.S. defense spending and AI procurements accelerate. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Short-term market forces: sector-wide growth-stock volatility and Nasdaq weakness have pressured PLTR at points this week, producing intraday swings even as company-specific news is mixed. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: CEO public comments on the disruptive effects of AI are garnering attention — reputational/PR effects are unclear for investors but could amplify both support and criticism. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Ethics and contract risk: UK NHS staff groups and other critics are pushing boycotts over Palantir’s public-sector data work and defense ties; sustained reputational or political pressure could slow commercial expansion in sensitive sectors. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Valuation and skepticism: benchmark coverage and several commentaries warn PLTR trades at a premium that requires continued very high revenue growth to justify; a few bearish takes warn of large downside if AIP pilot projects fail to scale. Read More.

Insider Transactions at Palantir Technologies

In related 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 value of $22,465,494.88. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 642,786 shares in the company, valued at approximately $85,953,343.92. This represents a 20.72% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, insider Alexander C. Karp sold 493,025 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, February 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $133.78, for a total transaction of $65,956,884.50. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 6,432,258 shares in the company, valued at $860,507,475.24. This trade represents a 7.12% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 1,029,879 shares of company stock valued at $137,746,253. Corporate insiders own 9.23% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities analysts recently weighed in on PLTR shares. William Blair upgraded shares of Palantir Technologies from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, February 2nd. Loop Capital lowered their target price on shares of Palantir Technologies from $230.00 to $220.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, January 30th. Northland Securities upgraded shares of Palantir Technologies from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $190.00 target price on the stock in a report on Tuesday, February 3rd. Daiwa Securities Group upgraded shares of Palantir Technologies from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $180.00 target price on the stock in a report on Tuesday, February 10th. Finally, Phillip Securities decreased their price objective on shares of Palantir Technologies from $208.00 to $190.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, April 1st. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have issued a Buy rating, eleven have assigned a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $197.77.

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.