Comerica Bank Trims Stock Holdings in Palantir Technologies Inc. $PLTR

Comerica Bank lowered its position in shares of Palantir Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:PLTR) by 8.3% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 264,648 shares of the company’s stock after selling 23,982 shares during the period. Comerica Bank’s holdings in Palantir Technologies were worth $47,041,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the stock. Decker Retirement Planning Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Palantir Technologies by 778.7% in the 3rd quarter. Decker Retirement Planning Inc. now owns 61,326 shares of the company’s stock worth $11,187,000 after acquiring an additional 54,347 shares during the last quarter. Watershed Private Wealth LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Palantir Technologies by 75.3% in the 3rd quarter. Watershed Private Wealth LLC now owns 7,798 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,423,000 after acquiring an additional 3,350 shares during the last quarter. GAM Holding AG lifted its holdings in shares of Palantir Technologies by 39.0% in the 3rd quarter. GAM Holding AG now owns 13,788 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,515,000 after acquiring an additional 3,868 shares during the last quarter. GPS Wealth Strategies Group LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Palantir Technologies by 26.4% in the 3rd quarter. GPS Wealth Strategies Group LLC now owns 58,548 shares of the company’s stock worth $10,680,000 after acquiring an additional 12,229 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Public Sector Pension Investment Board lifted its holdings in shares of Palantir Technologies by 135.3% in the 3rd quarter. Public Sector Pension Investment Board now owns 540,835 shares of the company’s stock worth $98,659,000 after acquiring an additional 310,942 shares during the last quarter. 45.65% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Palantir Technologies Price Performance

NASDAQ:PLTR opened at $143.09 on Monday. The company has a fifty day moving average of $144.74 and a 200 day moving average of $163.60. Palantir Technologies Inc. has a 52 week low of $105.32 and a 52 week high of $207.52. The firm has a market capitalization of $342.23 billion, a P/E ratio of 227.13, a P/E/G ratio of 2.75 and a beta of 1.68.

Palantir Technologies (NASDAQ:PLTR) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Monday, February 2nd. The company reported $0.25 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 company had revenue of $1.41 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.34 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $0.14 EPS. The firm’s revenue was up 70.0% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, analysts anticipate that Palantir Technologies Inc. will post 1.05 EPS for the current year.

Trending Headlines about Palantir Technologies

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

• Positive Sentiment: Won a $300M USDA agreement to modernize farm program operations and national farm security — a meaningful, non‑defense expansion of Palantir’s government footprint that supports durable revenue growth. Palantir Aims to Protect the U.S. Food Supply. Is Its $300M USDA Deal Important for PLTR Stock?
• Positive Sentiment: Multiple federal contract wins and a reported Pentagon program of record (plus cited DHS and FAA opportunities) reinforce Palantir’s government revenue runway and give analysts confidence in multi‑year visibility. This is a key driver behind recent bullish analyst notes. Why Palantir’s Story Just Entered A New Phase
• Positive Sentiment: New buy coverage from DZ Bank (launch at Buy, $175 target) and other bullish analyst updates are providing near‑term support and a higher reference price for investors. DZ Bank Just Launched Palantir at Buy With a $175 Target
• Positive Sentiment: Macro AI narrative and coverage placing Palantir among AI “trillion‑dollar contenders” (AIP platform and boot camps highlighted) support long‑term upside expectations for investors focused on AI platform plays. Palantir Technologies (PLTR): The Trillion-Dollar Contender Nobody Is Talking About
• Neutral Sentiment: Vanyar and third‑party ecosystem builds (AIP/Foundry specialists) could accelerate enterprise adoption but are early stage — important for execution but not immediate revenue drivers. Palantir and AIP Specialist Firm, Vanyar, Launches
• Negative Sentiment: Activist/ESG pressure: campaigners urged the Swiss National Bank to sell its ~$1.1B Palantir stake over immigration‑enforcement ties — reputational risk that can attract headline volatility and politically driven selling. Swiss National Bank Urged to Offload $1.1B Palantir (PLTR) Stake, Here’s Why
• Negative Sentiment: Shares recently pulled back sharply (single‑day drops ~7–8%) as a broader software/AI rotation and short‑term risk‑off hit growth names — traders selling into headlines despite contract wins. That momentum swing is the main reason for intraday weakness. Here’s Why Palantir Stock Is Dropping 8% Despite A $300 Million Contract Win
• Negative Sentiment: Critical commentary (AI no longer differentiator; warnings that Wall Street may be overly optimistic) highlights execution and valuation risks — useful caution for investors chasing momentum. Palantir: AI No Longer A Differentiator

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities research analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. Zacks Research lowered shares of Palantir Technologies from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, January 30th. The Goldman Sachs Group lowered their price objective on shares of Palantir Technologies from $188.00 to $182.00 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 price objective for the company in a report on Tuesday, February 10th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft restated a “hold” rating and issued a $200.00 price objective on shares of Palantir Technologies in a report on Tuesday, February 3rd. Finally, Mizuho lowered their price objective on shares of Palantir Technologies from $195.00 to $185.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, April 14th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, sixteen have assigned a Buy rating, eleven have issued a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Palantir Technologies has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $196.35.

Insider Activity at Palantir Technologies

In other Palantir Technologies news, insider Jeffrey Buckley sold 1,232 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, February 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $129.08, for a total transaction of $159,026.56. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 43,108 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,564,380.64. The trade was a 2.78% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, insider Stephen Andrew Cohen sold 327,088 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, February 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $133.72, for a total transaction of $43,738,207.36. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 592 shares in the company, valued at approximately $79,162.24. The trade was a 99.82% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold a total of 1,029,879 shares of company stock worth $137,746,253 over the last ninety days. Insiders own 12.93% 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.