Captrust Financial Advisors Boosts Stock Position in Palantir Technologies Inc. $PLTR

Captrust Financial Advisors boosted its stake in shares of Palantir Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:PLTR) by 4.3% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 577,594 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 23,660 shares during the period. Captrust Financial Advisors’ holdings in Palantir Technologies were worth $105,365,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Bare Financial Services Inc increased its holdings in shares of Palantir Technologies by 54.5% during the third quarter. Bare Financial Services Inc now owns 156 shares of the company’s stock valued at $28,000 after acquiring an additional 55 shares in the last quarter. Financial Consulate Inc. bought a new position in Palantir Technologies in the 3rd quarter worth about $30,000. Retirement Wealth Solutions LLC bought a new position in Palantir Technologies in the 3rd quarter worth about $31,000. United Financial Planning Group LLC purchased a new stake in Palantir Technologies during the 3rd quarter valued at about $32,000. Finally, Flagship Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in Palantir Technologies during the 3rd quarter valued at about $32,000. 45.65% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several brokerages have issued reports on PLTR. William Blair raised shares of Palantir Technologies from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, February 2nd. Robert W. Baird upgraded shares of Palantir Technologies from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $200.00 price target on the stock in a report on Tuesday, February 3rd. Weiss Ratings downgraded shares of Palantir Technologies from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 15th. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Palantir Technologies from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, November 28th. Finally, Mizuho raised Palantir Technologies from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $195.00 price objective on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, February 18th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have given a Buy rating, ten have issued a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $194.05.

Palantir Technologies Stock Performance

NASDAQ PLTR opened at $155.08 on Wednesday. Palantir Technologies Inc. has a one year low of $66.12 and a one year high of $207.52. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $152.07 and a 200 day moving average of $168.84. The company has a market capitalization of $370.90 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 246.16, a PEG ratio of 3.03 and a beta of 1.70.

Palantir Technologies (NASDAQ:PLTR) last posted its earnings results on Monday, February 2nd. The company reported $0.25 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.23 by $0.02. The business had revenue of $1.41 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.34 billion. Palantir Technologies had a net margin of 36.31% and a return on equity of 23.81%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 70.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $0.14 EPS. On average, equities analysts predict that Palantir Technologies Inc. will post 0.31 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity

In other Palantir Technologies news, insider Shyam Sankar sold 168,004 shares of Palantir Technologies stock in a transaction that occurred on 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 completion of the sale, the insider owned 642,786 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $85,953,343.92. The trade was a 20.72% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. 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 sale, the insider owned 592 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $79,162.24. This represents 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.

More 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

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.