Palantir Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:PLTR) Given Average Rating of “Moderate Buy” by Brokerages

Palantir Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:PLTR) has earned a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” from the twenty-eight ratings firms that are currently covering the stock, Marketbeat.com reports. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell recommendation, ten have issued a hold recommendation, fourteen have issued a buy recommendation and two have given a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average 1 year target price among analysts that have covered the stock in the last year is $196.3182.

Several research analysts have weighed in on PLTR shares. The Goldman Sachs Group dropped their price objective on shares of Palantir Technologies from $188.00 to $182.00 in a research note on Tuesday, February 3rd. Truist Financial initiated coverage on shares of Palantir Technologies in a research note on Tuesday, January 6th. They set a “buy” rating and a $223.00 target price for the company. HSBC raised shares of Palantir Technologies from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $205.00 price target on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, February 3rd. Mizuho upgraded Palantir Technologies from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $195.00 price objective for the company in a report on Wednesday, February 18th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reissued a “hold” rating and set a $200.00 price objective on shares of Palantir Technologies in a research report on Tuesday, February 3rd.

Trending Headlines about Palantir Technologies

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

• Positive Sentiment: Pentagon formalized Palantir’s Maven Smart System as a program of record, which signals longer‑term, budget-backed DoD spending and underpinned earlier upside in the stock. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: UK’s Financial Conduct Authority awarded a short trial to use Palantir’s Foundry on enforcement/fraud datasets; the FCA publicly defended the deal, reinforcing government/regulator demand for Palantir tech. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Commercial partnerships continue: Palantir announced an AI mortgage operations pilot with Moder and Freedom Mortgage and a deal to support Centrus Energy’s uranium‑enrichment expansion — signals of expanding enterprise use cases beyond defense. Read More. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Analyst attention remains high with several bullish price targets and buy ratings (median targets well above current levels); that supports investor interest but also keeps volatility high around updates. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Despite the contract wins, PLTR traded lower today as the broader software/AI sector pulled back — investors rotated defensive and pared exposure to high‑multiple tech names. Coverage explaining the intraday drop cites sector weakness outweighing company headlines. Read More. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Valuation worries and cautionary analyst writeups remain a drag — some commentators call Palantir’s multiple extreme relative to fundamentals and warn of downside if growth slows. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Reputational/political risk: press coverage links Palantir to political controversies and CEO comments that could complicate public‑sector relations and invite scrutiny — a non‑financial risk investors watch. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Insider selling and large institutional position changes cited in datasets may add to investor caution; monitor disclosures for timing and context. Read More.

Palantir Technologies Trading Down 3.8%

Shares of NASDAQ PLTR opened at $154.78 on Wednesday. Palantir Technologies has a one year low of $66.12 and a one year high of $207.52. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $149.68 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $168.82. The firm has a market capitalization of $370.18 billion, a PE ratio of 245.69, a PEG ratio of 3.19 and a beta of 1.70.

Palantir Technologies (NASDAQ:PLTR) last issued its earnings results on Monday, February 2nd. The company reported $0.25 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.23 by $0.02. The company had revenue of $1.41 billion for 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 firm’s quarterly revenue was up 70.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $0.14 EPS. Research analysts anticipate that Palantir Technologies will post 0.31 EPS for the current year.

Insider Activity at Palantir Technologies

In related news, insider David A. Glazer sold 17,438 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 value of $2,331,809.36. Following the transaction, the insider owned 392,370 shares in the company, valued at approximately $52,467,716.40. This represents a 4.26% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, insider Shyam Sankar sold 168,004 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on 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 transaction, the insider directly owned 642,786 shares in the company, valued at approximately $85,953,343.92. The trade was a 20.72% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last three months, insiders sold 1,045,279 shares of company stock worth $140,539,043. 12.93% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Trading of Palantir Technologies

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its position in shares of Palantir Technologies by 0.7% in the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 215,444,098 shares of the company’s stock valued at $38,295,188,000 after purchasing an additional 1,557,828 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp lifted its position in shares of Palantir Technologies by 1.1% during the 4th quarter. State Street Corp now owns 102,385,317 shares of the company’s stock worth $18,198,990,000 after purchasing an additional 1,126,418 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Palantir Technologies by 1.5% during the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 54,200,265 shares of the company’s stock worth $9,599,882,000 after purchasing an additional 805,047 shares during the last quarter. Norges Bank bought a new stake in Palantir Technologies during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $5,149,641,000. Finally, Invesco Ltd. boosted its stake in Palantir Technologies by 2.8% during the 4th quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 22,415,082 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,984,281,000 after purchasing an additional 616,297 shares during the period. 45.65% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

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.