Palantir Technologies Inc. $PLTR Position Reduced by Hyperion Asset Management Ltd

Hyperion Asset Management Ltd decreased its position in Palantir Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:PLTR) by 11.9% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 1,442,777 shares of the company’s stock after selling 194,404 shares during the period. Palantir Technologies comprises approximately 7.3% of Hyperion Asset Management Ltd’s portfolio, making the stock its 5th biggest holding. Hyperion Asset Management Ltd’s holdings in Palantir Technologies were worth $263,191,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in PLTR. Gotham Asset Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Palantir Technologies by 27.8% during the 3rd quarter. Gotham Asset Management LLC now owns 409,309 shares of the company’s stock worth $74,666,000 after buying an additional 88,950 shares during the last quarter. Focus Partners Wealth grew its stake in Palantir Technologies by 62.7% in the 3rd quarter. Focus Partners Wealth now owns 595,641 shares of the company’s stock valued at $108,665,000 after acquiring an additional 229,530 shares during the last quarter. Elevation Point Wealth Partners LLC grew its stake in Palantir Technologies by 39.3% in the 3rd quarter. Elevation Point Wealth Partners LLC now owns 4,309 shares of the company’s stock valued at $786,000 after acquiring an additional 1,215 shares during the last quarter. Clough Capital Partners L P purchased a new position in Palantir Technologies during the 3rd quarter valued at about $866,000. Finally, CSM Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Palantir Technologies during the 3rd quarter valued at about $2,536,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 45.65% of the company’s stock.

Key Stories Impacting Palantir Technologies

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

• Positive Sentiment: Nvidia partnership: Palantir and Nvidia unveiled a sovereign AI operating‑system reference architecture, positioning Palantir to sell turnkey, government‑grade AI deployments — a clear revenue catalyst and reason analysts raised estimates. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Defense & industrial contract wins: GE Aerospace expanded its multi‑year deployment of Palantir AI across sustainment and production; Centrus and LG CNS also announced major partnerships — these customer wins underpin recurring commercial revenue. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: New strategic alliances broaden addressable market: Palantir partnered with Ondas and World View for multi‑domain intelligence and highlighted customer case studies at AIPCon — supports expansion into aerospace, drones and energy. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Financial/operational beat and bullish analyst signal: Coverage notes a recent quarter with revenue beats and big commercial growth; Truist reiterated a Buy with a $223 target — both lend near‑term support. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Wall‑street and media attention: PLTR is getting heavy analyst and retail focus (Zacks, Schwab/YouTube segments) that can amplify moves in either direction depending on flows. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Analyst comparisons: Some outlets compare Palantir vs. other AI/semiconductor plays (Micron, Nvidia) — useful for framing relative valuation but not an immediate stock mover. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Valuation concerns after run: Coverage notes PLTR pulled back from record highs and faces steep multiples — that critique is pressuring sentiment and prompting profit‑taking. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Profit‑taking / short‑term selling: Analysts and trading outlets attribute today’s decline to profit‑taking after the rally, amplifying volatility. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Governance/tech‑credibility attacks: Michael Burry and others publicly question Palantir’s AI IP and military claims, a reputational headwind that can depress multiple and invite activist pressure. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Operational/geopolitical risk: Palantir’s tools are tied to Middle East operations; use of Anthropic’s Claude despite a Pentagon blacklist and IRGC threats raise policy and counterparty risk for defense contracts. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Media scrutiny on wartime use of Palantir systems could spur regulatory, contract or reputational fallout if incidents escalate. Read More.

Palantir Technologies Price Performance

Palantir Technologies stock opened at $150.95 on Monday. The stock has a market capitalization of $361.02 billion, a P/E ratio of 239.61, a P/E/G ratio of 2.99 and a beta of 1.70. Palantir Technologies Inc. has a 12-month low of $66.12 and a 12-month high of $207.52. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $152.99 and its two-hundred day moving average is $168.89.

Palantir Technologies (NASDAQ:PLTR) last posted its quarterly earnings data 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 business had revenue of $1.41 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.34 billion. Palantir Technologies had a net margin of 36.31% and a return on equity of 23.81%. The company’s revenue was up 70.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $0.14 earnings per share. As a group, analysts forecast that Palantir Technologies Inc. will post 0.31 EPS for the current year.

Insider Transactions at Palantir Technologies

In other news, insider David A. Glazer sold 17,438 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, February 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $133.72, for a total transaction of $2,331,809.36. Following the sale, the insider owned 392,370 shares in the company, valued at $52,467,716.40. This trade represents a 4.26% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, insider Shyam Sankar sold 168,004 shares of Palantir Technologies stock in a transaction 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 directly owned 642,786 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $85,953,343.92. This represents a 20.72% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold 1,045,279 shares of company stock worth $140,539,043 in the last three months. 12.93% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several analysts have issued reports on the stock. Zacks Research downgraded shares of Palantir Technologies from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, January 30th. UBS Group raised shares of Palantir Technologies from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and dropped their price objective for the stock from $180.00 to $150.00 in a research note on Thursday, February 26th. Truist Financial assumed coverage on Palantir Technologies in a research report on Tuesday, January 6th. They set a “buy” rating and a $223.00 price objective for the company. 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 note on Tuesday, February 3rd. Finally, Phillip Securities initiated coverage on Palantir Technologies in a report on Thursday, January 22nd. They set a “buy” rating and a $208.00 target price on the stock. Two investment 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 issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $192.68.

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.