8,453 Shares in Palantir Technologies Inc. $PLTR Acquired by Simplify Asset Management Inc.

Simplify Asset Management Inc. acquired a new stake in Palantir Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:PLTR) in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund acquired 8,453 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,542,000.

Several other large investors have also modified their holdings of PLTR. Signature Resources Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in Palantir Technologies in the 2nd quarter valued at $25,000. 1248 Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Palantir Technologies in the first quarter valued at about $27,000. Briaud Financial Planning Inc acquired a new stake in shares of Palantir Technologies during the second quarter worth about $27,000. LFA Lugano Financial Advisors SA purchased a new position in shares of Palantir Technologies during the second quarter worth about $27,000. Finally, Frazier Financial Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Palantir Technologies in the 2nd quarter valued at about $28,000. 45.65% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Palantir Technologies Stock Down 2.4%

Shares of PLTR opened at $184.18 on Tuesday. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $181.23 and a 200-day simple moving average of $168.46. The company has a market capitalization of $438.98 billion, a PE ratio of 438.53, a P/E/G ratio of 7.32 and a beta of 1.50. Palantir Technologies Inc. has a 52-week low of $63.40 and a 52-week high of $207.52.

Palantir Technologies (NASDAQ:PLTR) last issued its earnings results on Monday, November 3rd. The company reported $0.21 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.17 by $0.04. Palantir Technologies had a net margin of 28.11% and a return on equity of 15.48%. The company had revenue of $1.18 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.09 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $0.10 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 62.8% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, research analysts anticipate that Palantir Technologies Inc. will post 0.31 EPS for the current year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

PLTR has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. Jefferies Financial Group reaffirmed an “underperform” rating on shares of Palantir Technologies in a research report on Tuesday, November 4th. Piper Sandler boosted their price objective on shares of Palantir Technologies from $201.00 to $225.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 4th. Northland Securities upped their price objective on shares of Palantir Technologies from $14.00 to $18.50 in a research report on Tuesday, November 4th. HSBC lifted their target price on shares of Palantir Technologies from $181.00 to $197.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, November 5th. Finally, Wall Street Zen cut shares of Palantir Technologies from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, November 28th. Five analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, sixteen have given a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $172.28.

Palantir Technologies News Roundup

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

• Positive Sentiment: Market rotation into AI application-layer winners highlights Palantir as a top execution-focused play with big commercial growth, recurring government contracts and sticky enterprise adoption — a bullish narrative that attracts institutional flows. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Wedbush analyst Dan Ives named Palantir among his top AI/tech names for 2026, which can support demand from growth-oriented funds and momentum traders. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: High-profile bulls including Jim Cramer continue to publicly back Palantir, reinforcing retail interest and momentum buying. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Institutional accumulation, S&P 500 inclusion and large government contract awards (hundreds of millions in recent payouts) underpin revenue visibility and help explain the stock’s strong 2025 gains. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Momentum stories note PLTR is up roughly 145–150% in 2025, which attracts attention but also concentrates risk if sentiment shifts. These pieces summarize the rally rather than create new catalysts. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Debate pieces ask if PLTR remains a buy after its run — they balance growth credentials against rich multiples and are keeping analysts divided. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: Options activity shows moderately bearish positioning, indicating traders are hedging or betting on near-term weakness — pressure that can accelerate declines on a risk-off day. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: Analyst and commentary pieces flag valuation and three specific red flags for 2026 (execution risks, heavy insider selling and elevated multiples), which could weigh on sentiment and analyst targets. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: Calls out of caution: Seeking Alpha warns of potential disruption risk in 2026, while reports note major insider sales and at least one notable short (Michael Burry), all factors that can amplify downside in volatile sessions. Article Title Article Title

Insider Transactions at Palantir Technologies

In other news, insider Ryan D. Taylor sold 36,048 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, November 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $162.36, for a total value of $5,852,753.28. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 251,409 shares in the company, valued at $40,818,765.24. This trade represents a 12.54% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, insider Alexander C. Karp sold 359,325 shares of Palantir Technologies stock in a transaction on Thursday, November 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $163.99, for a total value of $58,925,706.75. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 6,432,258 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,054,825,989.42. This trade represents a 5.29% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold a total of 1,008,844 shares of company stock worth $164,750,951 over the last ninety days. 12.93% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

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.