Zhang Financial LLC Takes Position in Palantir Technologies Inc. $PLTR

Zhang Financial LLC purchased a new stake in Palantir Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:PLTR) during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm purchased 3,822 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $697,000.

Other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC purchased a new position in Palantir Technologies in the 4th quarter valued at about $450,000. Bison Wealth LLC raised its holdings in shares of Palantir Technologies by 37.4% during the fourth quarter. Bison Wealth LLC now owns 17,130 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,296,000 after acquiring an additional 4,667 shares during the last quarter. Capstone Wealth Management Group LLC lifted its position in shares of Palantir Technologies by 38.0% in the first quarter. Capstone Wealth Management Group LLC now owns 17,147 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,447,000 after acquiring an additional 4,722 shares in the last quarter. Schnieders Capital Management LLC. boosted its stake in shares of Palantir Technologies by 36.8% in the second quarter. Schnieders Capital Management LLC. now owns 6,294 shares of the company’s stock worth $858,000 after acquiring an additional 1,694 shares during the last quarter. Finally, AlphaQuest LLC acquired a new position in Palantir Technologies in the 2nd quarter valued at $50,000. 45.65% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Palantir Technologies Trading Up 4.2%

Shares of NASDAQ PLTR opened at $134.19 on Thursday. The stock has a market capitalization of $319.83 billion, a PE ratio of 213.00, a PEG ratio of 2.48 and a beta of 1.64. Palantir Technologies Inc. has a twelve month low of $66.12 and a twelve month high of $207.52. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $161.79 and a 200-day simple moving average of $170.49.

Palantir Technologies (NASDAQ:PLTR) last announced its 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. The company had revenue of $1.41 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.34 billion. Palantir Technologies had a return on equity of 23.81% and a net margin of 36.31%.Palantir Technologies’s revenue for the quarter was up 70.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business posted $0.14 EPS. On average, equities analysts predict that Palantir Technologies Inc. will post 0.31 earnings per share for the current year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities research analysts have issued reports on PLTR shares. Piper Sandler reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and set a $230.00 target price on shares of Palantir Technologies in a research note on Tuesday, February 3rd. Northland Securities upgraded shares of Palantir Technologies from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $190.00 price target on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, February 3rd. UBS Group cut their price objective on shares of Palantir Technologies from $205.00 to $180.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, February 3rd. Wall Street Zen cut Palantir Technologies from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, November 28th. Finally, DA Davidson dropped their price target on Palantir Technologies from $215.00 to $180.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, February 3rd. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirteen have issued a Buy rating, eleven have assigned a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Palantir Technologies presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $191.05.

Palantir Technologies News Summary

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

• Positive Sentiment: DISA granted Palantir Impact Level‑6 provisional authorization, allowing Palantir’s stack to run in the most sensitive DoD cloud/edge environments — expands addressable DoD opportunity and supports defense revenue durability. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Palantir announced a GE Aerospace partnership to support a Defense Logistics Agency contract (supply‑chain/fleet optimization for J85 engines) — a concrete, revenue‑bearing use of Palantir’s AI for defense customers. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst bullishness: Mizuho upgraded/endorsed Palantir as a “category of one,” and several boutiques raised targets — analyst upgrades can lift sentiment and buying flows after recent weakness. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Nvidia CEO remarks and broad AI optimism are lifting AI platform names (tailwind for Palantir’s AIP adoption narrative). Positive industry headlines can re‑rate software multiple expansion expectations. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Commercial partnerships (e.g., Rackspace) and strong earnings/growth writeups reinforce the long‑term story, but analysts remain split on valuation — supportive for holders, less decisive for near‑term direction. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Options/strategy pieces (selling puts, protective trades) reflect increased trader interest and higher implied volatility — useful for income/hedge-oriented investors but not a directional fundamental change. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Heavy insider selling disclosed this week — multiple senior execs (including Alex Karp, S. Cohen, Shyam Sankar and others) executed large block sales, raising governance and confidence concerns among investors. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Governance/legal/valuation headwinds: Michael Burry’s public bearish stance, congressional trading scrutiny and articles citing a large pullback (35–38%) are amplifying fear and triggering technical selling in a high‑beta stock. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Reported well‑timed congressional/representative stock sales are drawing scrutiny (suspicious timing headlines) that can exacerbate short‑term volatility and investor caution. Read More.

Insider Transactions at Palantir Technologies

In related news, insider Stephen Andrew Cohen sold 327,088 shares of the company’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 $43,738,207.36. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 592 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $79,162.24. This represents a 99.82% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, insider Ryan D. Taylor sold 19,988 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 transaction of $2,672,795.36. Following the sale, the insider owned 219,421 shares in the company, valued at approximately $29,340,976.12. This trade represents a 8.35% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last ninety days, insiders have sold 1,054,279 shares of company stock valued at $142,212,233. 9.23% of the stock is 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.