Everhart Financial Group Inc. cut its holdings in Palantir Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:PLTR – Free Report) by 17.5% in the second quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 23,358 shares of the company’s stock after selling 4,970 shares during the quarter. Everhart Financial Group Inc.’s holdings in Palantir Technologies were worth $2,725,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.
Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Milestone Asset Management LLC raised its position in Palantir Technologies by 229.5% in the 4th quarter. Milestone Asset Management LLC now owns 60,551 shares of the company’s stock worth $10,763,000 after purchasing an additional 42,173 shares during the period. VCI Wealth Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Palantir Technologies by 42.3% during the fourth quarter. VCI Wealth Management LLC now owns 12,187 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,166,000 after buying an additional 3,621 shares during the period. PFA Pension Forsikringsaktieselskab purchased a new position in shares of Palantir Technologies during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $222,143,000. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its stake in shares of Palantir Technologies by 0.7% during the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 215,444,098 shares of the company’s stock valued at $38,295,188,000 after buying an additional 1,557,828 shares during the last quarter. Finally, KBC Group NV grew its stake in shares of Palantir Technologies by 11.1% during the fourth quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 712,493 shares of the company’s stock valued at $126,646,000 after buying an additional 71,312 shares during the last quarter. 45.65% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
A number of brokerages recently issued reports on PLTR. Northland Securities set a $200.00 price target on Palantir Technologies in a research note on Tuesday. Mizuho upped their price objective on Palantir Technologies from $185.00 to $215.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday. Zacks Research upgraded Palantir Technologies from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 7th. William Blair started coverage on Palantir Technologies in a research report on Tuesday. They set a “neutral” rating for the company. Finally, BNP Paribas Exane started coverage on shares of Palantir Technologies in a research note on Tuesday, June 16th. They set an “underperform” rating for the company. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty have given a Buy rating, eleven have given a Hold rating and three have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $190.73.
Insider Transactions at Palantir Technologies
In other Palantir Technologies news, insider Jeffrey Buckley sold 1,481 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, June 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $128.80, for a total transaction of $190,752.80. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 60,226 shares in the company, valued at $7,757,108.80. This represents a 2.40% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, Director Lauren Elaina Friedman Stat sold 3,032 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, August 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $165.00, for a total transaction of $500,280.00. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 54,107 shares in the company, valued at $8,927,655. This trade represents a 5.31% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders have sold a total of 1,115,302 shares of company stock valued at $150,748,065 over the last 90 days. 9.53% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.
Palantir Technologies Stock Performance
Palantir Technologies stock opened at $172.01 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $412.36 billion, a PE ratio of 147.02, a P/E/G ratio of 2.50 and a beta of 1.59. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $131.76 and a 200-day moving average price of $139.92. Palantir Technologies Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $106.37 and a fifty-two week high of $207.52.
Palantir Technologies (NASDAQ:PLTR – Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Monday, August 3rd. The company reported $0.41 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.34 by $0.07. The company had revenue of $1.94 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.81 billion. Palantir Technologies had a return on equity of 30.57% and a net margin of 49.01%.Palantir Technologies’s revenue was up 92.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.16 earnings per share. On average, analysts forecast that Palantir Technologies Inc. will post 1.26 earnings per share for the current year.
Palantir Technologies News Roundup
Here are the key news stories impacting Palantir Technologies this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Exceptional second-quarter results remain the primary catalyst. Palantir reported revenue of $1.94 billion, up 93% year over year and ahead of the $1.81 billion consensus estimate. Strong U.S. commercial growth, expanding margins and raised guidance reinforced expectations that demand for its Artificial Intelligence Platform (AIP) is translating into substantial customer contracts. Palantir’s stock stages best week since 2024 — showing it’s no longer an AI loser
- Positive Sentiment: Analysts are raising earnings expectations. Northland Securities lifted its FY2026 EPS forecast to $1.24 from $1.08 and its FY2027 estimate to $1.53 from $1.39, while also raising quarterly projections. The revisions suggest the earnings surge may be more durable than a one-quarter event. Northland Securities earnings estimates
- Positive Sentiment: A weaker-than-expected July jobs report boosted technology stocks. The data reduced expectations for a near-term Federal Reserve rate hike, supporting high-growth software valuations and helping agentic-AI peers rally alongside PLTR. SpaceX and Palantir lead tech stock rally after underwhelming jobs report
- Neutral Sentiment: Technical traders viewed the move above resistance near $160 as a potential breakout, which may be attracting momentum-oriented buying. Stock of the Day: Is Palantir Breaking Out?
- Negative Sentiment: Valuation and investor selling remain important risks. With a very high earnings multiple, the stock requires continued exceptional growth. Michael Burry continues to hold a bearish position, while ARK Invest trimmed its PLTR stake after the rally, signaling that some investors are taking profits. Why Michael Burry is still shorting Palantir
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.
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