Partners Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in Palantir Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:PLTR – Free Report) during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor bought 39,972 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $7,477,000. Palantir Technologies accounts for about 0.8% of Partners Wealth Management LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 23rd biggest position.
Several other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. BlackRock Inc. raised its position in Palantir Technologies by 0.4% in the 2nd quarter. BlackRock Inc. now owns 189,817,693 shares of the company’s stock worth $22,146,030,000 after purchasing an additional 757,322 shares during the period. State Street Corp boosted its position in shares of Palantir Technologies by 2.8% during the second quarter. State Street Corp now owns 104,490,468 shares of the company’s stock valued at $12,190,903,000 after buying an additional 2,863,874 shares during the period. Bank of America Corp DE boosted its position in shares of Palantir Technologies by 28.7% during the first quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 18,839,779 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,755,883,000 after buying an additional 4,201,852 shares during the period. Amundi grew its stake in shares of Palantir Technologies by 2.5% during the first quarter. Amundi now owns 16,410,400 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,400,513,000 after buying an additional 398,093 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Jennison Associates LLC bought a new position in shares of Palantir Technologies during the first quarter valued at approximately $1,574,111,000. Institutional investors own 45.65% of the company’s stock.
Insider Activity
In other Palantir Technologies news, insider Jeffrey Buckley sold 2,055 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, August 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $174.83, for a total transaction of $359,275.65. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 58,171 shares in the company, valued at $10,170,035.93. This represents a 3.41% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a 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. The sale was made to cover tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of equity awards. Also, insider Shyam Sankar sold 35,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, August 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $155.70, for a total value of $5,449,500.00. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 642,786 shares in the company, valued at $100,081,780.20. This trade represents a 5.16% 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. In the last quarter, insiders sold 560,390 shares of company stock valued at $97,909,177. 9.53% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.
Key Palantir Technologies News
Here are the key news stories impacting Palantir Technologies this week:
- Positive Sentiment: JPMorgan initiated coverage with an Overweight rating, added Palantir to its Analyst Focus List, and assigned a December 2027 price target of $262—roughly 33% above the recent share price. The bank views Palantir as a disruptive artificial-intelligence leader with further growth potential. JPMorgan starts Palantir at Overweight
- Positive Sentiment: Oppenheimer raised its price target to $235 from $200 and maintained an Outperform rating. The firm expects Palantir to beat revenue estimates and potentially raise full-year guidance, supported by continued demand for its AI software. Oppenheimer adjusts Palantir price target
- Positive Sentiment: Several outlook pieces point to accelerating commercial and government revenue, strong margins, customer expansion, and a history of earnings outperformance. Those trends could support another post-earnings rally if November 2 results and guidance exceed already-high expectations. Palantir Q3 earnings outlook
- Neutral Sentiment: Options markets imply a potential post-earnings move of approximately 11.65%, highlighting unusually high volatility and the possibility of a sharp reaction in either direction. Palantir earnings volatility
- Negative Sentiment: Valuation remains the central concern. Morgan Stanley kept a Hold rating and a $205 target, citing Palantir’s rich valuation despite strong AI-driven fundamentals. Other commentary warns that much of the expected growth is already priced into the stock, leaving little room for an earnings or guidance disappointment. Morgan Stanley maintains Palantir Hold rating
- Negative Sentiment: Rising interest rates pose an additional risk to high-multiple technology stocks such as PLTR by increasing the discount rate applied to future earnings. Investors are therefore taking profits and awaiting proof that growth can justify Palantir’s premium valuation. Rising rates and AI stocks
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
A number of brokerages recently issued reports on PLTR. The Goldman Sachs Group raised Palantir Technologies from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $230.00 price target for the company in a research note on Thursday, October 8th. DA Davidson upped their price objective on Palantir Technologies from $200.00 to $250.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, September 11th. Needham & Company LLC set a $215.00 target price on Palantir Technologies in a research report on Tuesday, August 11th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reissued a “buy” rating and set a $225.00 target price on shares of Palantir Technologies in a research note on Monday. Finally, Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of Palantir Technologies from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a report on Friday, October 23rd. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-eight have given a Buy rating, seven have assigned a Hold rating and three have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $208.60.
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Palantir Technologies Price Performance
NASDAQ:PLTR opened at $196.42 on Friday. Palantir Technologies Inc. has a 1-year low of $106.37 and a 1-year high of $212.94. The company has a 50-day moving average of $186.70 and a 200 day moving average of $153.88. The firm has a market cap of $472.01 billion, a PE ratio of 167.88, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.51 and a beta of 1.60.
Palantir Technologies (NASDAQ:PLTR – Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Monday, August 3rd. The company reported $0.41 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.34 by $0.07. Palantir Technologies had a net margin of 49.01% and a return on equity of 30.57%. The business had revenue of $1.94 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.81 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $0.16 EPS. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 92.8% on a year-over-year basis. Sell-side analysts anticipate that Palantir Technologies Inc. will post 1.29 EPS for the current fiscal year.
Palantir Technologies Profile
Palantir Technologies Inc develops software platforms that help government agencies and commercial organizations integrate, analyze and act on data. Its products are designed to support complex operations such as defense and intelligence, supply-chain management, manufacturing, healthcare and other data-intensive activities.
Palantir’s principal platforms include Gotham, which is primarily used by government and defense customers; Foundry, which helps commercial and institutional users build data-driven workflows; Apollo, a platform for deploying and managing software across diverse environments; and the Artificial Intelligence Platform (AIP), which connects generative artificial intelligence capabilities with an organization’s data and operational systems.
Founded in 2003, the company initially focused on software for government and national-security applications before expanding into commercial markets.
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