CX Institutional Purchases 1,811 Shares of Palantir Technologies Inc. $PLTR

CX Institutional increased its position in Palantir Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:PLTR) by 245.7% in the second quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 2,548 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,811 shares during the quarter. CX Institutional’s holdings in Palantir Technologies were worth $347,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the stock. Northern Trust Corp lifted its position in Palantir Technologies by 0.3% during the first quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 19,553,438 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,650,310,000 after purchasing an additional 64,973 shares during the last quarter. Kingstone Capital Partners Texas LLC bought a new stake in Palantir Technologies during the second quarter valued at approximately $2,543,888,000. Invesco Ltd. lifted its position in Palantir Technologies by 20.3% during the first quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 17,746,956 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,497,843,000 after purchasing an additional 2,998,716 shares during the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. lifted its position in Palantir Technologies by 38.5% during the first quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 15,180,154 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,281,205,000 after purchasing an additional 4,221,392 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. lifted its position in Palantir Technologies by 4.4% during the first quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 13,614,399 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,149,055,000 after purchasing an additional 571,544 shares during the last quarter. 45.65% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Palantir Technologies Stock Down 0.9%

Shares of NASDAQ PLTR opened at $177.57 on Friday. Palantir Technologies Inc. has a 52 week low of $36.05 and a 52 week high of $190.00. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $166.16 and its 200 day moving average is $133.63. The company has a market cap of $421.26 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 591.92, a PEG ratio of 9.91 and a beta of 2.59.

Palantir Technologies (NASDAQ:PLTR) last issued its earnings results on Monday, August 4th. The company reported $0.16 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.14 by $0.02. Palantir Technologies had a net margin of 22.18% and a return on equity of 10.75%. The company had revenue of $1 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $939.29 million. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $0.09 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 48.0% on a year-over-year basis. Palantir Technologies has set its FY 2025 guidance at EPS. Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. Equities research analysts anticipate that Palantir Technologies Inc. will post 0.31 earnings per share for the current year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities research analysts have issued reports on PLTR shares. Citigroup reiterated a “neutral” rating and set a $177.00 target price (up from $158.00) on shares of Palantir Technologies in a research report on Tuesday, August 5th. Piper Sandler set a $182.00 price objective on shares of Palantir Technologies in a report on Tuesday, August 5th. Royal Bank Of Canada boosted their price objective on shares of Palantir Technologies from $40.00 to $45.00 and gave the stock an “underperform” rating in a report on Tuesday, August 5th. Bank of America boosted their price objective on shares of Palantir Technologies from $180.00 to $215.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, September 23rd. Finally, Morgan Stanley set a $155.00 price objective on shares of Palantir Technologies and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Tuesday, August 5th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, fifteen have given a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Palantir Technologies currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $140.22.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Palantir Technologies news, insider David A. Glazer sold 81,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, September 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $154.47, for a total transaction of $12,512,070.00. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 431,169 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $66,602,675.43. The trade was a 15.82% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, insider Alexander C. Karp sold 222,878 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, August 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $151.37, for a total transaction of $33,737,042.86. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 6,432,258 shares in the company, valued at approximately $973,650,893.46. The trade was a 3.35% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 1,634,634 shares of company stock valued at $250,524,804 over the last quarter. Company insiders own 9.23% of the company’s stock.

About Palantir Technologies

Palantir Technologies, Inc engages in the business of building and deploying software platforms that serve as the central operating systems for its customers. It operates under the Commercial and Government segments. The Commercial segment focuses on customers working in non-government industries. The Government segment is involved in providing services to customers that are the United States government and non-United States government agencies.