Marks Group Wealth Management Inc grew its holdings in shares of Palantir Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:PLTR – Free Report) by 16.3% in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 44,457 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 6,236 shares during the quarter. Marks Group Wealth Management Inc’s holdings in Palantir Technologies were worth $7,902,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.
A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in PLTR. Norges Bank bought a new position in shares of Palantir Technologies during the 4th quarter worth about $5,149,641,000. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its position in shares of Palantir Technologies by 4.0% during the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 213,886,270 shares of the company’s stock worth $39,017,133,000 after purchasing an additional 8,168,604 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp boosted its position in shares of Palantir Technologies by 7.2% during the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 101,258,899 shares of the company’s stock worth $18,471,648,000 after purchasing an additional 6,777,771 shares in the last quarter. Amundi boosted its position in shares of Palantir Technologies by 38.7% during the 3rd quarter. Amundi now owns 15,679,158 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,814,879,000 after purchasing an additional 4,373,201 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Daiwa Securities Group Inc. boosted its position in shares of Palantir Technologies by 637.5% during the 4th quarter. Daiwa Securities Group Inc. now owns 4,459,068 shares of the company’s stock worth $792,610,000 after purchasing an additional 3,854,452 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 45.65% of the company’s stock.
Key Stories Impacting Palantir Technologies
Here are the key news stories impacting Palantir Technologies this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Wedbush reiterated an aggressive $230 price target on Palantir after the company’s AI event, reinforcing the bullish case that enterprise AI demand is still accelerating. Wedbush Delivers Powerful Message for Palantir Stock Fans After AI Event
- Positive Sentiment: Analysts and market commenters highlighted Palantir as a beneficiary of the shift from AI chips to AI software, suggesting rising adoption could support future revenue growth. Beyond AI Chip Rally: 4 Software Stocks to Buy Now as the Hype Shifts
- Positive Sentiment: Palantir’s multiyear partnership with Google Cloud and integration with Gemini tools continues to validate its enterprise AI platform and expands its distribution channels. Palantir And Google Cloud Tie Up As Enterprise AI Bets Grow
- Neutral Sentiment: Several articles framed PLTR as a top growth stock in a higher-for-longer interest-rate environment, which may keep investor attention on its strong revenue momentum but does not change the valuation debate. 2 Growth Stocks to Buy Now as Strong Jobs Data Delays Fed Rate Cuts
- Neutral Sentiment: Palantir CEO Alex Karp’s comments about AI nationalization risks may add policy uncertainty, but the remarks were more cautionary than company-specific. Palantir CEO Alex Karp Says He’s Been Warning AI Leaders For Months About Nationalization Risks
- Negative Sentiment: Despite the rebound, traders are still focused on Palantir’s elevated valuation and recent stock weakness, which could limit upside if momentum fades. Is Palantir Technologies Inc. (PLTR) A Good Stock To Buy Now?
Insider Transactions at Palantir Technologies
Palantir Technologies Stock Performance
Shares of PLTR stock opened at $136.47 on Tuesday. Palantir Technologies Inc. has a 52-week low of $122.68 and a 52-week high of $207.52. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $140.58 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $154.52. The company has a market capitalization of $327.16 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 153.34, a PEG ratio of 2.15 and a beta of 1.53.
Palantir Technologies (NASDAQ:PLTR – Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Monday, May 4th. The company reported $0.33 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.28 by $0.05. The firm had revenue of $1.63 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.54 billion. Palantir Technologies had a net margin of 43.67% and a return on equity of 28.34%. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 84.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $0.13 earnings per share. On average, sell-side analysts forecast that Palantir Technologies Inc. will post 1.18 EPS for the current fiscal year.
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
A number of research firms have recently issued reports on PLTR. Royal Bank Of Canada reissued an “underperform” rating and set a $90.00 price objective on shares of Palantir Technologies in a research report on Tuesday, May 5th. Wedbush restated an “outperform” rating and set a $230.00 price target on shares of Palantir Technologies in a research note on Friday. Weiss Ratings lowered shares of Palantir Technologies from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a research note on Monday, April 27th. Daiwa Securities Group upgraded shares of Palantir Technologies from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $180.00 price target for the company in a research note on Tuesday, February 10th. Finally, UBS Group upped their target price on shares of Palantir Technologies from $180.00 to $200.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, March 18th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seventeen have assigned a Buy rating, ten have issued a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Palantir Technologies presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $192.76.
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About Palantir Technologies
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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