Heard Capital LLC decreased its position in shares of Palantir Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:PLTR – Free Report) by 12.6% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 903,109 shares of the company’s stock after selling 129,809 shares during the period. Palantir Technologies accounts for about 7.5% of Heard Capital LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 8th largest holding. Heard Capital LLC’s holdings in Palantir Technologies were worth $160,528,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.
Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Milestone Asset Management LLC grew its position in Palantir Technologies by 229.5% during 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 in the last quarter. VCI Wealth Management LLC grew its position in Palantir Technologies by 42.3% during the 4th quarter. VCI Wealth Management LLC now owns 12,187 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,166,000 after purchasing an additional 3,621 shares in the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its position in Palantir Technologies by 0.7% during the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 215,444,098 shares of the company’s stock worth $38,295,188,000 after purchasing an additional 1,557,828 shares in the last quarter. PFA Pension Forsikringsaktieselskab purchased a new position in Palantir Technologies during the 4th quarter worth approximately $222,143,000. Finally, Jefferson Bridge Capital LLC purchased a new position in Palantir Technologies during the 4th quarter worth approximately $1,322,000. Institutional investors own 45.65% of the company’s stock.
Analyst Ratings Changes
Several equities analysts have weighed in on the stock. UBS Group upgraded shares of Palantir Technologies from a “buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday. Cantor Fitzgerald reiterated a “neutral” rating and set a $138.00 price objective on shares of Palantir Technologies in a research report on Friday, May 22nd. HSBC cut shares of Palantir Technologies from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and lowered their price objective for the stock from $205.00 to $151.00 in a research report on Friday, May 1st. Mizuho lowered their price objective on shares of Palantir Technologies from $195.00 to $185.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, April 14th. Finally, Rosenblatt Securities reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $225.00 price objective on shares of Palantir Technologies in a research report on Friday, June 5th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seventeen have given a Buy rating, twelve have issued a Hold rating and three have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $192.76.
Insider Buying and Selling at Palantir Technologies
In other news, insider David A. Glazer sold 17,128 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, May 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $136.04, for a total transaction of $2,330,093.12. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 375,242 shares in the company, valued at $51,047,921.68. The trade was a 4.37% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. The sale was made to cover tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of equity awards. Also, insider Shyam Sankar sold 165,514 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, May 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $136.04, for a total transaction of $22,516,524.56. Following the transaction, the insider owned 642,786 shares in the company, valued at approximately $87,444,607.44. This represents a 20.48% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The sale was made to cover tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of equity awards. Insiders sold a total of 927,270 shares of company stock worth $126,197,785 over the last 90 days. 9.53% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.
Palantir Technologies News Summary
Here are the key news stories impacting Palantir Technologies this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Wolfe Research upgraded Palantir Technologies (PLTR) to Peer Perform/Hold, signaling that analysts see less downside risk and still view the company as a major AI enterprise player. This Analyst Just Upgraded Palantir Stock. Here’s Why.
- Positive Sentiment: Coverage around Palantir’s recent AI partnerships and customer deployments at AIPCon 10 continues to support the bullish long-term AI-growth narrative. Will New AI Partnerships And Governance Votes At AIPCon 10 Change Palantir Technologies’ (PLTR) Narrative
- Neutral Sentiment: Some commentary says Palantir remains a leading enterprise AI software provider, but investors are still debating whether the stock’s recent pullback has made the valuation more reasonable. Palantir Technologies (PLTR) Stock Could Be 25.9% Overvalued After AI Rally
- Neutral Sentiment: Insider selling by Jeffrey Buckley was disclosed, but it was a small sale executed under a pre-arranged 10b5-1 plan, so it is more of a sentiment signal than a major fundamental change. Jeffrey Buckley Sells 1,481 Shares of Palantir Technologies (NASDAQ:PLTR) Stock
- Negative Sentiment: France’s domestic spy agency is reportedly dropping Palantir in favor of a local rival, adding to concerns that European governments may prefer domestic providers for sensitive data projects. French domestic spy agency ditches Palantir for local rival, PM says
- Negative Sentiment: Palantir also lost a Swiss legal challenge tied to government contract scrutiny and data-sovereignty issues, reinforcing regulatory and political risk in Europe. Palantir (PLTR) Faces Swiss Legal Loss And French Contract Exit In Europe
- Negative Sentiment: Analyst commentary also points to Palantir’s still-stretched valuation, which is limiting upside even after the company’s strong AI momentum and recent upgrades. There’s a Catch,’ Says Top Analyst About Palantir (PLTR) Stock
Palantir Technologies Stock Down 1.1%
Palantir Technologies stock opened at $133.25 on Wednesday. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $138.96 and its 200-day simple moving average is $153.27. Palantir Technologies Inc. has a 12 month low of $122.68 and a 12 month high of $207.52. The stock has a market cap of $319.44 billion, a P/E ratio of 149.72, a P/E/G ratio of 2.14 and a beta of 1.53.
Palantir Technologies (NASDAQ:PLTR – Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Monday, May 4th. The company reported $0.33 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.28 by $0.05. Palantir Technologies had a net margin of 43.67% and a return on equity of 28.34%. The business had revenue of $1.63 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.54 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.13 EPS. Palantir Technologies’s revenue was up 84.7% on a year-over-year basis. On average, equities research analysts expect that Palantir Technologies Inc. will post 1.18 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
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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