Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC Decreases Holdings in Palantir Technologies Inc. $PLTR
by Doug Wharley · The Cerbat GemKovitz Investment Group Partners LLC decreased its holdings in Palantir Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:PLTR – Free Report) by 40.0% in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 100,770 shares of the company’s stock after selling 67,244 shares during the quarter. Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC’s holdings in Palantir Technologies were worth $17,912,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.
Other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Bare Financial Services Inc lifted its stake in shares of Palantir Technologies by 54.5% in the 3rd quarter. Bare Financial Services Inc now owns 156 shares of the company’s stock valued at $28,000 after purchasing an additional 55 shares during the last quarter. Beaumont Financial Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of Palantir Technologies by 2.0% during the 4th quarter. Beaumont Financial Advisors LLC now owns 2,965 shares of the company’s stock valued at $527,000 after purchasing an additional 59 shares during the last quarter. Transcend Capital Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of Palantir Technologies by 0.6% during the 4th quarter. Transcend Capital Advisors LLC now owns 10,635 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,890,000 after purchasing an additional 60 shares during the last quarter. Sandbox Financial Partners LLC increased its position in shares of Palantir Technologies by 1.3% during the 4th quarter. Sandbox Financial Partners LLC now owns 4,911 shares of the company’s stock valued at $873,000 after purchasing an additional 61 shares during the last quarter. Finally, San Luis Wealth Advisors LLC raised its holdings in Palantir Technologies by 1.6% during the 4th quarter. San Luis Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 4,087 shares of the company’s stock valued at $726,000 after buying an additional 63 shares during the period. 45.65% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.
Palantir Technologies News Summary
Here are the key news stories impacting Palantir Technologies this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Wolfe Research upgraded Palantir to Peer Perform from Underperform, citing its AI platform, ontology, and forward-deployed engineers as a strong foundation for enterprise AI growth. Is Palantir Technologies Inc. (PLTR) Becoming the Face of Applied Enterprise AI?
- Positive Sentiment: Recent commentary continues to highlight accelerating U.S. commercial momentum, including rising revenue, more customers, and larger contract wins tied to Palantir’s AIP platform. Palantir’s AIP Momentum Continues to Transform U.S. Commercial Growth
- Positive Sentiment: Some analysts argue Palantir’s rapid growth and strong margins make it hard to ignore, despite valuation concerns, keeping bullish AI sentiment intact. Why This Analyst Says Palantir Stock Is ‘Too Big to Ignore’
Analysts Set New Price Targets
A number of analysts recently issued reports on PLTR shares. Wedbush initiated coverage on Palantir Technologies in a research report on Tuesday. They issued an “outperform” rating for the company. 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. Phillip Securities increased their target price on shares of Palantir Technologies from $190.00 to $202.00 in a research note on Monday, May 11th. Wolfe Research upgraded shares of Palantir Technologies from an “underperform” rating to a “peer perform” rating in a report on Tuesday. Finally, Weiss Ratings cut shares of Palantir Technologies from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a research note on Monday, April 27th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seventeen have assigned a Buy rating, twelve have given a Hold rating and three have issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Palantir Technologies has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $192.76.
Read Our Latest Research Report on Palantir Technologies
Insider Activity at Palantir Technologies
In other news, insider Alexander C. Karp sold 397,744 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, May 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $136.04, for a total transaction of $54,109,093.76. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 6,432,258 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $875,044,378.32. This trade represents a 5.82% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. The sale was made to cover tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of equity awards. Also, insider Jeffrey Buckley sold 1,481 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, June 11th. The stock was 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 approximately $7,757,108.80. This trade represents a 2.40% decrease in their ownership of the stock. 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 927,270 shares of company stock worth $126,197,785 over the last ninety days. 9.53% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.
Palantir Technologies Stock Down 1.7%
PLTR stock opened at $128.47 on Friday. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $138.18 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $152.74. Palantir Technologies Inc. has a twelve month low of $122.68 and a twelve month high of $207.52. The firm has a market cap of $307.98 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 144.35, a PEG ratio of 2.07 and a beta of 1.53.
Palantir Technologies (NASDAQ:PLTR – Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Monday, May 4th. The company reported $0.33 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.28 by $0.05. The firm had revenue of $1.63 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.54 billion. Palantir Technologies had a net margin of 43.67% and a return on equity of 28.34%. The business’s revenue was up 84.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $0.13 earnings per share. Research analysts expect that Palantir Technologies Inc. will post 1.18 EPS for the current year.
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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