Palantir Technologies (NASDAQ:PLTR) Director Sells $60,456.00 in Stock
by Teresa Graham · The Cerbat GemPalantir Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:PLTR – Get Free Report) Director Lauren Elaina Friedman Stat sold 400 shares of Palantir Technologies stock in a transaction on Monday, February 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $151.14, for a total value of $60,456.00. Following the sale, the director directly owned 58,287 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $8,809,497.18. The trade was a 0.68% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website.
Lauren Elaina Friedman Stat also recently made the following trade(s):
- On Friday, January 2nd, Lauren Elaina Friedman Stat sold 3,400 shares of Palantir Technologies stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $181.35, for a total value of $616,590.00.
Palantir Technologies Stock Performance
Shares of Palantir Technologies stock traded down $18.34 during trading on Wednesday, hitting $139.54. 112,731,315 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 42,078,484. The stock has a market cap of $332.59 billion, a P/E ratio of 221.50, a PEG ratio of 3.97 and a beta of 1.64. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $175.20 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $173.49. Palantir Technologies Inc. has a twelve month low of $66.12 and a twelve month high of $207.52.
Palantir Technologies (NASDAQ:PLTR – Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Monday, February 2nd. The company reported $0.25 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.23 by $0.02. The business had revenue of $1.41 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.34 billion. Palantir Technologies had a net margin of 36.31% and a return on equity of 23.81%. Palantir Technologies’s quarterly revenue was up 70.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $0.14 EPS. On average, equities research analysts expect that Palantir Technologies Inc. will post 0.31 EPS for the current fiscal year.
More Palantir Technologies News
Here are the key news stories impacting Palantir Technologies this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Blowout Q4 results and aggressive FY‑2026 guidance (revenue, EPS, margins and bookings all topped expectations), which earlier triggered the rally and underpinned bullish analyst revisions. Read More.
- Positive Sentiment: Multiple analyst upgrades and price‑target hikes (including bulls raising targets and at least one street‑high PT) that gave institutional and retail investors cover to buy after the earnings beat. Read More.
- Positive Sentiment: U.S. commercial demand surged (management cited very large deal wins and a sharp jump in U.S. commercial sales), supporting the thesis that Palantir is monetizing AI effectively. Read More.
- Neutral Sentiment: Friendly media and TV commentary (CNBC, Jim Cramer, others) reinforced the upbeat narrative but also amplified intraday volatility as viewers reacted to rapid price moves. Read More.
- Neutral Sentiment: CEO remarks flag a geographic growth split — strong U.S. adoption but what management calls slower uptake in parts of Europe/Canada, which could cap international upside. Read More.
- Negative Sentiment: Valuation worries resurfaced quickly: commentators flagged that Palantir’s rich multiples mean the bar for future execution is very high — a primary reason for profit‑taking after the rally. Read More.
- Negative Sentiment: After the huge post‑earnings pop, intraday heavy volume and profit‑taking forced a pullback — traders who bought the initial surge appear to be exiting on the first signs of a rollover. Read More.
- Negative Sentiment: Persistent micro‑risks: notable insider selling disclosures and reports of hedge‑fund activity (e.g., option bets by prominent investors) add to the narrative that some participants are hedging or booking gains. Read More.
Institutional Inflows and Outflows
Hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC bought a new stake in shares of Palantir Technologies in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $450,000. Bison Wealth LLC boosted its stake in Palantir Technologies by 37.4% in the 4th quarter. Bison Wealth LLC now owns 17,130 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,296,000 after buying an additional 4,667 shares in the last quarter. Capstone Wealth Management Group LLC boosted its stake in Palantir Technologies by 38.0% in the 1st quarter. Capstone Wealth Management Group LLC now owns 17,147 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,447,000 after buying an additional 4,722 shares in the last quarter. Grimes & Company Inc. grew its position in Palantir Technologies by 10.4% in the second quarter. Grimes & Company Inc. now owns 3,408 shares of the company’s stock valued at $465,000 after acquiring an additional 322 shares during the period. Finally, DAVENPORT & Co LLC raised its stake in Palantir Technologies by 18.6% during the second quarter. DAVENPORT & Co LLC now owns 89,130 shares of the company’s stock worth $12,150,000 after acquiring an additional 13,967 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 45.65% of the company’s stock.
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
Several brokerages have commented on PLTR. Jefferies Financial Group set a $208.00 price target on Palantir Technologies in a report on Thursday, January 22nd. The Goldman Sachs Group decreased their price objective on shares of Palantir Technologies from $188.00 to $182.00 in a report on Tuesday. Piper Sandler reiterated an “overweight” rating and issued a $230.00 target price on shares of Palantir Technologies in a report on Tuesday. Bank of America upped their price target on shares of Palantir Technologies from $215.00 to $255.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 4th. Finally, Citigroup lifted their price objective on Palantir Technologies from $235.00 to $260.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have issued a Buy rating, twelve have issued a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $191.95.
Read Our Latest Report on Palantir Technologies
Palantir Technologies Company 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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