Cadent Capital Advisors LLC Decreases Stock Position in Palantir Technologies Inc. $PLTR

Cadent Capital Advisors LLC cut its holdings in shares of Palantir Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:PLTR) by 73.8% in the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 3,311 shares of the company’s stock after selling 9,341 shares during the period. Cadent Capital Advisors LLC’s holdings in Palantir Technologies were worth $604,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. Norges Bank acquired a new position in Palantir Technologies during the 2nd quarter worth $3,307,457,000. Kingstone Capital Partners Texas LLC bought a new position in Palantir Technologies during the 2nd quarter worth $2,543,888,000. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Palantir Technologies by 3.6% in the 2nd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 205,717,666 shares of the company’s stock worth $28,043,432,000 after acquiring an additional 7,194,216 shares during the period. State Street Corp lifted its position in Palantir Technologies by 6.9% in the 2nd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 94,481,128 shares of the company’s stock valued at $12,879,667,000 after purchasing an additional 6,097,629 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Amundi boosted its stake in Palantir Technologies by 56.1% during the 1st quarter. Amundi now owns 10,620,301 shares of the company’s stock valued at $887,857,000 after purchasing an additional 3,815,386 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 45.65% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

PLTR has been the topic of several analyst reports. UBS Group raised their price target on shares of Palantir Technologies from $165.00 to $205.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 4th. Royal Bank Of Canada raised their target price on Palantir Technologies from $45.00 to $50.00 and gave the company an “underperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 4th. Raymond James Financial reaffirmed a “market perform” rating on shares of Palantir Technologies in a research note on Tuesday, November 4th. Cantor Fitzgerald increased their price target on Palantir Technologies from $155.00 to $198.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 4th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group reissued an “underperform” rating on shares of Palantir Technologies in a report on Tuesday, November 4th. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, sixteen have given a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $172.28.

Palantir Technologies Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ PLTR opened at $193.95 on Thursday. Palantir Technologies Inc. has a 1 year low of $63.40 and a 1 year high of $207.52. The firm has a market cap of $462.27 billion, a P/E ratio of 461.80, a PEG ratio of 7.53 and a beta of 1.49. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $180.65 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $167.07.

Palantir Technologies (NASDAQ:PLTR) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Monday, November 3rd. The company reported $0.21 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.17 by $0.04. Palantir Technologies had a return on equity of 15.48% and a net margin of 28.11%.The company had revenue of $1.18 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.09 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $0.10 EPS. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 62.8% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, research analysts predict that Palantir Technologies Inc. will post 0.31 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Key Stores Impacting Palantir Technologies

Here are the key news stories impacting Palantir Technologies this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Wedbush upgraded/expressed strong enthusiasm for Palantir’s AI platform, calling it a potential game?changer for enterprise AI — a catalyst cited by traders who’ve been driving recent gains. PLTR: Palantir Surges on Wedbush Call, AI Platform Seen as Game?Changer
• Positive Sentiment: BofA reiterated a Buy after investor meetings with Palantir execs and kept a high $255 price target, reinforcing the bull case around AI adoption and international commercial traction. BofA Reiterates Buy on Palantir (PLTR) After Investor Meetings
• Positive Sentiment: Multiple bullish price targets and analyst notes (median target around $200; some well above) fuel momentum and give traders targets to chase into 2026. Palantir: When Solid Fundamentals Are Not Enough
• Positive Sentiment: Ongoing large government deals and reported award payments support the revenue runway and justify premium multiples for growth?oriented investors. Analysts cite these contract wins in bullish forecasts. PLTR Military Deals & AI Scrutiny
• Neutral Sentiment: Numerous media pieces and price?prediction articles (24/7 Wall St., TipRanks, Seeking Alpha) are amplifying both upside scenarios and downside risk, increasing retail interest and trading volume volatility into year?end. Will Palantir Continue to Skyrocket in 2026?
• Neutral Sentiment: Short?interest data reported appears anomalous (shows zero), so it’s not a clear driver; ignore noisy/incorrect short?interest reads until confirmed by official exchanges. (No reliable link — data flagged as NaN/0.)
• Negative Sentiment: Significant insider selling has been reported across senior executives over recent months — a headline that can sap investor confidence and prompt profit?taking. Palantir Opinions on AI Platform Growth (Quiver summary)
• Negative Sentiment: Notable investors such as Stanley Druckenmiller have sold PLTR, and coverage noting Michael Burry’s warnings on tech/AI excesses has added caution among value and event?driven funds. Billionaire Stanley Druckenmiller Sold Nvidia and Palantir
• Negative Sentiment: Valuation scrutiny is intensifying after PLTR’s sharp multi?year rally; several analysts warn that high multiples raise downside risk if execution or growth guidance slips. Palantir (PLTR) Valuation Check After a Powerful Multi?Year Share Price Surge

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, insider David A. Glazer sold 9,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, December 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $185.91, for a total transaction of $1,673,190.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 413,639 shares in the company, valued at approximately $76,899,626.49. This trade represents a 2.13% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, insider Ryan D. Taylor sold 36,048 shares of Palantir Technologies stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, November 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $162.36, for a total transaction of $5,852,753.28. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 251,409 shares in the company, valued at $40,818,765.24. This represents a 12.54% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold 1,008,844 shares of company stock worth $164,750,951 in the last ninety days. Insiders own 9.23% of the company’s stock.

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.