Tema ETFs LLC grew its holdings in Palantir Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:PLTR – Free Report) by 11.8% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 47,458 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 5,027 shares during the quarter. Tema ETFs LLC’s holdings in Palantir Technologies were worth $5,537,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.
A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in PLTR. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its stake in Palantir Technologies by 0.7% in the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 215,444,098 shares of the company’s stock valued at $38,295,188,000 after acquiring an additional 1,557,828 shares during the period. State Street Corp raised its position in Palantir Technologies by 1.1% in the fourth quarter. State Street Corp now owns 102,385,317 shares of the company’s stock worth $18,198,990,000 after purchasing an additional 1,126,418 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in Palantir Technologies by 1.5% during the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 54,200,265 shares of the company’s stock worth $9,599,882,000 after purchasing an additional 805,047 shares during the period. Norges Bank bought a new position in Palantir Technologies during the fourth quarter worth about $5,149,641,000. Finally, Invesco Ltd. lifted its stake in Palantir Technologies by 2.8% during the fourth quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 22,415,082 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,984,281,000 after purchasing an additional 616,297 shares during the period. 45.65% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.
Insiders Place Their Bets
In other Palantir Technologies news, insider Jeffrey Buckley sold 1,481 shares of Palantir Technologies stock in a transaction on Thursday, June 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $128.80, for a total value of $190,752.80. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 60,226 shares in the company, valued at approximately $7,757,108.80. The trade was a 2.40% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, insider Shyam Sankar sold 35,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, August 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $155.70, for a total value of $5,449,500.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 642,786 shares in the company, valued at approximately $100,081,780.20. This represents a 5.16% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 1,150,302 shares of company stock valued at $156,197,565. Company insiders own 9.53% of the company’s stock.
Key Headlines Impacting Palantir Technologies
- Positive Sentiment: Blowout results and raised guidance remain the primary bullish catalyst. Palantir reported quarterly revenue of $1.94 billion, up 92.8% year over year and ahead of expectations, while EPS also exceeded consensus. Coverage suggests the guidance increase implies roughly $362 million in additional second-half revenue. Q2 Earnings Season Standouts
- Positive Sentiment: Commercial AI demand is accelerating. Recent reports highlight 110% commercial revenue growth, 79% government revenue growth, a 62% adjusted EBITDA margin and $1.22 billion in free cash flow. Palantir’s open-weight model strategy could help differentiate its platforms from OpenAI and Anthropic by giving customers more control over customized models. Palantir Q2: Karp Takes On the Two AI Labs
- Positive Sentiment: Bullish price targets and strategic importance support the shares. Commentary includes a $220 target, representing potential upside from recent levels, while analysts and investors point to Palantir’s expanding U.S. commercial market, defense role and growing backlog as reasons the rally may continue. Prediction: Palantir Will Hit $220 This Year
- Neutral Sentiment: Macro conditions could amplify volatility. Investors are awaiting the July CPI report, with a softer-than-expected reading potentially supporting high-beta AI stocks such as PLTR. The reported short-interest figures showing zero shares appear unreliable because the data also lists an undefined percentage change.
- Negative Sentiment: Profit-taking and insider selling are creating near-term pressure. ARK Invest trimmed approximately $21 million of PLTR after the recent surge, while CTO Shyam Sankar sold 35,000 shares worth about $5.45 million under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan. Cathie Wood Sold Palantir Shares
- Negative Sentiment: Valuation concerns remain significant. With a price-to-earnings ratio near 150, the stock is priced for sustained exceptional growth. Michael Burry’s long-dated put positions, targeting strikes in the low-to-mid $100s, reinforce concerns that expectations may be too high. Michael Burry’s Palantir Put Positions
Palantir Technologies Trading Down 0.2%
Shares of Palantir Technologies stock opened at $174.94 on Wednesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $419.39 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 149.52, a P/E/G ratio of 2.50 and a beta of 1.59. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $132.50 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $139.81. Palantir Technologies Inc. has a 1-year low of $106.37 and a 1-year high of $207.52.
Palantir Technologies (NASDAQ:PLTR – Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Monday, August 3rd. The company reported $0.41 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.34 by $0.07. The company had revenue of $1.94 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.81 billion. Palantir Technologies had a net margin of 49.01% and a return on equity of 30.57%. Palantir Technologies’s quarterly revenue was up 92.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.16 earnings per share. As a group, equities research analysts predict that Palantir Technologies Inc. will post 1.26 EPS for the current year.
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
PLTR has been the topic of several analyst reports. Wedbush began coverage on Palantir Technologies in a research note on Tuesday, June 16th. They issued an “outperform” rating on the stock. BNP Paribas Exane began coverage on Palantir Technologies in a research report on Tuesday, June 16th. They set an “underperform” rating for the company. BTIG Research lowered Palantir Technologies to a “neutral” rating in a research note on Tuesday, June 16th. Needham & Company LLC set a $215.00 price target on Palantir Technologies in a research report on Tuesday. Finally, Citigroup lowered Palantir Technologies from a “buy” rating to a “market perform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 4th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty have given a Buy rating, eleven have assigned a Hold rating and three have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Palantir Technologies presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $192.19.
Read Our Latest Analysis on Palantir Technologies
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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