DA Davidson Lowers Palantir Technologies (NASDAQ:PLTR) Price Target to $180.00

Palantir Technologies (NASDAQ:PLTR) had its target price cut by analysts at DA Davidson from $215.00 to $180.00 in a note issued to investors on Tuesday, Marketbeat reports. DA Davidson’s price objective would indicate a potential upside of 14.77% from the stock’s current price.

PLTR has been the topic of several other reports. Daiwa Capital Markets boosted their target price on Palantir Technologies from $178.00 to $200.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, November 6th. Mizuho set a $195.00 price target on Palantir Technologies in a research report on Tuesday. HSBC increased their price objective on shares of Palantir Technologies from $181.00 to $197.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 5th. Truist Financial began coverage on shares of Palantir Technologies in a research note on Tuesday, January 6th. They set a “buy” rating and a $223.00 price objective for the company. Finally, Zacks Research downgraded shares of Palantir Technologies from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday. Ten equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, thirteen have given a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $190.45.

Palantir Technologies Stock Performance

Shares of Palantir Technologies stock traded up $9.07 during trading on Tuesday, hitting $156.83. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 30,923,832 shares, compared to its average volume of 40,390,793. Palantir Technologies has a 52 week low of $66.12 and a 52 week high of $207.52. The company has a market capitalization of $373.80 billion, a PE ratio of 372.66, a P/E/G ratio of 3.69 and a beta of 1.54. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $175.84 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $173.70.

Palantir Technologies (NASDAQ:PLTR) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Monday, February 2nd. The company reported $0.25 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.23 by $0.02. Palantir Technologies had a net margin of 28.11% and a return on equity of 15.48%. The business had revenue of $1.41 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.34 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $0.14 earnings per share. The business’s revenue was up 70.0% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, analysts predict that Palantir Technologies will post 0.31 EPS for the current year.

Insider Activity at Palantir Technologies

In other Palantir Technologies news, insider David A. Glazer sold 9,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on 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 sale, the insider directly owned 413,639 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $76,899,626.49. This represents a 2.13% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, insider Shyam Sankar sold 19,004 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, November 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $156.25, for a total transaction of $2,969,375.00. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 642,786 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $100,435,312.50. The trade was a 2.87% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold a total of 1,023,444 shares of company stock valued at $167,394,629 in the last three months. Corporate insiders own 9.23% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Palantir Technologies

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of PLTR. Briaud Financial Planning Inc bought a new position in Palantir Technologies in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $27,000. LFA Lugano Financial Advisors SA purchased a new stake in shares of Palantir Technologies in the second quarter worth approximately $27,000. Frazier Financial Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Palantir Technologies in the 2nd quarter worth about $28,000. Bare Financial Services Inc boosted its holdings in shares of Palantir Technologies by 54.5% in the third 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 period. Finally, Delos Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new position in Palantir Technologies during the 2nd quarter worth about $29,000. 45.65% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

More Palantir Technologies News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Q4 beat and eye?catching guidance — Palantir reported $1.41B revenue (+70% YoY) and beat EPS expectations; management guided FY?2026 revenue meaningfully higher (about +61% / ~$7.2B), signaling accelerating top?line momentum. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: AI + U.S. commercial demand is driving durable revenue jumps — U.S. commercial revenue rose ~137% and management said AI adoption is boosting existing-client spend, a theme investors view as sustainable growth. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Wall Street revising estimates — Several firms upgraded PLTR (William Blair, Robert W. Baird, Northland) and Citi set a street?high $235 target, adding fuel to buyer interest. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Profitability & cash flow improvement — The quarter showed wider margins, strong operating profit and sizable operating cash generation, which supports the bullish narrative beyond pure revenue growth. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Macro / market context — A partial U.S. government shutdown delayed some economic releases, meaning earnings are the market focus this week; positive PLTR results are helping lift futures and tech ETFs. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Public comments and reputation risks — CEO remarks defending government work continue to draw attention; that shapes long?term political/regulatory debate but was not the primary driver of today’s move. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Heavy insider selling remains a red flag — Third?party trackers show numerous insider sales and no recent insider buys, which some investors see as a governance/lockup signal to monitor. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Valuation and recent volatility — PLTR still trades at a very high P/E and has seen sharp pullbacks (notably an ~18% January drop). Elevated multiples increase the risk of profit?taking even after a strong quarter. Read More.

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.