Freedom Capital Upgrades Palantir Technologies (NASDAQ:PLTR) to Strong-Buy

Palantir Technologies (NASDAQ:PLTR) was upgraded by analysts at Freedom Capital from a “strong sell” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note issued to investors on Friday,Zacks.com reports.

Other analysts have also issued research reports about the company. Loop Capital lowered their target price on Palantir Technologies from $230.00 to $220.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, January 30th. Royal Bank Of Canada increased their price objective on Palantir Technologies from $45.00 to $50.00 and gave the company an “underperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 4th. Bank of America boosted their target price on shares of Palantir Technologies from $215.00 to $255.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 4th. Zacks Research cut shares of Palantir Technologies from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, January 30th. Finally, Daiwa America raised shares of Palantir Technologies from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Tuesday. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have assigned a Buy rating, twelve have assigned a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $191.05.

Palantir Technologies Price Performance

NASDAQ PLTR opened at $131.36 on Friday. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $169.93 and a 200-day simple moving average of $172.41. The firm has a market capitalization of $313.09 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 208.51, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.48 and a beta of 1.64. Palantir Technologies has a 52-week low of $66.12 and a 52-week high of $207.52.

Palantir Technologies (NASDAQ:PLTR) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Monday, February 2nd. The company reported $0.25 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.23 by $0.02. Palantir Technologies had a return on equity of 23.81% and a net margin of 36.31%.The business had revenue of $1.41 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.34 billion. During the same period last year, the company earned $0.14 earnings per share. Palantir Technologies’s quarterly revenue was up 70.0% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, analysts predict that Palantir Technologies will post 0.31 EPS for the current year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, 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 transaction of $60,456.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 58,287 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $8,809,497.18. This trade represents a 0.68% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, insider Jeffrey Buckley sold 1,252 shares of Palantir Technologies stock in a transaction dated Monday, November 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $157.50, for a total value of $197,190.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 47,044 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $7,409,430. This trade represents a 2.59% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold a total of 1,023,844 shares of company stock valued at $167,455,085 over the last ninety days. 9.23% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Trading of Palantir Technologies

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Occidental Asset Management LLC increased its position in shares of Palantir Technologies by 2.8% during the third quarter. Occidental Asset Management LLC now owns 1,964 shares of the company’s stock valued at $358,000 after acquiring an additional 53 shares during the last quarter. Gallacher Capital Management LLC raised its position in shares of Palantir Technologies by 2.2% in the third quarter. Gallacher Capital Management LLC now owns 2,452 shares of the company’s stock valued at $447,000 after purchasing an additional 53 shares during the period. Bare Financial Services Inc lifted its position in shares of Palantir Technologies by 54.5% during the third quarter. Bare Financial Services Inc now owns 156 shares of the company’s stock worth $28,000 after acquiring an additional 55 shares in the last quarter. Lionshead Wealth Management LLC boosted its stake in Palantir Technologies by 0.4% in the 3rd quarter. Lionshead Wealth Management LLC now owns 13,130 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,395,000 after purchasing an additional 56 shares during the period. Finally, Ellenbecker Investment Group grew its stake in Palantir Technologies by 3.6% during the third quarter. Ellenbecker Investment Group now owns 1,619 shares of the company’s stock valued at $295,000 after acquiring an additional 57 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 45.65% of the company’s stock.

Key Palantir Technologies News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Strong fundamentals: Q4 results and guidance showed very strong growth (revenue up ~70% year-over-year) and expanding margins, reinforcing Palantir’s enterprise?AI commercial momentum — a primary reason bulls say the long?term case remains intact. Palantir Is Down 27%, But the Long-Term Math Still Favors Bulls
• Positive Sentiment: Defense/government catalyzer: DISA extended IL5/IL6 authorization to Palantir’s on?premises and edge PFCS deployments, widening addressable opportunities for classified and edge AI workloads. Palantir Receives DISA Authorization for PFCS Forward
• Positive Sentiment: Commercial contract renewal: Palantir signed a multi?year renewal with Airbus for Skywise, underscoring sticky enterprise relationships outside government. Palantir Signs a Multi-Year Contract Renewal With Airbus
• Neutral Sentiment: Analyst stance mixed: Some firms upgraded/affirmed PLTR on AI/contract momentum while others warn about valuation — consensus targets remain well above current levels, creating both upside and re?rating risk. Mizuho Cautious on Valuation but Backs Palantir Growth Outlook
• Negative Sentiment: Sharp valuation?led selloff: Heavy recent declines (reports of 25–27% pullbacks YTD) reflect retail weakness and rotation away from richly priced AI names; headlines frame PLTR as overvalued despite revenue gains. Palantir Drops 25% Despite 70% Revenue Growth
• Negative Sentiment: Bear pressure and options activity: Prominent bearish commentary (notably Michael Burry) and a large uptick in put?option volume have amplified downside volatility and investor caution. Michael Burry’s Bearish Call on Palantir
• Negative Sentiment: Retail/social sentiment turned bearish and insider selling noted in public filings — these behavioral signals can deepen short?term pressure even when fundamentals look strong. Quiver Quantitative Summary

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.