M Holdings Securities Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Palantir Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:PLTR – Free Report) in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm purchased 15,771 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,803,000.
A number of other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in PLTR. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC purchased a new position in shares of Palantir Technologies during the 4th quarter valued at $450,000. Bison Wealth LLC grew its position in shares of Palantir Technologies by 37.4% during the 4th quarter. Bison Wealth LLC now owns 17,130 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,296,000 after purchasing an additional 4,667 shares in the last quarter. Capstone Wealth Management Group LLC grew its position in shares of Palantir Technologies by 38.0% during the 1st quarter. Capstone Wealth Management Group LLC now owns 17,147 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,447,000 after purchasing an additional 4,722 shares in the last quarter. Schnieders Capital Management LLC. grew its position in shares of Palantir Technologies by 36.8% during the 2nd quarter. Schnieders Capital Management LLC. now owns 6,294 shares of the company’s stock valued at $858,000 after purchasing an additional 1,694 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Vivaldi Capital Management LP purchased a new position in shares of Palantir Technologies during the 2nd quarter valued at $315,000. 45.65% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.
Key Headlines Impacting Palantir Technologies
Here are the key news stories impacting Palantir Technologies this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Management continues to showcase demand for Palantir’s AI platform, with the company highlighting customer adoption at AIPCon and announcing new enterprise partnerships, including a multi-year AI deal with McCarthy Building Companies and an AI-powered platform with Kirkland & Ellis. These updates reinforce the bull case that PLTR is becoming a core enterprise AI layer. Palantir’s AIPCon Shows Why Customers Are Fueling the Bull Case
- Positive Sentiment: Several analysts and commentators remain constructive, with Rosenblatt reiterating a buy rating and Wedbush maintaining an outperform view. That suggests some Wall Street support remains despite the recent pullback. Rosenblatt Remains a Buy On Palantir Technologies (PLTR)
- Positive Sentiment: CEO Alex Karp’s comments about enterprise customers being frustrated with frontier AI labs like OpenAI and Anthropic may help Palantir position itself as the safer, more enterprise-ready AI alternative. He also highlighted enthusiasm around SpaceX, which keeps Palantir tied to major AI/defense themes. Palantir’s Karp says businesses are ‘unhappy’ with the frontier AI labs
- Neutral Sentiment: The stock remains highly sensitive to AI sentiment and hype-cycle comparisons, with multiple articles debating whether PLTR’s premium valuation is justified after a strong run and sharp pullback. Palantir Stock Has Fallen More Than 35% From Its High. Is This the Pullback Long-Term AI Investors Have Been Waiting For?
- Neutral Sentiment: Michael Burry’s reported short against Palantir is still drawing attention and may be amplifying caution around AI stocks broadly, but it is more a sentiment overhang than a direct business development. Michael Burry’s NVDA, PLTR Shorts Are Paying Off—And More Trouble May Be Coming For AI Stocks
- Negative Sentiment: The biggest drag on PLTR is valuation risk: several recent pieces argue the stock is still expensive even after the selloff, and that earnings are the next key catalyst to prove the growth story can keep up with the multiple. Palantir Stock Has Fallen More Than 35% From Its High. Is This the Pullback Long-Term AI Investors Have Been Waiting For?
- Negative Sentiment: Broader negative headlines around AI competition, including new Anthropic model releases and concerns about frontier-lab economics, are pressuring sentiment across software names and may be contributing to Palantir’s recent decline. Workday, Oracle, and Palantir Technologies Shares Plummet, What You Need To Know
- Negative Sentiment: There is also fresh political/regulatory noise around Palantir’s UK NHS contract review, which could add headline risk if officials move toward using a break clause in 2027. UK reviewing Palantir’s NHS contract amid pressure to use break clause
Palantir Technologies Stock Down 1.4%
Palantir Technologies (NASDAQ:PLTR – Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Monday, May 4th. The company reported $0.33 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.28 by $0.05. Palantir Technologies had a net margin of 43.67% and a return on equity of 28.34%. The business had revenue of $1.63 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.54 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $0.13 earnings per share. The company’s revenue was up 84.7% on a year-over-year basis. Equities analysts expect that Palantir Technologies Inc. will post 1.18 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Insider Buying and Selling at Palantir Technologies
In other Palantir Technologies news, insider Stephen Andrew Cohen sold 319,934 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, May 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $136.04, for a total transaction of $43,523,821.36. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 592 shares in the company, valued at $80,535.68. This represents a 99.82% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. The sale was made to cover tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of equity awards. Also, insider Alexander C. Karp sold 397,744 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, May 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $136.04, for a total transaction of $54,109,093.76. Following the sale, the insider owned 6,432,258 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $875,044,378.32. The trade was a 5.82% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The sale was made to cover tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of equity awards. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 925,789 shares of company stock valued at $126,007,032. 9.53% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
PLTR has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. Zacks Research upgraded shares of Palantir Technologies from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 7th. Royal Bank Of Canada reiterated an “underperform” rating and issued a $90.00 target price on shares of Palantir Technologies in a research report on Tuesday, May 5th. Benchmark assumed coverage on shares of Palantir Technologies in a research report on Wednesday, April 1st. They issued a “hold” rating for the company. Argus upgraded shares of Palantir Technologies from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $190.00 target price for the company in a research report on Wednesday, May 6th. Finally, Wedbush reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $230.00 target price on shares of Palantir Technologies in a research report on Friday, June 5th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seventeen have issued a Buy rating, ten have given a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $192.76.
Read Our Latest Stock Report 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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