Equities Analysts Set Expectations for PLTR FY2026 Earnings

Palantir Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:PLTR) – Research analysts at DA Davidson raised their FY2026 EPS estimates for Palantir Technologies in a report issued on Tuesday, November 4th. DA Davidson analyst G. Luria now forecasts that the company will post earnings of $0.74 per share for the year, up from their previous estimate of $0.48. DA Davidson has a “Neutral” rating and a $215.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Palantir Technologies’ current full-year earnings is $0.31 per share.

PLTR has been the topic of a number of other reports. Royal Bank Of Canada increased their price target on shares of Palantir Technologies from $45.00 to $50.00 and gave the company an “underperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft upped their price objective on shares of Palantir Technologies from $160.00 to $200.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday. Daiwa Capital Markets increased their target price on shares of Palantir Technologies from $178.00 to $200.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday. Loop Capital boosted their price target on shares of Palantir Technologies from $178.00 to $180.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 5th. Finally, Robert W. Baird upped their price target on shares of Palantir Technologies from $170.00 to $200.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Tuesday. Five analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, sixteen have assigned a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Palantir Technologies presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $173.45.

Palantir Technologies Trading Up 1.6%

Shares of NASDAQ PLTR opened at $177.93 on Thursday. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $177.73 and its 200 day moving average is $153.68. The stock has a market cap of $422.11 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 423.65, a P/E/G ratio of 6.78 and a beta of 2.63. Palantir Technologies has a 1-year low of $55.30 and a 1-year high of $207.52.

Palantir Technologies (NASDAQ:PLTR) last released its quarterly earnings results on Monday, November 3rd. The company reported $0.21 earnings per share for the quarter, beating 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 business had revenue of $1.18 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.09 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.10 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 62.8% on a year-over-year basis. Palantir Technologies has set its FY 2025 guidance at EPS. Q4 2025 guidance at EPS.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Palantir Technologies

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in PLTR. Mechanics Financial Corp bought a new stake in shares of Palantir Technologies during the 1st quarter valued at about $25,000. Signature Resources Capital Management LLC bought a new position in Palantir Technologies in the second quarter worth about $25,000. Wealth Preservation Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in Palantir Technologies in the first quarter worth about $27,000. 1248 Management LLC bought a new stake in Palantir Technologies during the 1st quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Finally, Briaud Financial Planning Inc bought a new stake in Palantir Technologies during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Institutional investors own 45.65% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at Palantir Technologies

In other Palantir Technologies news, insider Ryan D. Taylor sold 36,048 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, September 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $158.35, for a total transaction of $5,708,200.80. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 307,470 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $48,687,874.50. This represents a 10.49% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, insider Stephen Andrew Cohen sold 191,720 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, August 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $151.37, for a total value of $29,020,656.40. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 592 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $89,611.04. This trade represents a 99.69% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last three months, insiders have sold 1,527,750 shares of company stock valued at $234,463,896. Company insiders own 9.23% of the company’s stock.

Palantir Technologies Company Profile

Palantir Technologies, Inc engages in the business of building and deploying software platforms that serve as the central operating systems for its customers. It operates under the Commercial and Government segments. The Commercial segment focuses on customers working in non-government industries. The Government segment is involved in providing services to customers that are the United States government and non-United States government agencies.