What is William Blair’s Forecast for PLTR FY2026 Earnings?

Palantir Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:PLTR) – William Blair upped their FY2026 EPS estimates for Palantir Technologies in a research report issued on Tuesday, November 4th. William Blair analyst L. Dipalma now anticipates that the company will post earnings of $1.09 per share for the year, up from their prior estimate of $0.68. The consensus estimate for Palantir Technologies’ current full-year earnings is $0.31 per share.

Palantir Technologies (NASDAQ:PLTR) last posted its earnings results on Monday, November 3rd. The company reported $0.21 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.17 by $0.04. The company had revenue of $1.18 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.09 billion. Palantir Technologies had a net margin of 28.11% and a return on equity of 15.48%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 62.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business posted $0.10 earnings per share. Palantir Technologies has set its FY 2025 guidance at EPS. Q4 2025 guidance at EPS.

A number of other research firms also recently commented on PLTR. UBS Group increased their price objective on shares of Palantir Technologies from $165.00 to $205.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Tuesday. Robert W. Baird boosted their price target on Palantir Technologies from $170.00 to $200.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Tuesday. Bank of America raised their price target on shares of Palantir Technologies from $215.00 to $255.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday. Mizuho increased their target price on shares of Palantir Technologies from $165.00 to $205.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Tuesday. Finally, Loop Capital raised their price objective on Palantir Technologies from $178.00 to $180.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 5th. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, sixteen have assigned a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $173.45.

Palantir Technologies Stock Performance

Shares of PLTR stock opened at $177.93 on Friday. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $177.73 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $153.68. Palantir Technologies has a 52 week low of $55.30 and a 52 week high of $207.52. The company has a market capitalization of $422.11 billion, a P/E ratio of 423.65, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 6.78 and a beta of 2.63.

Institutional Trading of Palantir Technologies

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

Insider Activity at Palantir Technologies

In other news, insider Ryan D. Taylor sold 36,048 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, September 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $158.35, for a total value of $5,708,200.80. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 307,470 shares in the company, valued at approximately $48,687,874.50. This represents a 10.49% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, insider David A. Glazer sold 81,000 shares of Palantir Technologies stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, September 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $154.47, for a total value of $12,512,070.00. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 431,169 shares in the company, valued at $66,602,675.43. The trade was a 15.82% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 1,527,750 shares of company stock valued at $234,463,896. 9.23% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

About Palantir Technologies

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.