Savant Capital LLC trimmed its stake in shares of Palantir Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:PLTR – Free Report) by 50.1% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 21,464 shares of the company’s stock after selling 21,570 shares during the quarter. Savant Capital LLC’s holdings in Palantir Technologies were worth $3,815,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
A number of other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its holdings in Palantir Technologies by 0.7% during the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 215,444,098 shares of the company’s stock valued at $38,295,188,000 after purchasing an additional 1,557,828 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp boosted its holdings in Palantir Technologies by 7.2% during the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 101,258,899 shares of the company’s stock valued at $18,471,648,000 after purchasing an additional 6,777,771 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in Palantir Technologies by 1.5% during the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 54,200,265 shares of the company’s stock valued at $9,599,882,000 after purchasing an additional 805,047 shares in the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. boosted its holdings in Palantir Technologies by 5.9% during the third quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 21,798,785 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,976,534,000 after purchasing an additional 1,213,529 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Northern Trust Corp boosted its holdings in Palantir Technologies by 3.8% during the third quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 21,088,462 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,846,957,000 after purchasing an additional 769,238 shares in the last quarter. 45.65% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
Palantir Technologies Stock Performance
NASDAQ:PLTR opened at $156.54 on Friday. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $141.70 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $156.13. Palantir Technologies Inc. has a 52-week low of $118.93 and a 52-week high of $207.52. The company has a market cap of $375.27 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 175.89, a P/E/G ratio of 2.48 and a beta of 1.52.
Insider Activity at Palantir Technologies
In other Palantir Technologies news, insider Shyam Sankar sold 165,514 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, May 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $136.04, for a total transaction of $22,516,524.56. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 642,786 shares in the company, valued at approximately $87,444,607.44. The trade was a 20.48% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. The sale was made to cover tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of equity awards. Also, insider Ryan D. Taylor sold 19,662 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, May 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $136.04, for a total transaction of $2,674,818.48. Following the sale, the insider owned 199,759 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $27,175,214.36. The trade was a 8.96% decrease in their position. 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. In the last ninety days, insiders have sold 922,524 shares of company stock worth $125,501,302. 9.53% of the stock is owned by company insiders.
Key Headlines Impacting Palantir Technologies
Here are the key news stories impacting Palantir Technologies this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Investors are bidding up PLTR after Dell’s blockbuster earnings helped validate Palantir’s AI Factory partnership, reinforcing confidence in enterprise AI spending and lifting software names broadly. PLTR Stock Alert: Why Palantir Is Getting a Boost from Dell Earnings
- Positive Sentiment: Strong demand for AI software is also supporting PLTR, with articles pointing to renewed optimism across the sector after Snowflake’s results and a broader rebound in software stocks. Palantir Stock Is Having Its Best Day in a Year. Software Looks Like a Buy Again.
- Positive Sentiment: Unusually heavy call-option buying suggests traders are positioning for more upside, adding to momentum in the shares.
- Positive Sentiment: Several pieces highlighted improving technicals, including a possible structural bottom and trend reversal, which can attract momentum and algorithmic buyers. Palantir (PLTR) Price Forecast: Structural Bottom Signals Trend Reversal
- Neutral Sentiment: Analyst-related commentary noted upside potential from current price targets and recent earnings estimate revisions, but this is more supportive than a direct stock-moving catalyst. Does Palantir Technologies (PLTR) Have the Potential to Rally 35.91% as Wall Street Analysts Expect?
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
PLTR has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. DZ Bank initiated coverage on Palantir Technologies in a report on Thursday, April 23rd. They issued a “buy” rating and a $175.00 target price on the stock. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reissued a “hold” rating and issued a $200.00 target price on shares of Palantir Technologies in a report on Tuesday, February 3rd. Cantor Fitzgerald reissued a “neutral” rating and issued a $138.00 target price on shares of Palantir Technologies in a report on Friday, May 22nd. Mizuho reduced their target price on Palantir Technologies from $195.00 to $185.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, April 14th. Finally, William Blair raised Palantir Technologies from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, February 2nd. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seventeen have assigned a Buy rating, ten have given a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $192.76.
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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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