L.M. Kohn & Company Decreases Stake in Palantir Technologies Inc. $PLTR

L.M. Kohn & Company decreased its holdings in Palantir Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:PLTR) by 80.0% during the 3rd quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 1,469 shares of the company’s stock after selling 5,873 shares during the quarter. L.M. Kohn & Company’s holdings in Palantir Technologies were worth $268,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Keybank National Association OH increased its position in shares of Palantir Technologies by 15.8% in the third quarter. Keybank National Association OH now owns 30,101 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,491,000 after acquiring an additional 4,107 shares in the last quarter. Core Wealth Partners LLC boosted its position in Palantir Technologies by 11.6% during the 3rd quarter. Core Wealth Partners LLC now owns 1,794 shares of the company’s stock worth $327,000 after purchasing an additional 187 shares during the period. Howard Capital Management Inc. increased its holdings in Palantir Technologies by 9.2% in the 3rd quarter. Howard Capital Management Inc. now owns 108,660 shares of the company’s stock valued at $19,822,000 after purchasing an additional 9,169 shares in the last quarter. OneAscent Investment Solutions LLC raised its position in Palantir Technologies by 41.3% in the third quarter. OneAscent Investment Solutions LLC now owns 3,300 shares of the company’s stock valued at $602,000 after purchasing an additional 964 shares during the period. Finally, National Pension Service raised its position in Palantir Technologies by 2.5% in the third quarter. National Pension Service now owns 4,475,175 shares of the company’s stock valued at $816,361,000 after purchasing an additional 107,922 shares during the period. 45.65% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Trending Headlines about Palantir Technologies

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

• Positive Sentiment: Commercial traction and partnerships remain a tailwind — Palantir continues to win commercial deals and expands AIP deployments; a visible example is the Innodata data/annotation deal that supports Palantir’s AI platform and signals ongoing enterprise adoption. Innodata Selected by Palantir
• Positive Sentiment: Earnings expectations are high but supportive of the story — analysts and previews expect strong Q4 revenue growth (consensus and previews cite roughly ~60%+ YoY revenue growth and rising EPS), which could validate the AI-driven growth thesis if results beat. Zacks Q4 Preview
• Neutral Sentiment: Options and implied volatility point to a big move — the options market is pricing for a double‑digit swing around earnings, meaning elevated risk/reward for short‑term traders but not necessarily a directional signal. Investopedia on implied move
• Neutral Sentiment: Founder comments and media chatter (e.g., on Elon‑linked corporate moves) are getting airtime but are unlikely to be material to near‑term fundamentals; monitor for headlines but prioritize earnings and contract updates. Fox interview
• Negative Sentiment: Broader software/AI sector selloff is pressuring PLTR — sector weakness is amplifying outflows from richly valued AI names and contributing to today’s decline. Benzinga on software rout
• Negative Sentiment: Reputational and political risk (ICE contracts) is resurfacing — renewed headlines about government work can sap sentiment, potentially slowing federal contract momentum or triggering short‑term selling. MarketBeat reality check
• Negative Sentiment: Technical damage: PLTR broke key supports (200‑day MA and the $150 area) and formed bearish patterns; higher volume on the pullback suggests profit‑taking and raises the odds of further near‑term downside if earnings disappoint. Benzinga technicals
• Negative Sentiment: Valuation remains a double‑edged sword — PLTR trades at a very high multiple (P/E elevated vs. peers), so even a good print that falls short of lofty expectations could trigger outsized selling; some analysts even flag deep downside scenarios. Analyst warning

Palantir Technologies Trading Down 3.5%

Shares of NASDAQ PLTR opened at $146.59 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $349.39 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 349.03, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.82 and a beta of 1.54. Palantir Technologies Inc. has a twelve month low of $66.12 and a twelve month high of $207.52. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $176.13 and a 200-day simple moving average of $173.41.

Palantir Technologies (NASDAQ:PLTR) last released its quarterly earnings data on Monday, November 3rd. The company reported $0.21 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.17 by $0.04. Palantir Technologies had a net margin of 28.11% and a return on equity of 15.48%. The firm had revenue of $1.18 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.09 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.10 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was up 62.8% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, equities analysts predict that Palantir Technologies Inc. will post 0.31 earnings per share for the current year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research firms have recently issued reports on PLTR. Jefferies Financial Group set a $208.00 target price on Palantir Technologies in a research note on Thursday, January 22nd. HSBC lifted their price objective on shares of Palantir Technologies from $181.00 to $197.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 5th. Phillip Securities initiated coverage on shares of Palantir Technologies in a research note on Thursday, January 22nd. They issued a “buy” rating and a $208.00 target price for the company. Citigroup upgraded shares of Palantir Technologies from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and boosted their price objective for the stock from $210.00 to $235.00 in a report on Monday, January 12th. Finally, Mizuho raised their target price on Palantir Technologies from $165.00 to $205.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 4th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have issued a Buy rating, fifteen have issued a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Palantir Technologies has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $184.07.

Insider Buying and Selling at Palantir Technologies

In other news, insider Ryan D. Taylor sold 12,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, January 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $181.35, for a total transaction of $2,176,200.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 239,409 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $43,416,822.15. This represents a 4.77% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, insider Shyam Sankar sold 19,004 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, November 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $156.25, for a total transaction of $2,969,375.00. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 642,786 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $100,435,312.50. This trade represents a 2.87% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 1,023,444 shares of company stock worth $167,394,629. 9.23% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

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.