National Pension Service Acquires 107,922 Shares of Palantir Technologies Inc. $PLTR

National Pension Service lifted its stake in shares of Palantir Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:PLTR) by 2.5% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 4,475,175 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 107,922 shares during the quarter. Palantir Technologies accounts for about 0.6% of National Pension Service’s portfolio, making the stock its 25th largest position. National Pension Service owned about 0.19% of Palantir Technologies worth $816,361,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Briaud Financial Planning Inc bought a new stake in Palantir Technologies in the second quarter valued at approximately $27,000. LFA Lugano Financial Advisors SA acquired a new position in shares of Palantir Technologies during the second quarter valued at about $27,000. Frazier Financial Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of Palantir Technologies during the second quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Delos Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Palantir Technologies during the second quarter worth about $29,000. Finally, Zeit Capital LLC purchased a new position in Palantir Technologies in the second quarter worth $30,000. 45.65% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Palantir Technologies Stock Down 3.5%

Shares of PLTR stock opened at $146.59 on Friday. Palantir Technologies Inc. has a 52 week low of $66.12 and a 52 week high of $207.52. The firm has a market capitalization of $349.39 billion, a PE ratio of 349.03, a P/E/G ratio of 3.82 and a beta of 1.54. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $176.13 and a 200-day moving average price of $173.41.

Palantir Technologies (NASDAQ:PLTR) last posted its 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. The company had revenue of $1.18 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.09 billion. Palantir Technologies had a return on equity of 15.48% and a net margin of 28.11%.Palantir Technologies’s revenue was up 62.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $0.10 earnings per share. Analysts anticipate that Palantir Technologies Inc. will post 0.31 earnings per share for the current year.

More Palantir Technologies News

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

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several analysts have issued reports on the company. HSBC boosted their target price on Palantir Technologies from $181.00 to $197.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 5th. Wall Street Zen downgraded Palantir Technologies from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, November 28th. DA Davidson lifted their price objective on Palantir Technologies from $170.00 to $215.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 4th. Morgan Stanley raised their target price on Palantir Technologies from $155.00 to $205.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 4th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group set a $208.00 price objective on Palantir Technologies in a research report on Thursday, January 22nd. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have issued a Buy rating, fifteen have given a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Palantir Technologies currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $184.07.

Insider Activity at Palantir Technologies

In other Palantir Technologies news, Director Lauren Elaina Friedman Stat sold 3,400 shares of Palantir Technologies stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, January 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $181.35, for a total transaction of $616,590.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 58,687 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $10,642,887.45. The trade was a 5.48% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, insider Jeffrey Buckley sold 1,252 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, November 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $157.50, for a total value of $197,190.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 47,044 shares in the company, valued at $7,409,430. The trade was a 2.59% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold 1,023,444 shares of company stock worth $167,394,629 in the last 90 days. Insiders own 9.23% of the company’s stock.

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.