Palantir Technologies (NASDAQ:PLTR) Price Target Lowered to $220.00 at Loop Capital

Palantir Technologies (NASDAQ:PLTR) had its price target decreased by Loop Capital from $230.00 to $220.00 in a research report issued to clients and investors on Friday,MarketScreener reports. The firm currently has a “buy” rating on the stock. Loop Capital’s target price would suggest a potential upside of 50.08% from the stock’s current price.

Several other research analysts have also issued reports on the stock. Piper Sandler upped their target price on shares of Palantir Technologies from $201.00 to $225.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 4th. Zacks Research raised shares of Palantir Technologies from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 1st. Jefferies Financial Group set a $208.00 price objective on shares of Palantir Technologies in a research note on Thursday, January 22nd. Citigroup upgraded shares of Palantir Technologies from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and lifted their target price for the stock from $210.00 to $235.00 in a research report on Monday, January 12th. Finally, Northland Securities boosted their price target on shares of Palantir Technologies from $14.00 to $18.50 in a research note on Tuesday, November 4th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have assigned a Buy rating, fifteen have assigned a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $185.89.

Palantir Technologies Stock Down 3.5%

Palantir Technologies stock opened at $146.59 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $349.39 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 349.03, a PEG ratio of 3.82 and a beta of 1.54. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $176.13 and a 200 day simple moving average of $173.41. Palantir Technologies has a 52 week low of $66.12 and a 52 week high of $207.52.

Palantir Technologies (NASDAQ:PLTR) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Monday, November 3rd. The company reported $0.21 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.17 by $0.04. The company had revenue of $1.18 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates 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 previous year, the firm earned $0.10 earnings per share. On average, research analysts anticipate that Palantir Technologies will post 0.31 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling at Palantir Technologies

In related news, insider Ryan D. Taylor sold 36,048 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, November 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $162.36, for a total value of $5,852,753.28. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 251,409 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $40,818,765.24. This represents a 12.54% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, insider Shyam Sankar sold 149,872 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, November 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $163.99, for a total transaction of $24,577,509.28. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 642,786 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $105,410,476.14. This trade represents a 18.91% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold a total of 1,023,444 shares of company stock worth $167,394,629 over the last three months. 9.23% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Secured Retirement Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of Palantir Technologies by 5.1% during the fourth quarter. Secured Retirement Advisors LLC now owns 3,304 shares of the company’s stock valued at $587,000 after purchasing an additional 160 shares in the last quarter. Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI lifted its position in Palantir Technologies by 6.2% during the fourth quarter. Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI now owns 31,749 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,643,000 after buying an additional 1,847 shares during the period. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Palantir Technologies during the fourth quarter valued at $69,000. Precision Wealth Strategies LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Palantir Technologies by 8.7% during the 4th quarter. Precision Wealth Strategies LLC now owns 27,948 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,968,000 after buying an additional 2,240 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Delta Investment Management LLC grew its position in shares of Palantir Technologies by 1.6% in the 4th quarter. Delta Investment Management LLC now owns 4,779 shares of the company’s stock worth $849,000 after buying an additional 76 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 45.65% of the company’s stock.

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

Palantir Technologies Company 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.