RKL Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Palantir Technologies Inc. (NYSE:PLTR – Free Report) during the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund purchased 5,539 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $206,000.
Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in PLTR. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its holdings in Palantir Technologies by 1.6% during the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 196,834,580 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,529,164,000 after acquiring an additional 3,029,317 shares in the last quarter. ARK Investment Management LLC grew its holdings in Palantir Technologies by 2.2% during the 2nd quarter. ARK Investment Management LLC now owns 13,023,099 shares of the company’s stock worth $329,875,000 after acquiring an additional 277,623 shares in the last quarter. Legal & General Group Plc grew its holdings in Palantir Technologies by 1.4% during the 2nd quarter. Legal & General Group Plc now owns 11,917,200 shares of the company’s stock worth $301,871,000 after acquiring an additional 167,030 shares in the last quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp grew its holdings in Palantir Technologies by 4.2% during the 2nd quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 7,326,275 shares of the company’s stock worth $185,575,000 after acquiring an additional 292,885 shares in the last quarter. Finally, International Assets Investment Management LLC grew its holdings in Palantir Technologies by 3,476.2% during the 3rd quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 6,832,301 shares of the company’s stock worth $254,162,000 after acquiring an additional 6,641,253 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 45.65% of the company’s stock.
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
Several brokerages have weighed in on PLTR. DA Davidson raised their price objective on shares of Palantir Technologies from $28.00 to $47.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 5th. Northland Securities raised their price objective on shares of Palantir Technologies from $35.00 to $38.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 5th. Royal Bank of Canada reissued an “underperform” rating and set a $9.00 price objective on shares of Palantir Technologies in a report on Tuesday, August 6th. Northland Capmk raised shares of Palantir Technologies to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, August 22nd. Finally, Wedbush lifted their price target on shares of Palantir Technologies from $38.00 to $45.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, September 26th. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have given a hold rating and two have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $31.71.
Palantir Technologies Trading Up 4.5 %
PLTR stock opened at $58.39 on Friday. Palantir Technologies Inc. has a 52 week low of $15.66 and a 52 week high of $58.48. The company has a market capitalization of $130.76 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 291.96 and a beta of 2.70. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $40.13 and its two-hundred day moving average is $30.65.
Palantir Technologies (NYSE:PLTR – Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Monday, November 4th. The company reported $0.10 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.09 by $0.01. Palantir Technologies had a net margin of 18.01% and a return on equity of 9.94%. The company had revenue of $725.52 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $705.11 million. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $0.03 EPS. Palantir Technologies’s revenue was up 30.0% on a year-over-year basis. On average, equities research analysts predict that Palantir Technologies Inc. will post 0.19 earnings per share for the current year.
Insider Buying and Selling
In related news, insider Alexander C. Karp sold 4,500,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, November 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $55.03, for a total value of $247,635,000.00. Following the sale, the insider now directly owns 6,432,258 shares in the company, valued at $353,967,157.74. The trade was a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. In related news, insider Alexander C. Karp sold 4,500,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, November 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $55.03, for a total value of $247,635,000.00. Following the sale, the insider now directly owns 6,432,258 shares in the company, valued at $353,967,157.74. The trade was a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, insider Heather A. Planishek sold 20,000 shares of Palantir Technologies stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, November 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $49.96, for a total transaction of $999,200.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now directly owns 562,006 shares in the company, valued at approximately $28,077,819.76. This trade represents a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 25,482,878 shares of company stock worth $1,044,202,496 in the last ninety days. 12.93% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.
Palantir Technologies Profile
Palantir Technologies Inc builds and deploys software platforms for the intelligence community to assist in counterterrorism investigations and operations in the United States, the United Kingdom, and internationally. The company provides Palantir Gotham, a software platform which enables users to identify patterns hidden deep within datasets, ranging from signals intelligence sources to reports from confidential informants, as well as facilitates the handoff between analysts and operational users, helping operators plan and execute real-world responses to threats that have been identified within the platform.
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