Palantir Technologies Inc. $PLTR Shares Bought by Mediolanum International Funds Ltd

Mediolanum International Funds Ltd lifted its holdings in Palantir Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:PLTR) by 7.6% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 343,234 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 24,208 shares during the quarter. Palantir Technologies accounts for approximately 0.6% of Mediolanum International Funds Ltd’s holdings, making the stock its 26th largest position. Mediolanum International Funds Ltd’s holdings in Palantir Technologies were worth $61,391,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of PLTR. Briaud Financial Planning Inc bought a new stake in shares of Palantir Technologies during the 2nd quarter worth about $27,000. LFA Lugano Financial Advisors SA acquired a new position in shares of Palantir Technologies during the second quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Frazier Financial Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Palantir Technologies during the second quarter worth approximately $28,000. Delos Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Palantir Technologies in the second quarter worth approximately $29,000. Finally, Zeit Capital LLC bought a new position in Palantir Technologies during the 2nd quarter valued at $30,000. 45.65% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Activity

In related news, insider Ryan D. Taylor sold 36,048 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, November 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $162.36, for a total value of $5,852,753.28. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 251,409 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $40,818,765.24. This represents a 12.54% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, insider Alexander C. Karp sold 359,325 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 value of $58,925,706.75. Following the sale, the insider owned 6,432,258 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,054,825,989.42. The trade was a 5.29% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold 1,023,444 shares of company stock valued at $167,394,629 in the last ninety days. Corporate insiders own 9.23% of the company’s stock.

Palantir Technologies Price Performance

Palantir Technologies stock opened at $146.59 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $349.39 billion, a P/E ratio of 349.03, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.82 and a beta of 1.54. Palantir Technologies Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $66.12 and a fifty-two week high of $207.52. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $176.13 and its 200-day simple moving average is $173.58.

Palantir Technologies (NASDAQ:PLTR) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Monday, November 3rd. The company reported $0.21 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate 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 for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.09 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.10 EPS. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 62.8% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, analysts expect that Palantir Technologies Inc. will post 0.31 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several brokerages have recently issued reports on PLTR. HSBC lifted their price target on Palantir Technologies from $181.00 to $197.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 5th. The Goldman Sachs Group lifted their target price on Palantir Technologies from $141.00 to $188.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 4th. Jefferies Financial Group set a $208.00 price target on shares of Palantir Technologies in a research report on Thursday, January 22nd. UBS Group upped their price target on shares of Palantir Technologies from $165.00 to $205.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 4th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada raised their price objective on shares of Palantir Technologies from $45.00 to $50.00 and gave the company an “underperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 4th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have given a Buy rating, fifteen have assigned a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $185.89.

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.