Rational Advisors Inc. Sells 16,075 Shares of Palantir Technologies Inc. $PLTR

Rational Advisors Inc. lowered its stake in Palantir Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:PLTR) by 94.8% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 873 shares of the company’s stock after selling 16,075 shares during the quarter. Rational Advisors Inc.’s holdings in Palantir Technologies were worth $102,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of PLTR. Basepoint Wealth LLC bought a new position in Palantir Technologies in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Ballast Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Palantir Technologies during the 1st quarter worth approximately $29,000. Cornerstone Financial Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Palantir Technologies during the 4th quarter worth approximately $31,000. Whipplewood Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Palantir Technologies during the 1st quarter worth approximately $32,000. Finally, Prudent Man Investment Management Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Palantir Technologies during the 4th quarter worth approximately $35,000. Institutional investors own 45.65% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities analysts recently weighed in on the stock. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft raised shares of Palantir Technologies from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $200.00 target price for the company in a research note on Tuesday, August 4th. William Blair reaffirmed an “outperform” rating on shares of Palantir Technologies in a research report on Wednesday. UBS Group set a $215.00 price target on shares of Palantir Technologies in a research note on Tuesday, August 11th. Benchmark reissued a “hold” rating on shares of Palantir Technologies in a research report on Tuesday, August 4th. Finally, Oppenheimer downgraded shares of Palantir Technologies from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 4th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-one have given a Buy rating, ten have assigned a Hold rating and three have given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Palantir Technologies currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $192.19.

Palantir Technologies Stock Up 0.2%

PLTR opened at $186.29 on Friday. Palantir Technologies Inc. has a 12-month low of $106.37 and a 12-month high of $207.52. The business has a 50 day moving average of $143.76 and a 200-day moving average of $142.05. The stock has a market cap of $447.67 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 159.22, a PEG ratio of 2.63 and a beta of 1.59.

Palantir Technologies (NASDAQ:PLTR) last posted its earnings results on Monday, August 3rd. The company reported $0.41 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.34 by $0.07. Palantir Technologies had a return on equity of 30.57% and a net margin of 49.01%.The business had revenue of $1.94 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.81 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $0.16 EPS. The firm’s revenue was up 92.8% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, analysts expect that Palantir Technologies Inc. will post 1.27 earnings per share for the current year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Palantir Technologies news, Director Lauren Elaina Friedman Stat sold 3,032 shares of Palantir Technologies stock in a transaction on Wednesday, August 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $165.00, for a total transaction of $500,280.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 54,107 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $8,927,655. The trade was a 5.31% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, insider Shyam Sankar sold 35,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, August 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $155.70, for a total transaction of $5,449,500.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 642,786 shares in the company, valued at approximately $100,081,780.20. This represents a 5.16% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 721,764 shares of company stock worth $117,080,858. Company insiders own 9.53% of the company’s stock.

Key Headlines Impacting Palantir Technologies

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

• Positive Sentiment: Exceptional growth and profitability: Palantir’s Rule of 40 score reportedly reached 155%, supported by approximately 93% revenue growth and a 62% adjusted operating margin. The figures reinforce the bullish view that the company is converting AI demand into both rapid sales expansion and strong cash generation. Palantir’s Rule of 40 Surge Signals Strong AI-Driven Performance
• Positive Sentiment: Defense AI momentum: Palantir’s Maven Smart System is approaching a $1 billion annual revenue run rate, while Pentagon funding and its designation as a program of record could support as much as $2.30 billion over five years. This gives investors greater visibility into a potentially significant government growth engine. Palantir’s Pentagon AI Business Is Closing In on $1 Billion a Year
• Positive Sentiment: Strong technical and investor interest: PLTR recently broke out to a new high and was added to prominent best-stock and watch lists. Analysts and bullish commentators argue that the sovereign-AI opportunity and Palantir’s execution could justify price targets above current Wall Street estimates. Palantir, Nvidia Among 17 Stocks Rising Onto Best Stock Lists
• Neutral Sentiment: Covered-call strategies are being discussed after the recent rally, reflecting strong demand for PLTR exposure but also investor interest in generating income and potentially limiting downside.
• Negative Sentiment: Valuation remains a major risk: With Palantir trading at roughly 159 times earnings, some value investors view the stock as attractive only at a substantially lower price. Analysts also remain divided over whether its growth can justify the premium valuation. Value Investor Admits Palantir Cheaper Than Expected
• Negative Sentiment: Insider selling and AI concentration concerns: CEO Alexander Karp has sold nearly $86 million of stock, and co-founder Peter Thiel has reduced his stake over time. Separately, investor Steve Eisman warned that AI revenue at major cloud companies is heavily concentrated among OpenAI and Anthropic, raising questions about the durability of AI-related spending and valuations. NVIDIA, Palantir Technologies, and the AI Achilles’ Heel

About Palantir Technologies

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.