AustralianSuper Pty Ltd Sells 257,763 Shares of Palantir Technologies Inc. $PLTR

AustralianSuper Pty Ltd trimmed its holdings in Palantir Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:PLTRFree Report) by 68.3% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 119,694 shares of the company’s stock after selling 257,763 shares during the quarter. AustralianSuper Pty Ltd’s holdings in Palantir Technologies were worth $21,835,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Financial Consulate Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Palantir Technologies during the third quarter valued at $30,000. Retirement Wealth Solutions LLC purchased a new stake in Palantir Technologies in the 3rd quarter valued at about $31,000. Flagship Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new position in Palantir Technologies in the 3rd quarter worth about $32,000. Marquette Asset Management LLC bought a new position in Palantir Technologies in the 3rd quarter worth about $34,000. Finally, Millstone Evans Group LLC increased its position in shares of Palantir Technologies by 98.0% during the third quarter. Millstone Evans Group LLC now owns 198 shares of the company’s stock worth $36,000 after acquiring an additional 98 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 45.65% of the company’s stock.

Palantir Technologies News Roundup

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Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

PLTR has been the subject of a number of research reports. Piper Sandler boosted their price target on Palantir Technologies from $201.00 to $225.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 4th. Morgan Stanley lifted their target price on Palantir Technologies from $155.00 to $205.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 4th. UBS Group increased their price target on Palantir Technologies from $165.00 to $205.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 4th. Zacks Research upgraded Palantir Technologies from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 1st. Finally, Bank of America lifted their price objective on Palantir Technologies from $215.00 to $255.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 4th. One investment 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 given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $184.07.

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Palantir Technologies Price Performance

Shares of PLTR stock opened at $151.86 on Friday. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $176.29 and its 200 day moving average is $173.43. Palantir Technologies Inc. has a 1-year low of $66.12 and a 1-year high of $207.52. The company has a market cap of $361.95 billion, a P/E ratio of 361.58, a PEG ratio of 3.96 and a beta of 1.54.

Palantir Technologies (NASDAQ:PLTRGet Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Monday, November 3rd. The company reported $0.21 EPS for the quarter, beating 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 business had revenue of $1.18 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.09 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $0.10 earnings per share. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 62.8% on a year-over-year basis. On average, analysts anticipate that Palantir Technologies Inc. will post 0.31 EPS for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling at Palantir Technologies

In related news, insider Shyam Sankar sold 149,872 shares of the company’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 transaction, the insider directly owned 642,786 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $105,410,476.14. This represents a 18.91% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, insider Ryan D. Taylor sold 36,048 shares of the firm’s 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. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 1,023,444 shares of company stock valued at $167,394,629. Corporate insiders own 9.23% of the company’s stock.

Palantir Technologies Profile

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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.

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