Andra AP fonden Buys 121,563 Shares of Palantir Technologies Inc. $PLTR

Andra AP fonden increased its stake in shares of Palantir Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:PLTRFree Report) by 46.1% during the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 385,037 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 121,563 shares during the quarter. Palantir Technologies makes up about 0.9% of Andra AP fonden’s portfolio, making the stock its 20th biggest holding. Andra AP fonden’s holdings in Palantir Technologies were worth $68,440,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. Milestone Asset Management LLC increased its position in Palantir Technologies by 229.5% during the fourth quarter. Milestone Asset Management LLC now owns 60,551 shares of the company’s stock worth $10,763,000 after acquiring an additional 42,173 shares during the period. VCI Wealth Management LLC increased its holdings in Palantir Technologies by 42.3% in the 4th quarter. VCI Wealth Management LLC now owns 12,187 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,166,000 after buying an additional 3,621 shares during the period. Public Sector Pension Investment Board increased its holdings in Palantir Technologies by 135.3% in the 3rd quarter. Public Sector Pension Investment Board now owns 540,835 shares of the company’s stock valued at $98,659,000 after buying an additional 310,942 shares during the period. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its holdings in Palantir Technologies by 0.7% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 215,444,098 shares of the company’s stock valued at $38,295,188,000 after buying an additional 1,557,828 shares during the period. Finally, PFA Pension Forsikringsaktieselskab bought a new stake in Palantir Technologies in the 4th quarter valued at $222,143,000. Institutional investors own 45.65% of the company’s stock.

Key Headlines Impacting Palantir Technologies

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Analyst Ratings Changes

PLTR has been the topic of several analyst reports. Royal Bank Of Canada reissued an “underperform” rating and issued a $90.00 price target on shares of Palantir Technologies in a report on Tuesday, May 5th. Cantor Fitzgerald reissued a “neutral” rating and issued a $138.00 price target on shares of Palantir Technologies in a report on Friday, May 22nd. Weiss Ratings lowered shares of Palantir Technologies from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a report on Monday, April 27th. Benchmark initiated coverage on shares of Palantir Technologies in a report on Wednesday, April 1st. They issued a “hold” rating on the stock. Finally, HSBC lowered shares of Palantir Technologies from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and lowered their price target for the company from $205.00 to $151.00 in a report on Friday, May 1st. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seventeen have issued a Buy rating, ten have issued a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Palantir Technologies currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $192.76.

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Palantir Technologies Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:PLTR opened at $131.08 on Friday. Palantir Technologies Inc. has a 52 week low of $122.68 and a 52 week high of $207.52. The company’s fifty day moving average is $139.91 and its 200-day moving average is $153.94. The company has a market capitalization of $314.24 billion, a PE ratio of 147.28, a P/E/G ratio of 2.07 and a beta of 1.53.

Palantir Technologies (NASDAQ:PLTRGet Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Monday, May 4th. The company reported $0.33 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.28 by $0.05. Palantir Technologies had a net margin of 43.67% and a return on equity of 28.34%. The company had revenue of $1.63 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.54 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $0.13 EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 84.7% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, analysts forecast that Palantir Technologies Inc. will post 1.18 EPS for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, insider Shyam Sankar sold 165,514 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, May 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $136.04, for a total value of $22,516,524.56. Following the sale, the insider owned 642,786 shares in the company, valued at approximately $87,444,607.44. The trade was a 20.48% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. The sale was made to cover tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of equity awards. Also, Director Lauren Elaina Friedman Stat sold 1,598 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, June 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $160.00, for a total transaction of $255,680.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 55,022 shares in the company, valued at approximately $8,803,520. This trade represents a 2.82% decrease in their position. 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. Insiders have sold 925,789 shares of company stock worth $126,007,032 in the last three months. Company insiders own 9.53% of the company’s stock.

Palantir Technologies Company 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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