National Pension Service Acquires 107,922 Shares of Palantir Technologies Inc. $PLTR

National Pension Service increased its stake in Palantir Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:PLTR) by 2.5% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 4,475,175 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 107,922 shares during the period. Palantir Technologies accounts for about 0.6% of National Pension Service’s portfolio, making the stock its 25th largest position. National Pension Service’s holdings in Palantir Technologies were worth $816,361,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Other large investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its position in shares of Palantir Technologies by 3.6% during the second quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 205,717,666 shares of the company’s stock valued at $28,043,432,000 after buying an additional 7,194,216 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp boosted its holdings in Palantir Technologies by 6.9% in the second quarter. State Street Corp now owns 94,481,128 shares of the company’s stock valued at $12,879,667,000 after purchasing an additional 6,097,629 shares during the last quarter. Norges Bank purchased a new stake in Palantir Technologies in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $3,307,457,000. Invesco Ltd. boosted its stake in shares of Palantir Technologies by 16.0% during the 2nd quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 20,585,256 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,806,182,000 after acquiring an additional 2,838,300 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. lifted its position in shares of Palantir Technologies by 3.1% during the 2nd quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 14,042,239 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,914,238,000 after buying an additional 427,840 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 45.65% of the company’s stock.

Palantir Technologies News Summary

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 Stock Performance

Shares of PLTR stock opened at $146.59 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $349.39 billion, a PE ratio of 349.03, a P/E/G ratio of 3.82 and a beta of 1.54. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $176.13 and a 200 day moving average price of $173.41. Palantir Technologies Inc. has a 1 year low of $66.12 and a 1 year high of $207.52.

Palantir Technologies (NASDAQ:PLTR) 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. The business had revenue of $1.18 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.09 billion. Palantir Technologies had a net margin of 28.11% and a return on equity of 15.48%. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 62.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $0.10 earnings per share. As a group, equities research analysts predict that Palantir Technologies Inc. will post 0.31 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Transactions at Palantir Technologies

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 transaction of $5,852,753.28. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 251,409 shares in the company, valued at approximately $40,818,765.24. This represents a 12.54% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, insider David A. Glazer sold 15,557 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, November 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $163.99, for a total transaction of $2,551,192.43. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 415,612 shares in the company, valued at $68,156,211.88. This represents a 3.61% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last three months, insiders sold 1,023,444 shares of company stock valued at $167,394,629. Corporate insiders own 9.23% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research analysts recently commented on the company. Morgan Stanley increased their price objective on Palantir Technologies from $155.00 to $205.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 4th. HSBC increased their target price on Palantir Technologies from $181.00 to $197.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 5th. The Goldman Sachs Group lifted their price objective on Palantir Technologies from $141.00 to $188.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 4th. Raymond James Financial restated a “market perform” rating on shares of Palantir Technologies in a research note on Tuesday, November 4th. Finally, UBS Group boosted their price objective on Palantir Technologies from $165.00 to $205.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 4th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have assigned a Buy rating, fifteen have issued a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $184.07.

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.