Palantir Technologies (NASDAQ:PLTR) Price Target Cut to $220.00 by Analysts at Loop Capital

Palantir Technologies (NASDAQ:PLTR) had its price objective decreased by investment analysts at Loop Capital from $230.00 to $220.00 in a research report issued on Friday,MarketScreener reports. The brokerage currently has a “buy” rating on the stock. Loop Capital’s target price indicates a potential upside of 50.08% from the company’s current price.

PLTR has been the topic of several other research reports. UBS Group upped their target price on shares of Palantir Technologies from $165.00 to $205.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 4th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft increased their target price on Palantir Technologies from $160.00 to $200.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 4th. Phillip Securities began coverage on Palantir Technologies in a research note on Thursday, January 22nd. They issued a “buy” rating and a $208.00 price target for the company. The Goldman Sachs Group increased their price objective on Palantir Technologies from $141.00 to $188.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 4th. Finally, Mizuho upped their target price on shares of 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 issued a Buy rating, fifteen have given a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Palantir Technologies presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $185.89.

Palantir Technologies Stock Down 3.5%

PLTR stock opened at $146.59 on Friday. The business has a 50 day moving average of $176.13 and a 200 day moving average of $173.41. The firm has a market cap of $349.39 billion, a PE ratio of 349.03, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.82 and a beta of 1.54. Palantir Technologies has a twelve month low of $66.12 and a twelve month high of $207.52.

Palantir Technologies (NASDAQ:PLTR) last released its earnings results on Monday, November 3rd. The company reported $0.21 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.17 by $0.04. Palantir Technologies had a return on equity of 15.48% and a net margin of 28.11%.The business had revenue of $1.18 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.09 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.10 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 62.8% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, research analysts expect that Palantir Technologies will post 0.31 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Palantir Technologies news, insider David A. Glazer sold 15,557 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 value of $2,551,192.43. Following the completion of the sale, the insider 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 sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, insider Stephen Andrew Cohen sold 308,635 shares of Palantir Technologies stock in a transaction dated Thursday, November 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $163.99, for a total value of $50,613,053.65. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 592 shares in the company, valued at approximately $97,082.08. The trade was a 99.81% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 1,023,444 shares of company stock valued at $167,394,629. 9.23% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Palantir Technologies

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its stake in Palantir Technologies by 0.7% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 215,444,098 shares of the company’s stock worth $38,295,188,000 after buying an additional 1,557,828 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp boosted its stake in shares of Palantir Technologies by 7.2% in the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 101,258,899 shares of the company’s stock worth $18,471,648,000 after acquiring an additional 6,777,771 shares during the period. Norges Bank purchased a new stake in shares of Palantir Technologies during the second quarter worth about $3,307,457,000. Invesco Ltd. raised its stake in Palantir Technologies by 5.9% during the 3rd quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 21,798,785 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,976,534,000 after purchasing an additional 1,213,529 shares during the period. Finally, Northern Trust Corp lifted its holdings in Palantir Technologies by 3.8% in the 3rd quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 21,088,462 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,846,957,000 after purchasing an additional 769,238 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 45.65% of the company’s stock.

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

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.