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7,210 Shares in Palantir Technologies Inc. $PLTR Bought by Sun Financial Inc

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Key Points

  • Sun Financial initiated a new position in Palantir (NASDAQ:PLTR) in Q4, buying 7,210 shares valued at about $1.28 million according to its latest 13F filing.
  • Insiders have been net sellers recently: Stephen A. Cohen sold 327,088 shares on Feb. 20, and insiders disposed of 1,029,479 shares (~$137.7M) over the last three months, leaving insiders with 9.53% ownership.
  • Wall Street sentiment is mixed but tilted positive, with an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a mean price target of $192.17; notable moves include UBS raising its target to $200 while HSBC downgraded to a hold, and options pricing implies roughly a ±10% move around the upcoming earnings.
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Sun Financial Inc acquired a new position in shares of Palantir Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:PLTR - Free Report) during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm acquired 7,210 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $1,282,000.

Several other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its stake in Palantir Technologies by 0.7% during the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 215,444,098 shares of the company's stock worth $38,295,188,000 after purchasing an additional 1,557,828 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp lifted its stake in Palantir Technologies by 7.2% during the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 101,258,899 shares of the company's stock worth $18,471,648,000 after purchasing an additional 6,777,771 shares during the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. lifted its stake in Palantir Technologies by 5.9% during the third quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 21,798,785 shares of the company's stock worth $3,976,534,000 after purchasing an additional 1,213,529 shares during the last quarter. Northern Trust Corp lifted its stake in Palantir Technologies by 3.8% during the third 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 during the last quarter. Finally, Amundi lifted its stake in Palantir Technologies by 38.7% during the third quarter. Amundi now owns 15,679,158 shares of the company's stock worth $2,814,879,000 after purchasing an additional 4,373,201 shares during the last quarter. 45.65% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several brokerages have weighed in on PLTR. UBS Group increased their target price on Palantir Technologies from $180.00 to $200.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday, March 18th. Argus raised Palantir Technologies to a "hold" rating in a research report on Monday, February 9th. HSBC lowered Palantir Technologies from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating and dropped their target price for the stock from $205.00 to $151.00 in a research report on Friday. Northland Securities raised Palantir Technologies from a "market perform" rating to an "outperform" rating and set a $190.00 target price on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, February 3rd. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group dropped their target price on Palantir Technologies from $188.00 to $182.00 in a research report on Tuesday, February 3rd. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, sixteen have assigned a Buy rating, twelve have assigned a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Palantir Technologies currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $192.17.

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Palantir Technologies Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ PLTR opened at $144.07 on Monday. Palantir Technologies Inc. has a 1-year low of $105.32 and a 1-year high of $207.52. The business's fifty day moving average price is $145.27 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $162.50. The firm has a market capitalization of $344.57 billion, a PE ratio of 228.69, a P/E/G ratio of 2.69 and a beta of 1.52.

Palantir Technologies (NASDAQ:PLTR - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Monday, February 2nd. The company reported $0.25 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.23 by $0.02. The company had revenue of $1.41 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.34 billion. Palantir Technologies had a return on equity of 23.81% and a net margin of 36.31%.The company's quarterly revenue was up 70.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company earned $0.14 earnings per share. Equities research analysts expect that Palantir Technologies Inc. will post 1.05 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity at Palantir Technologies

In other news, insider Stephen Andrew Cohen sold 327,088 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Friday, February 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $133.72, for a total transaction of $43,738,207.36. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 592 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $79,162.24. This trade represents a 99.82% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, insider David A. Glazer sold 17,438 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Friday, February 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $133.72, for a total value of $2,331,809.36. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 392,370 shares in the company, valued at $52,467,716.40. This trade represents a 4.26% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last three months, insiders sold 1,029,479 shares of company stock valued at $137,685,797. 9.53% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Key Stories Impacting Palantir Technologies

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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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