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Capital International Ltd. CA Has $8.30 Million Holdings in Palantir Technologies Inc. $PLTR

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Key Points

  • Capital International Ltd. CA trimmed its position by 50.5% in Q3, selling 46,376 shares and retaining 45,524 Palantir shares valued at about $8.30 million.
  • Significant insider selling has occurred recently — insiders sold 1,054,279 shares worth $142.2 million in the last 90 days (including Stephen A. Cohen's 327,088-share sale) while institutional investors own 45.65% and corporate insiders hold 12.93%.
  • Mixed fundamental and market outlook: Palantir beat Q4 estimates with revenue up 70% to $1.41B and topped EPS, and analysts’ consensus is a "Moderate Buy" (avg. target $192.68), but the stock carries a high P/E (~248) and polarized sentiment on future upside.
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Capital International Ltd. CA trimmed its position in Palantir Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:PLTR - Free Report) by 50.5% in the third quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 45,524 shares of the company's stock after selling 46,376 shares during the period. Capital International Ltd. CA's holdings in Palantir Technologies were worth $8,304,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its holdings in Palantir Technologies by 4.0% during the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 213,886,270 shares of the company's stock worth $39,017,133,000 after acquiring an additional 8,168,604 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp grew its stake in Palantir Technologies by 6.9% during the second quarter. State Street Corp now owns 94,481,128 shares of the company's stock worth $12,879,667,000 after purchasing an additional 6,097,629 shares during the period. Norges Bank bought a new position in shares of Palantir Technologies during the 2nd quarter worth about $3,307,457,000. Invesco Ltd. increased its holdings in shares of Palantir Technologies by 16.0% during the second quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 20,585,256 shares of the company's stock valued at $2,806,182,000 after acquiring an additional 2,838,300 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. increased its stake in 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 purchasing an additional 427,840 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 45.65% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities analysts have weighed in on the company. Jefferies Financial Group set a $208.00 price objective on Palantir Technologies in a research note on Thursday, January 22nd. Phillip Securities initiated coverage on Palantir Technologies in a research note on Thursday, January 22nd. They set a "buy" rating and a $208.00 price target for the company. Piper Sandler reiterated an "overweight" rating and set a $230.00 price objective on shares of Palantir Technologies in a research note on Tuesday, February 3rd. Northland Securities raised shares of Palantir Technologies from a "market perform" rating to an "outperform" rating and set a $190.00 target price on the stock in a report on Tuesday, February 3rd. Finally, Weiss Ratings lowered Palantir Technologies from a "buy (b-)" rating to a "hold (c+)" rating in a report on Thursday, January 15th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have given a Buy rating, ten have issued a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $192.68.

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Insider Activity at Palantir Technologies

In other news, insider Stephen Andrew Cohen sold 327,088 shares of Palantir Technologies stock in a transaction dated 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 $79,162.24. The trade was a 99.82% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, insider David A. Glazer sold 17,438 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, February 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $133.72, for a total transaction of $2,331,809.36. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 392,370 shares of the company's stock, valued at $52,467,716.40. This represents a 4.26% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold 1,054,279 shares of company stock valued at $142,212,233 in the last ninety days. Corporate insiders own 12.93% of the company's stock.

Palantir Technologies News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Palantir Technologies this week:

Palantir Technologies Stock Down 0.5%

Shares of PLTR opened at $156.43 on Tuesday. Palantir Technologies Inc. has a twelve month low of $66.12 and a twelve month high of $207.52. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $154.93 and a 200 day moving average of $169.08. The company has a market capitalization of $374.13 billion, a P/E ratio of 248.31, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.12 and a beta of 1.70.

Palantir Technologies (NASDAQ:PLTR - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Monday, February 2nd. The company reported $0.25 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.23 by $0.02. The firm had revenue of $1.41 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.34 billion. Palantir Technologies had a net margin of 36.31% and a return on equity of 23.81%. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 70.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $0.14 earnings per share. On average, sell-side analysts expect that Palantir Technologies Inc. will post 0.31 EPS for the current year.

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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