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Capital International Sarl Sells 71,231 Shares of Palantir Technologies Inc. $PLTR

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Key Points

  • Capital International Sarl cut its Palantir stake by 49.5% in Q3, selling 71,231 shares and ending the period with 72,771 shares worth about $13.3 million.
  • Heavy insider selling: Stephen Andrew Cohen and CEO Alexander Karp sold 327,088 and 493,025 shares respectively on Feb. 20, and insiders disposed of 1,054,279 shares (~$142.2M) over the last quarter.
  • Palantir beat Q4 expectations with revenue +70% to $1.41B and EPS $0.25, but the stock trades at a high valuation (market cap ≈ $374B, P/E ≈ 248) and analyst opinions are mixed with a consensus "Moderate Buy" and $192.68 target.
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Capital International Sarl decreased its holdings in Palantir Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:PLTR - Free Report) by 49.5% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 72,771 shares of the company's stock after selling 71,231 shares during the quarter. Capital International Sarl's holdings in Palantir Technologies were worth $13,275,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of PLTR. Occidental Asset Management LLC raised its position in shares of Palantir Technologies by 2.8% during the third quarter. Occidental Asset Management LLC now owns 1,964 shares of the company's stock worth $358,000 after acquiring an additional 53 shares during the last quarter. Gallacher Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Palantir Technologies by 2.2% during the 3rd quarter. Gallacher Capital Management LLC now owns 2,452 shares of the company's stock worth $447,000 after buying an additional 53 shares in the last quarter. Bare Financial Services Inc increased its stake in shares of Palantir Technologies by 54.5% in the 3rd quarter. Bare Financial Services Inc now owns 156 shares of the company's stock valued at $28,000 after acquiring an additional 55 shares in the last quarter. Lionshead Wealth Management LLC grew its holdings in Palantir Technologies by 0.4% in the third quarter. Lionshead Wealth Management LLC now owns 13,130 shares of the company's stock worth $2,395,000 after purchasing an additional 56 shares during the period. Finally, Ellenbecker Investment Group raised its holdings in shares of Palantir Technologies by 3.6% during the third quarter. Ellenbecker Investment Group now owns 1,619 shares of the company's stock valued at $295,000 after purchasing an additional 57 shares during the period. 45.65% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Palantir Technologies Price Performance

NASDAQ PLTR opened at $156.43 on Tuesday. Palantir Technologies Inc. has a 1 year low of $66.12 and a 1 year high of $207.52. The company's 50 day simple moving average is $154.93 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $169.08. The stock has a market capitalization of $374.13 billion, a PE ratio of 248.31, a P/E/G ratio of 3.12 and a beta of 1.70.

Palantir Technologies (NASDAQ:PLTR - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Monday, February 2nd. The company reported $0.25 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.23 by $0.02. Palantir Technologies had a return on equity of 23.81% and a net margin of 36.31%.The firm had revenue of $1.41 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.34 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $0.14 EPS. The company's revenue was up 70.0% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, research analysts anticipate that Palantir Technologies Inc. will post 0.31 EPS for the current year.

Key Palantir Technologies News

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

Analysts Set New Price Targets

PLTR has been the subject of a number of research reports. Cantor Fitzgerald reissued a "neutral" rating on shares of Palantir Technologies in a research note on Tuesday, February 3rd. The Goldman Sachs Group decreased their price objective on Palantir Technologies from $188.00 to $182.00 in a report on Tuesday, February 3rd. UBS Group raised shares of Palantir Technologies from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and reduced their price objective for the stock from $180.00 to $150.00 in a research report on Thursday, February 26th. Rosenblatt Securities started coverage on Palantir Technologies in a research note on Friday, February 27th. They set a "buy" rating and a $150.00 target price on the stock. Finally, DA Davidson decreased their price target on shares of Palantir Technologies from $215.00 to $180.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, February 3rd. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have given a Buy rating, ten have assigned a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Palantir Technologies has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $192.68.

Read Our Latest Report on Palantir Technologies

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Palantir Technologies 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 completion of the sale, the insider owned 592 shares of the company's stock, valued at $79,162.24. The trade was a 99.82% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, insider Alexander C. Karp sold 493,025 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, February 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $133.78, for a total value of $65,956,884.50. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 6,432,258 shares of the company's stock, valued at $860,507,475.24. The trade was a 7.12% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold 1,054,279 shares of company stock valued at $142,212,233 over the last quarter. Insiders own 12.93% 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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