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Generali Asset Management SPA SGR Reduces Stock Position in Palantir Technologies Inc. $PLTR

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Key Points

  • Generali Asset Management trimmed its stake in Palantir by 11.0% in Q4, reducing holdings to 74,350 shares valued at about $13.22 million after selling 9,221 shares.
  • Significant insider selling has occurred recently—CEO Alexander Karp sold 493,025 shares and Shyam Sankar sold 168,004 on Feb. 20, with insiders offloading 1,029,479 shares (~$137.7M) over the past 90 days; insiders now own 9.53% of the stock.
  • Operationally Palantir reported a blowout Q1—revenue of $1.63 billion (≈85% YoY) and $0.33 EPS beat—sparking analyst upgrades and a consensus price target near $194.68, though valuation concerns remain.
  • Five stocks to consider instead of Palantir Technologies.

Generali Asset Management SPA SGR lessened its position in Palantir Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:PLTR - Free Report) by 11.0% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 74,350 shares of the company's stock after selling 9,221 shares during the period. Generali Asset Management SPA SGR's holdings in Palantir Technologies were worth $13,216,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in PLTR. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC bought a new stake in Palantir Technologies in the 4th quarter worth $450,000. Bison Wealth LLC raised its position in Palantir Technologies by 37.4% during the 4th quarter. Bison Wealth LLC now owns 17,130 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,296,000 after purchasing an additional 4,667 shares during the last quarter. Capstone Wealth Management Group LLC lifted its holdings in Palantir Technologies by 38.0% in the 1st quarter. Capstone Wealth Management Group LLC now owns 17,147 shares of the company's stock worth $1,447,000 after buying an additional 4,722 shares during the period. Schnieders Capital Management LLC. lifted its holdings in Palantir Technologies by 36.8% in the 2nd quarter. Schnieders Capital Management LLC. now owns 6,294 shares of the company's stock worth $858,000 after buying an additional 1,694 shares during the period. Finally, Vivaldi Capital Management LP purchased a new stake in Palantir Technologies in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $315,000. Institutional investors own 45.65% of the company's stock.

Insider Activity at Palantir Technologies

In related news, insider Alexander C. Karp sold 493,025 shares of Palantir Technologies stock in a transaction dated Friday, February 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $133.78, for a total transaction of $65,956,884.50. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 6,432,258 shares of the company's stock, valued at $860,507,475.24. This trade represents a 7.12% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, insider Shyam Sankar sold 168,004 shares of Palantir Technologies stock in a transaction dated Friday, February 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $133.72, for a total transaction of $22,465,494.88. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 642,786 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $85,953,343.92. This trade represents a 20.72% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold a total of 1,029,479 shares of company stock worth $137,685,797 over the last 90 days. 9.53% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts have weighed in on the company. Phillip Securities dropped their price objective on Palantir Technologies from $208.00 to $190.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, April 1st. Daiwa Securities Group upgraded Palantir Technologies from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and set a $180.00 price objective for the company in a report on Tuesday, February 10th. Cantor Fitzgerald reiterated a "neutral" rating on shares of Palantir Technologies in a report on Tuesday, February 3rd. Citigroup increased their price objective on Palantir Technologies from $210.00 to $225.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Wednesday. Finally, Piper Sandler reaffirmed an "overweight" rating and issued a $230.00 target price on shares of Palantir Technologies in a research report on Tuesday, February 3rd. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seventeen have given a Buy rating, eleven have assigned a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $194.68.

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Palantir Technologies Trading Up 2.5%

NASDAQ:PLTR opened at $137.09 on Friday. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $145.51 and a 200-day moving average price of $161.59. Palantir Technologies Inc. has a 12 month low of $112.07 and a 12 month high of $207.52. The stock has a market cap of $327.88 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 154.04, a P/E/G ratio of 2.32 and a beta of 1.52.

Palantir Technologies (NASDAQ:PLTR - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Monday, May 4th. The company reported $0.33 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.28 by $0.05. Palantir Technologies had a net margin of 43.67% and a return on equity of 28.34%. The firm had revenue of $1.63 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.54 billion. During the same period last year, the company posted $0.13 EPS. The company's quarterly revenue was up 84.7% compared to the same quarter last year. Equities analysts forecast that Palantir Technologies Inc. will post 1.08 EPS for the current fiscal 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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