UNICOM Systems Inc. lifted its stake in Palantir Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:PLTR - Free Report) by 3.3% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 838,992 shares of the company's stock after purchasing an additional 27,000 shares during the quarter. Palantir Technologies comprises 14.6% of UNICOM Systems Inc.'s portfolio, making the stock its 2nd biggest holding. UNICOM Systems Inc.'s holdings in Palantir Technologies were worth $149,131,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.
Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Decker Retirement Planning Inc. increased its stake in Palantir Technologies by 778.7% in the 3rd quarter. Decker Retirement Planning Inc. now owns 61,326 shares of the company's stock worth $11,187,000 after buying an additional 54,347 shares during the period. Prentice Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in Palantir Technologies in the 3rd quarter worth about $550,000. Watershed Private Wealth LLC grew its stake in Palantir Technologies by 75.3% in the 3rd quarter. Watershed Private Wealth LLC now owns 7,798 shares of the company's stock worth $1,423,000 after acquiring an additional 3,350 shares in the last quarter. GAM Holding AG increased its position in shares of Palantir Technologies by 39.0% during the third quarter. GAM Holding AG now owns 13,788 shares of the company's stock worth $2,515,000 after acquiring an additional 3,868 shares during the period. Finally, Pinkerton Wealth LLC purchased a new position in shares of Palantir Technologies during the second quarter worth approximately $3,394,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 45.65% of the company's stock.
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In other news, insider Jeffrey Buckley sold 1,232 shares of Palantir Technologies stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, February 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $129.08, for a total value of $159,026.56. Following the transaction, the insider owned 43,108 shares of the company's stock, valued at $5,564,380.64. The trade was a 2.78% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, insider Shyam Sankar sold 168,004 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on 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 sale, the insider directly owned 642,786 shares of the company's stock, valued at $85,953,343.92. The trade was a 20.72% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 1,045,279 shares of company stock worth $140,539,043. Insiders own 9.23% of the company's stock.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
A number of analysts recently issued reports on the company. Piper Sandler reiterated an "overweight" rating and issued a $230.00 price target on shares of Palantir Technologies in a report on Tuesday, February 3rd. William Blair raised Palantir Technologies from a "market perform" rating to an "outperform" rating in a research report on Monday, February 2nd. The Goldman Sachs Group lowered their target price on Palantir Technologies from $188.00 to $182.00 in a report on Tuesday, February 3rd. Argus upgraded Palantir Technologies to a "hold" rating in a research note on Monday, February 9th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group set a $208.00 price objective on Palantir Technologies in a report on Thursday, January 22nd. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have given a Buy rating, ten have issued a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Palantir Technologies has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $198.59.
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Palantir Technologies Trading Down 3.0%
PLTR opened at $143.06 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $342.15 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 227.08, a PEG ratio of 2.84 and a beta of 1.70. Palantir Technologies Inc. has a 12 month low of $66.12 and a 12 month high of $207.52. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $148.06 and a 200-day moving average price of $168.53.
Palantir Technologies (NASDAQ:PLTR - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Monday, February 2nd. The company reported $0.25 earnings per share 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 the consensus estimate of $1.34 billion. Palantir Technologies had a return on equity of 23.81% and a net margin of 36.31%.The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 70.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $0.14 earnings per share. On average, equities research analysts forecast that Palantir Technologies Inc. will post 0.31 EPS for the current year.
Palantir Technologies 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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