Palantir Technologies (PLTR) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Palantir Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ: PLTR) develops software platforms that help organizations integrate, analyze and act on large and complex datasets. Its principal platforms include Gotham, which is designed primarily for government and defense applications; Foundry, which supports commercial and institutional data operations; Apollo, which helps deploy and manage software across diverse environments; and the Artificial Intelligence Platform (AIP), which connects large language models and other AI tools with an organization’s data and workflows.

The company serves government agencies, defense and intelligence organizations, and commercial businesses in industries such as manufacturing, healthcare, energy and financial services. Palantir’s software is used in the United States and by organizations in allied and other international markets, with applications including logistics, supply-chain management, industrial operations, cybersecurity, emergency response and decision support.

Palantir was founded in 2003 by Peter Thiel, Alex Karp, Stephen Cohen and others, initially focusing on software for government and intelligence customers. The company expanded into commercial markets and became publicly listed in 2020. Alex Karp serves as chief executive officer, while Peter Thiel is chairman and Stephen Cohen is president.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $190.22 to $194.56
• 50-Day Range: $122.26 to $192.59
• 52-Week Range: $106.37 to $207.52
• Volume: 17.61 million shs
• Average Volume: 22.52 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $461.56 billion
• P/E Ratio: 164.16
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $195.33
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Palantir Technologies Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Palantir Technologies scored higher than 71% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 205th out of 597 stocks in the technology sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.4 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Palantir Technologies has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.61, and is based on 2 strong buy ratings, 21 buy ratings, 10 hold ratings, and 3 sell ratings.

Upside/Downside

The consensus price target for Palantir Technologies is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Palantir Technologies has been the subject of 17 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 43.75%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Palantir Technologies are expected to grow by 43.75% in the coming year, from $1.28 to $1.84 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Palantir Technologies is 164.16, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.75.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Palantir Technologies is 164.16, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 82.33.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Palantir Technologies has a PEG Ratio of 2.66. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Palantir Technologies has a P/B Ratio of 61.36. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.77% of the float of Palantir Technologies has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Palantir Technologies has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.24, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Palantir Technologies has recently decreased by 7.60%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Palantir Technologies does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Palantir Technologies does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.5 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.62

News Sentiment

Palantir Technologies has a news sentiment score of 0.62. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.44 average news sentiment score of Technology companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 67 news articles for Palantir Technologies this week, compared to 10 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 249 people have searched for PLTR on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -26% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

213 people have added Palantir Technologies to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 111% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.6 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Palantir Technologies insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $93,083,303.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

9.53% of the stock of Palantir Technologies is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

45.65% of the stock of Palantir Technologies is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/03/2026
• Today: 10/06/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/02/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Technology
• Industry: Software
• Sub-Industry: Application Software
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:PLTR
• Previous Symbol: NASDAQ:PLTR
• CIK: 1321655
• Web: www.palantir.com
• Phone: 720-358-3679
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 4,429
• Year Founded: 2003

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Palantir Technologies: $195.33
• High Price Target: $255.00
• Low Price Target: $80.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +1.7%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.61
• Research Coverage: 36 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $1.17
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 164.16
• Forward P/E Ratio: 150.05
• P/E Growth: 2.66
• Net Income: $1.63 billion
• Net Margins: 49.01%
• Pretax Margin: 49.90%
• Return on Equity: 30.57%
• Return on Assets: 25.64%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 7.23
• Quick Ratio: 7.23

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $4.48 billion
• Price / Sales: 103.13
• Cash Flow: $0.70 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 274.28
• Book Value: $3.13 per share
• Price / Book: 61.36

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 2,403,060,000
• Free Float: 2,174,047,000
• Market Cap: $461.56 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.60