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Palantir Technologies (PLTR) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$179.94 +5.98 (+3.44%)
As of 08/21/2026 04:00 PM Eastern

About Palantir Technologies Stock (NASDAQ:PLTR)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
$172.55
$182.44
50-Day Range
$107.27
$179.94
52-Week Range
$106.37
$207.52
Volume
40.96 million shs
Average Volume
46.65 million shs
Market Capitalization
$432.41 billion
P/E Ratio
153.79
Dividend Yield
N/A
Price Target
$192.19
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

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. Palantir Gotham is geared toward defense, intelligence and law-enforcement customers and focuses on secure data fusion and investigative workflows. Palantir Foundry is targeted at commercial and enterprise users, providing tools for data integration, transformation, modeling and the creation of operational applications. Apollo is the company’s deployment and lifecycle management layer that enables continuous delivery of Palantir software across cloud and on-premises environments. Together these products are used to build bespoke analytic applications, dashboards and automated decision systems.

The company serves a mix of public-sector agencies and private-sector enterprises across industries such as defense, intelligence, law enforcement, financial services, healthcare, energy and manufacturing. Palantir operates internationally and supports customers in North America, Europe, the Asia‑Pacific region and other markets, often through long-term contracts and strategic partnerships. Its deployments frequently emphasize data governance, security and customization to meet industry- and mission-specific requirements.

Palantir’s leadership includes co-founders and long-time executives, with Alex Karp serving as chief executive. The company’s commercial approach combines software licensing and subscription arrangements with professional services and customer-specific integration work. Palantir continues to invest in product development and enterprise deployments aimed at scaling data-driven operations for large organizations with complex, high-value data problems.

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Palantir Technologies Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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81st Percentile Overall Score

PLTR MarketRank™: 

Palantir Technologies scored higher than 81% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 165th out of 601 stocks in the technology sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Palantir Technologies has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.58, and is based on 2 strong buy ratings, 20 buy ratings, 11 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 21 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

  • Read more about Palantir Technologies' stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Palantir Technologies are expected to grow by 44.09% in the coming year, from $1.27 to $1.83 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Palantir Technologies is 153.79, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 45.42.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Palantir Technologies is 153.79, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 73.28.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Palantir Technologies has a PEG Ratio of 2.54. 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 43.78. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Palantir Technologies' valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    3.14% 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 2.25, 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 12.60%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • 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 Sentiment

    Palantir Technologies has a news sentiment score of 1.14. 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 0.71 average news sentiment score of Technology companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 137 news articles for Palantir Technologies this week, compared to 12 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    456 people have searched for PLTR on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 15% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    235 people have added Palantir Technologies to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 122% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • 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 $30,810,313.00 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.

  • Read more about Palantir Technologies' insider trading history.
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PLTR Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Palantir Technologies' stock was trading at $177.75 at the beginning of the year. Since then, PLTR stock has increased by 1.2% and is now trading at $179.94.

Palantir Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:PLTR) issued its earnings results on Monday, August, 3rd. The company reported $0.41 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.34 by $0.07. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 92.8% on a year-over-year basis.
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Palantir Technologies subsidiaries include Silk, Kimono Labs, FT Technologies, Propeller, Poptip, Voicegem, Palantir Engineering Israel Ltd., and more.

Palantir Technologies (PLTR) raised $0 in an IPO on Wednesday, September 30th 2020. The company issued 257,100,000 shares at $0.00 per share. None acted as the underwriter for the IPO.

Top institutional investors of Palantir Technologies include BlackRock Inc. (7.92%), Bank of America Corp DE (0.79%), UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC (0.54%) and Bank of New York Mellon Corp (0.51%). Insiders that own company stock include Peter Thiel, Alexander C Karp, Alexander C Karp, Alexander D Moore, Alexander D Moore, Shyam Sankar, Shyam Sankar, David A Glazer, David A Glazer, Ryan D Taylor, Ryan D Taylor, Alexandra W Schiff, Jeffrey Buckley, Heather A Planishek, Lauren Elaina Friedman Stat, Eric H Woersching, Stephen Andrew Cohen and Stephen Andrew Cohen.
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Shares of PLTR stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
8/03/2026
Today
8/22/2026
Next Earnings (Estimated)
11/02/2026
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NASDAQ
Industry
Software
Sub-Industry
Application Software
Current Symbol
NASDAQ:PLTR
Previous Symbol
NASDAQ:PLTR
CIK
1321655
Fax
N/A
Employees
4,429
Year Founded
2003

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$255.00
Low Price Target
$80.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+6.8%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.58
Research Coverage
36 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$1.17
Trailing P/E Ratio
153.79
Forward P/E Ratio
141.69
P/E Growth
2.54
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
96.62
Cash Flow
$0.69 per share
Price / Cash Flow
260.59
Book Value
$4.11 per share
Price / Book
43.78

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
2,403,060,000
Free Float
2,174,047,000
Market Cap
$432.41 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.59

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This page (NASDAQ:PLTR) was last updated on 8/22/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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