Brokers Issue Forecasts for PLTR Q3 Earnings

Key Points

• DA Davidson has issued a Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimate of $0.11 for Palantir Technologies, maintaining a "Neutral" rating with a price target of $170.00.
• Palantir's recent quarterly earnings report revealed an EPS of $0.16, exceeding forecasts and showing a 48% year-over-year revenue increase.
• Recent analyst reports have adjusted price targets for Palantir, with Bank of America raising theirs from $150.00 to $180.00, reflecting a positive outlook on the stock.

Palantir Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:PLTR - Free Report) - Analysts at DA Davidson issued their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Palantir Technologies in a research note issued on Tuesday, August 5th. DA Davidson analyst G. Luria expects that the company will post earnings per share of $0.11 for the quarter. DA Davidson currently has a "Neutral" rating and a $170.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for Palantir Technologies' current full-year earnings is $0.31 per share. DA Davidson also issued estimates for Palantir Technologies' FY2025 earnings at $0.41 EPS.

PLTR has been the topic of several other reports. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft upgraded Palantir Technologies from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating and raised their price objective for the stock from $80.00 to $160.00 in a report on Tuesday. The Goldman Sachs Group lifted their price objective on Palantir Technologies from $90.00 to $141.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a report on Wednesday. Cantor Fitzgerald raised their target price on shares of Palantir Technologies from $110.00 to $155.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research report on Tuesday. Royal Bank Of Canada upped their price target on shares of Palantir Technologies from $40.00 to $45.00 and gave the stock an "underperform" rating in a research report on Tuesday. Finally, Loop Capital boosted their price objective on shares of Palantir Technologies from $178.00 to $180.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Tuesday. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, seventeen have issued a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Palantir Technologies currently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $136.61.

Palantir Technologies Trading Up 1.5%

Shares of PLTR traded up $2.66 during trading hours on Wednesday, reaching $182.20. 77,586,531 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 60,547,432. The firm has a market cap of $429.98 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 607.35, a PEG ratio of 13.07 and a beta of 2.60. The stock's fifty day moving average price is $144.43 and its 200 day moving average price is $114.82. Palantir Technologies has a 12-month low of $26.69 and a 12-month high of $184.48.

Palantir Technologies (NASDAQ:PLTR - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Monday, August 4th. The company reported $0.16 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.14 by $0.02. Palantir Technologies had a return on equity of 10.75% and a net margin of 22.18%. The firm had revenue of $1 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $939.29 million. During the same period last year, the company earned $0.09 EPS. Palantir Technologies's quarterly revenue was up 48.0% compared to the same quarter last year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, insider Shyam Sankar sold 405,000 shares of Palantir Technologies stock in a transaction on Tuesday, June 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $132.08, for a total transaction of $53,492,400.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 702,786 shares in the company, valued at approximately $92,823,974.88. The trade was a 36.56% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, Director Eric H. Woersching sold 10,214 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, July 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $130.95, for a total value of $1,337,523.30. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 2,348 shares in the company, valued at approximately $307,470.60. The trade was a 81.31% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 1,515,632 shares of company stock worth $196,472,623 over the last ninety days. Company insiders own 9.23% of the company's stock.

Institutional Trading of Palantir Technologies

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. boosted its holdings in shares of Palantir Technologies by 15.0% in the 1st quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 49,651 shares of the company's stock valued at $4,191,000 after acquiring an additional 6,479 shares during the last quarter. Garrison Bradford & Associates Inc. purchased a new stake in Palantir Technologies in the first quarter valued at $45,000. Menard Financial Group LLC raised its stake in shares of Palantir Technologies by 8.2% during the 1st quarter. Menard Financial Group LLC now owns 25,938 shares of the company's stock valued at $2,189,000 after buying an additional 1,964 shares during the last quarter. TCW Group Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Palantir Technologies by 14.5% in the 1st quarter. TCW Group Inc. now owns 32,031 shares of the company's stock valued at $2,703,000 after buying an additional 4,068 shares during the period. Finally, Sagespring Wealth Partners LLC boosted its stake in shares of Palantir Technologies by 36.3% in the first quarter. Sagespring Wealth Partners LLC now owns 24,054 shares of the company's stock worth $2,030,000 after buying an additional 6,405 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 45.65% of the company's stock.

About Palantir Technologies

Palantir Technologies, Inc engages in the business of building and deploying software platforms that serve as the central operating systems for its customers. It operates under the Commercial and Government segments. The Commercial segment focuses on customers working in non-government industries. The Government segment is involved in providing services to customers that are the United States government and non-United States government agencies.