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Insider Selling: Palantir Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:PLTR) Insider Sells 33,335 Shares of Stock

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Palantir Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:PLTR - Get Free Report) insider Ryan D. Taylor sold 33,335 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, July 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $135.31, for a total transaction of $4,510,558.85. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 363,755 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $49,219,689.05. This represents a 8.39% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website.

Palantir Technologies Trading Up 1.6%

NASDAQ:PLTR traded up $2.15 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $134.27. 41,812,483 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 83,051,463. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $128.47 and a 200 day moving average price of $101.68. The firm has a market cap of $316.85 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 583.76, a PEG ratio of 11.47 and a beta of 2.59. Palantir Technologies Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $21.23 and a fifty-two week high of $148.22.

Palantir Technologies (NASDAQ:PLTR - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Monday, May 5th. The company reported $0.13 earnings per share for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate of $0.13. Palantir Technologies had a return on equity of 6.55% and a net margin of 18.32%. The firm had revenue of $883.86 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $863.89 million. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $0.08 earnings per share. Palantir Technologies's quarterly revenue was up 39.4% on a year-over-year basis. Research analysts predict that Palantir Technologies Inc. will post 0.31 EPS for the current year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities research analysts recently commented on PLTR shares. Royal Bank Of Canada reissued an "underperform" rating on shares of Palantir Technologies in a report on Tuesday, May 6th. DA Davidson lifted their price target on Palantir Technologies from $100.00 to $115.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 6th. Daiwa Capital Markets assumed coverage on Palantir Technologies in a report on Tuesday, April 1st. They issued a "neutral" rating and a $90.00 price objective for the company. Morgan Stanley lifted their target price on Palantir Technologies from $90.00 to $98.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a report on Tuesday, May 6th. Finally, Mizuho upped their price target on shares of Palantir Technologies from $94.00 to $116.00 and gave the company an "underperform" rating in a report on Wednesday, June 11th. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, fourteen have assigned a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $89.32.

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Hedge Funds Weigh In On Palantir Technologies

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Optima Capital LLC boosted its stake in Palantir Technologies by 0.6% in the first quarter. Optima Capital LLC now owns 12,626 shares of the company's stock worth $1,066,000 after purchasing an additional 81 shares in the last quarter. Allegiance Financial Group Advisory Services LLC raised its holdings in shares of Palantir Technologies by 3.0% in the first quarter. Allegiance Financial Group Advisory Services LLC now owns 2,917 shares of the company's stock valued at $246,000 after buying an additional 84 shares during the last quarter. Delta Investment Management LLC lifted its position in Palantir Technologies by 1.9% during the 1st quarter. Delta Investment Management LLC now owns 4,716 shares of the company's stock worth $398,000 after buying an additional 90 shares in the last quarter. Sovran Advisors LLC lifted its position in Palantir Technologies by 1.8% during the 1st quarter. Sovran Advisors LLC now owns 5,453 shares of the company's stock worth $460,000 after buying an additional 94 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Lodestone Wealth Management LLC grew its holdings in Palantir Technologies by 1.1% during the 1st quarter. Lodestone Wealth Management LLC now owns 8,950 shares of the company's stock worth $755,000 after acquiring an additional 97 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 45.65% of the company's stock.

About Palantir Technologies

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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.

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