Palantir Technologies (PLTR) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $134.72 to $142.98
• 50-Day Range: $128.01 to $160.88
• 52-Week Range: $105.32 to $207.52
• Volume: 88.59 million shs
• Average Volume: 49.88 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $325.06 billion
• P/E Ratio: 215.74
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $194.25
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Palantir Technologies Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Palantir Technologies scored higher than 86% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 129th out of 624 stocks in the computer and technology sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Palantir Technologies has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.52, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 16 buy ratings, 12 hold ratings, and 2 sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Palantir Technologies has a consensus price target of $194.25, representing about 42.9% upside from its current price of $135.91.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Palantir Technologies has been the subject of 16 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 43.81%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Palantir Technologies are expected to grow by 43.81% in the coming year, from $1.05 to $1.51 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Palantir Technologies is 215.74, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.55.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Palantir Technologies is 215.74, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Computer and Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 77.79.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Palantir Technologies has a PEG Ratio of 2.69. 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 43.42. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.45% 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 0.96, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Palantir Technologies has recently increased by 5.13%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing 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 news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Computer and Technology companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 241 news articles for Palantir Technologies this week, compared to 16 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

516 people have searched for PLTR on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 61% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

247 people have added Palantir Technologies to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 171% 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 $137,685,797.00 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.

PLTR Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have PLTR shares performed this year?

Palantir Technologies' stock was trading at $177.75 at the beginning of the year. Since then, PLTR shares have decreased by 23.5% and is now trading at $135.9110.

How were Palantir Technologies' earnings last quarter?

Palantir Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:PLTR) released its earnings results on Monday, May, 4th. The company reported $0.33 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.28 by $0.05. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 84.7% compared to the same quarter last year.
Read the conference call transcript.

Does Palantir Technologies have any subsidiaries?

Palantir Technologies subsidiaries include Silk, Kimono Labs, FT Technologies, Propeller, Poptip, Voicegem, Palantir Engineering Israel Ltd., and others.

When did Palantir Technologies IPO?

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

Who are Palantir Technologies' major shareholders?

Top institutional investors of Palantir Technologies include Bank of New York Mellon Corp (0.53%), Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. (0.29%), Swedbank AB (0.16%) and Principal Financial Group Inc. (0.12%). 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, Lauren Elaina Friedman Stat, Heather A Planishek, Jeffrey Buckley, Eric H Woersching, Stephen Andrew Cohen and Stephen Andrew Cohen.
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How do I buy shares of Palantir Technologies?

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: 5/04/2026
• Today: 5/05/2026
• AGM 2026: 6/03/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Computer and Technology
• Industry: INTERNET SOFTWARE
• Sub-Industry: Computer 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: $194.25
• High Price Target: $255.00
• Low Price Target: $90.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +42.9%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.52
• Research Coverage: 31 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $0.89
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 215.74
• Forward P/E Ratio: 129.44
• P/E Growth: 2.69
• Net Income: $1.63 billion
• Net Margins: 36.31%
• Pretax Margin: 37.03%
• Return on Equity: 23.81%
• Return on Assets: 19.68%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 7.11
• Quick Ratio: 7.11

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $4.48 billion
• Price / Sales: 72.63
• Cash Flow: $0.65 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 208.64
• Book Value: $3.13 per share
• Price / Book: 43.42

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 2,391,676,000
• Free Float: 2,163,749,000
• Market Cap: $325.06 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.52