Stratos Wealth Partners LTD. Trims Stock Holdings in Palantir Technologies Inc. $PLTR

Stratos Wealth Partners LTD. lowered its holdings in Palantir Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:PLTR) by 4.5% during the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 204,271 shares of the company’s stock after selling 9,647 shares during the quarter. Stratos Wealth Partners LTD.’s holdings in Palantir Technologies were worth $36,309,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the business. Bare Financial Services Inc raised its holdings in Palantir Technologies by 54.5% during the 3rd quarter. Bare Financial Services Inc now owns 156 shares of the company’s stock valued at $28,000 after acquiring an additional 55 shares during the period. Delos Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Palantir Technologies in the second quarter worth $29,000. Zeit Capital LLC bought a new position in shares of Palantir Technologies in the second quarter worth $30,000. Financial Consulate Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Palantir Technologies in the third quarter valued at $30,000. Finally, Retirement Wealth Solutions LLC purchased a new position in shares of Palantir Technologies in the third quarter valued at $31,000. 45.65% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Trending Headlines about Palantir Technologies

Here are the key news stories impacting Palantir Technologies this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Five‑year renewal and expansion with Stellantis reinforces multi‑year commercial revenue and broader Foundry/AIP deployment across an auto giant — a concrete, recurring‑revenue catalyst. Palantir (PLTR) Announces 5‑Year Partnership Expansion with Stellantis
• Positive Sentiment: Defense tailwind: the Pentagon formalizing Maven as a program of record boosts contract visibility and stickiness in the government segment. That underpins revenue durability and margins for PLTR. Assessing Palantir Technologies (PLTR) Valuation After Stellantis Renewal And Pentagon Maven Milestone
• Positive Sentiment: Wall Street momentum: multiple analysts have raised targets (UBS, Piper Sandler, Wedbush among others) and the median 6‑month target sits well above current levels — supporting upside expectations. Palantir Technologies Stock (PLTR) Opinions on Golden Dome Missile Shield
• Positive Sentiment: Strong fundamentals: recent quarterly beats, ~70% y/y revenue growth and large contract bookings (multi‑billion TCV) keep the growth narrative intact. Palantir Stock Soared Last Year. This Year It’s Down Sharply.
• Neutral Sentiment: Valuation debate: metrics diverge — sky‑high P/E vs a PEG near 1 in some analyses, leaving investors split on whether current prices already reflect future growth. Is Palantir (PLTR) Stock Undervalued? The PEG Ratio Reveals a Surprising Answer
• Neutral Sentiment: Market reset vs secular story: commentators and some analysts characterize the recent pullback as a rotation/reset rather than a change in fundamentals — this frames short‑term weakness as a potential buying opportunity for long‑term holders. Palantir’s (PLTR) Selloff Appears More Like a Reset than a Warning
• Negative Sentiment: Large insider selling: extensive reported insider sales (multiple executives and founders) are a red flag for some traders and can sap confidence despite company performance. Palantir Technologies Stock (PLTR) Opinions on Golden Dome Missile Shield
• Negative Sentiment: Geopolitical/security risk: reports that Iran identified Palantir as a possible target raise operational and reputational risk concerns for investors. Iran Identifies Palantir as a ‘Legitimate Target’ for Threatened Attacks
• Negative Sentiment: Ethics and public backlash: NHS staff boycott and similar controversies keep regulatory and reputational risks on the table, which can limit public‑sector expansion in sensitive markets. NHS staff boycott Palantir’s data platform over ethical concerns

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, insider Alexander C. Karp sold 493,025 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, February 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $133.78, for a total value of $65,956,884.50. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 6,432,258 shares in the company, valued at approximately $860,507,475.24. The trade was a 7.12% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, insider Stephen Andrew Cohen sold 327,088 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, February 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $133.72, for a total value of $43,738,207.36. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 592 shares in the company, valued at approximately $79,162.24. This represents a 99.82% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 1,029,879 shares of company stock worth $137,746,253. 9.23% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Palantir Technologies Stock Performance

Shares of PLTR opened at $148.46 on Friday. Palantir Technologies Inc. has a 12-month low of $66.12 and a 12-month high of $207.52. The company has a market cap of $355.07 billion, a PE ratio of 235.65, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.94 and a beta of 1.68. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $145.80 and a 200-day moving average price of $167.73.

Palantir Technologies (NASDAQ:PLTR) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Monday, February 2nd. The company reported $0.25 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.23 by $0.02. The company had revenue of $1.41 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.34 billion. Palantir Technologies had a net margin of 36.31% and a return on equity of 23.81%. Palantir Technologies’s revenue for the quarter was up 70.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $0.14 earnings per share. As a group, analysts predict that Palantir Technologies Inc. will post 0.31 earnings per share for the current year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

PLTR has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. Phillip Securities dropped their price objective on Palantir Technologies from $208.00 to $190.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday. Jefferies Financial Group set a $208.00 price target on shares of Palantir Technologies in a report on Thursday, January 22nd. Cantor Fitzgerald restated a “neutral” rating on shares of Palantir Technologies in a research report on Tuesday, February 3rd. Freedom Capital raised shares of Palantir Technologies from a “strong sell” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Friday, February 13th. Finally, William Blair upgraded shares of Palantir Technologies from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, February 2nd. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have assigned a Buy rating, eleven have issued a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $197.77.

About Palantir Technologies

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.