Palantir Technologies Inc. $PLTR Stock: Generali Asset Management SPA SGR Increases Holdings

Generali Asset Management SPA SGR boosted its stake in shares of Palantir Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:PLTR) by 5.0% in the third quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 67,092 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 3,179 shares during the quarter. Generali Asset Management SPA SGR’s holdings in Palantir Technologies were worth $12,550,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the stock. IMG Wealth Management Inc. raised its stake in shares of Palantir Technologies by 10.4% during the 3rd quarter. IMG Wealth Management Inc. now owns 1,480 shares of the company’s stock worth $277,000 after buying an additional 139 shares in the last quarter. Jacobsen Capital Management boosted its stake in shares of Palantir Technologies by 8.9% in the third quarter. Jacobsen Capital Management now owns 4,176 shares of the company’s stock valued at $781,000 after buying an additional 341 shares in the last quarter. Asset Management One Co. Ltd. boosted its stake in shares of Palantir Technologies by 6.1% in the third quarter. Asset Management One Co. Ltd. now owns 1,006,806 shares of the company’s stock valued at $188,323,000 after buying an additional 57,957 shares in the last quarter. John Boyer Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Palantir Technologies in the third quarter valued at approximately $254,000. Finally, MADDEN SECURITIES Corp grew its holdings in Palantir Technologies by 1.4% during the third quarter. MADDEN SECURITIES Corp now owns 33,660 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,296,000 after acquiring an additional 460 shares during the period. 45.65% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research analysts have issued reports on PLTR shares. Yorkville Ives began coverage on Palantir Technologies in a research report on Tuesday, October 6th. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $250.00 price objective for the company. Mizuho boosted their target price on shares of Palantir Technologies from $215.00 to $245.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 15th. Weiss Ratings raised shares of Palantir Technologies from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research note on Friday. DA Davidson increased their price target on shares of Palantir Technologies from $200.00 to $250.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, September 11th. Finally, Barclays started coverage on shares of Palantir Technologies in a report on Friday, October 9th. They issued an “overweight” rating and a $265.00 price target for the company. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-six have assigned a Buy rating, eight have given a Hold rating and three have given a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $205.55.

Insider Transactions at Palantir Technologies

In other news, insider Ryan D. Taylor sold 18,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, October 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $201.15, for a total value of $3,620,700.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 274,667 shares in the company, valued at approximately $55,249,267.05. This trade represents a 6.15% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, Director Eric H. Woersching sold 1,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, October 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $205.00, for a total value of $205,000.00. Following the sale, the director owned 3,465 shares in the company, valued at approximately $710,325. The trade was a 22.40% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders sold 560,390 shares of company stock worth $97,909,177 in the last quarter. 9.53% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Palantir Technologies News Roundup

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

• Positive Sentiment: Analysts and market commentators continue to highlight Palantir’s momentum, including 92.8% year-over-year revenue growth in the latest quarter, strong commercial adoption of its Artificial Intelligence Platform, and expectations that business momentum will persist despite difficult comparisons. PLTR Stock Earnings Preview
• Positive Sentiment: Rosenblatt recommended buying Palantir ahead of earnings, while other coverage points to analyst target increases, commercial growth, and the possibility that another strong report could push the shares higher. Buy Palantir Ahead of Earnings
• Positive Sentiment: Palantir expanded its U.S. commercial go-to-market network by elevating Aplos Data to Vanguard: Elite partner status, supporting broader Foundry and AI Platform deployments. Palantir Expands U.S. Partner Network
• Positive Sentiment: Customer-reported results, including a 30,000-hour efficiency example, are providing tangible evidence for Palantir’s AI return-on-investment claims. Palantir AI Efficiency Proof Point
• Neutral Sentiment: Options activity indicates traders expect elevated volatility around the November 2 earnings release, with the market focused on whether Palantir can meet or exceed an expected $0.41 EPS. Palantir Put Strategy
• Negative Sentiment: Valuation remains the central risk: comparisons with RTX emphasize that Palantir trades at roughly 168 times earnings, leaving little room for disappointing growth or guidance. Short-seller Michael Burry’s position adds to the debate over whether the AI narrative justifies the price. Palantir Versus RTX Valuation
• Negative Sentiment: William Blair warned that large language-model companies could hire Palantir employees and eventually compete with or replicate parts of its technology, presenting a potentially material long-term threat. Palantir Growth Risk

Palantir Technologies Trading Down 0.1%

Shares of PLTR stock opened at $198.73 on Wednesday. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $185.77 and its 200-day simple moving average is $153.69. Palantir Technologies Inc. has a 1-year low of $106.37 and a 1-year high of $212.94.

Palantir Technologies (NASDAQ:PLTR) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Monday, August 3rd. The company reported $0.41 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.34 by $0.07. The business had revenue of $1.94 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.81 billion. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 92.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm earned $0.16 earnings per share. On average, equities research analysts forecast that Palantir Technologies Inc. will post 1.31 EPS for the current year.

About Palantir Technologies

Palantir Technologies Inc develops software platforms that help government agencies and commercial organizations integrate, analyze and act on data. Its products are designed to support complex operations such as defense and intelligence, supply-chain management, manufacturing, healthcare and other data-intensive activities.

Palantir’s principal platforms include Gotham, which is primarily used by government and defense customers; Foundry, which helps commercial and institutional users build data-driven workflows; Apollo, a platform for deploying and managing software across diverse environments; and the Artificial Intelligence Platform (AIP), which connects generative artificial intelligence capabilities with an organization’s data and operational systems.

Founded in 2003, the company initially focused on software for government and national-security applications before expanding into commercial markets.