Fjarde AP Fonden Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund Cuts Stock Holdings in Palantir Technologies Inc. $PLTR

Fjarde AP Fonden Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund decreased its holdings in shares of Palantir Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:PLTRFree Report) by 1.1% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 355,523 shares of the company’s stock after selling 4,000 shares during the period. Palantir Technologies accounts for about 0.5% of Fjarde AP Fonden Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund’s portfolio, making the stock its 29th largest position. Fjarde AP Fonden Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund’s holdings in Palantir Technologies were worth $63,194,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Bare Financial Services Inc increased its position 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 purchasing an additional 55 shares during the period. Basepoint Wealth LLC bought a new stake in shares of Palantir Technologies in the 4th quarter valued at about $29,000. Morton Brown Family Wealth LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Palantir Technologies by 250.0% in the 4th quarter. Morton Brown Family Wealth LLC now owns 175 shares of the company’s stock valued at $31,000 after buying an additional 125 shares in the last quarter. United Financial Planning Group LLC bought a new stake in shares of Palantir Technologies in the 3rd quarter valued at about $32,000. Finally, Clayton Financial Group LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Palantir Technologies by 500.0% in the 4th quarter. Clayton Financial Group LLC now owns 180 shares of the company’s stock valued at $32,000 after buying an additional 150 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 45.65% of the company’s stock.

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Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of analysts have recently weighed in on PLTR shares. Zacks Research upgraded shares of Palantir Technologies from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Thursday, May 7th. Freedom Capital upgraded shares of Palantir Technologies from a “strong sell” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Friday, February 13th. Argus upgraded shares of Palantir Technologies from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $190.00 price target on the stock in a report on Wednesday, May 6th. DA Davidson lowered their price target on shares of Palantir Technologies from $180.00 to $165.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, May 5th. Finally, DZ Bank started coverage on shares of Palantir Technologies in a report on Thursday, April 23rd. They issued a “buy” rating and a $175.00 price target on the stock. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seventeen have assigned a Buy rating, ten have given a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Palantir Technologies currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $192.76.

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Palantir Technologies Stock Down 4.4%

PLTR stock opened at $135.53 on Friday. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $140.80 and a 200 day moving average of $154.85. The stock has a market capitalization of $324.91 billion, a PE ratio of 152.28, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.25 and a beta of 1.53. Palantir Technologies Inc. has a 52 week low of $121.92 and a 52 week high of $207.52.

Palantir Technologies (NASDAQ:PLTRGet Free Report) last released its earnings results on Monday, May 4th. The company reported $0.33 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.28 by $0.05. The company had revenue of $1.63 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.54 billion. Palantir Technologies had a net margin of 43.67% and a return on equity of 28.34%. Palantir Technologies’s revenue for the quarter was up 84.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business earned $0.13 EPS. On average, equities research analysts expect that Palantir Technologies Inc. will post 1.18 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, insider Stephen Andrew Cohen sold 319,934 shares of Palantir Technologies stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, May 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $136.04, for a total value of $43,523,821.36. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 592 shares in the company, valued at $80,535.68. This trade represents a 99.82% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. The sale was made to cover tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of equity awards. Also, insider Shyam Sankar sold 165,514 shares of Palantir Technologies stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, May 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $136.04, for a total transaction of $22,516,524.56. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 642,786 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $87,444,607.44. This trade represents a 20.48% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The sale was made to cover tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of equity awards. Insiders sold 925,789 shares of company stock worth $126,007,032 over the last ninety days. Company insiders own 9.53% of the company’s stock.

About Palantir Technologies

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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.

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