Hyperion Asset Management Ltd Has $269.19 Million Stock Position in Palantir Technologies Inc. $PLTR

Hyperion Asset Management Ltd lifted its position in Palantir Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:PLTR) by 5.0% during the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 1,514,434 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 71,657 shares during the period. Palantir Technologies comprises approximately 7.5% of Hyperion Asset Management Ltd’s holdings, making the stock its 5th biggest holding. Hyperion Asset Management Ltd’s holdings in Palantir Technologies were worth $269,191,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of PLTR. Milestone Asset Management LLC raised its stake in Palantir Technologies by 229.5% in the fourth quarter. Milestone Asset Management LLC now owns 60,551 shares of the company’s stock valued at $10,763,000 after purchasing an additional 42,173 shares in the last quarter. VCI Wealth Management LLC raised its stake in Palantir Technologies by 42.3% in the fourth quarter. VCI Wealth Management LLC now owns 12,187 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,166,000 after purchasing an additional 3,621 shares in the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its stake in Palantir Technologies by 0.7% in the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 215,444,098 shares of the company’s stock valued at $38,295,188,000 after purchasing an additional 1,557,828 shares in the last quarter. PFA Pension Forsikringsaktieselskab purchased a new stake in Palantir Technologies in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $222,143,000. Finally, Jefferson Bridge Capital LLC purchased a new stake in Palantir Technologies in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $1,322,000. 45.65% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Palantir Technologies Stock Performance

PLTR stock opened at $130.63 on Thursday. The company has a market capitalization of $313.16 billion, a PE ratio of 146.78, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.11 and a beta of 1.53. Palantir Technologies Inc. has a one year low of $122.68 and a one year high of $207.52. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $138.61 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $153.02.

Palantir Technologies (NASDAQ:PLTR) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Monday, May 4th. The company reported $0.33 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.28 by $0.05. The firm had revenue of $1.63 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.54 billion. Palantir Technologies had a net margin of 43.67% and a return on equity of 28.34%. The business’s revenue was up 84.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm posted $0.13 earnings per share. On average, research analysts predict that Palantir Technologies Inc. will post 1.18 EPS for the current year.

Insider Activity

In other Palantir Technologies news, insider Alexander C. Karp sold 397,744 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 transaction of $54,109,093.76. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 6,432,258 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $875,044,378.32. This trade represents a 5.82% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. 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 transaction, the insider directly owned 642,786 shares in the company, valued at $87,444,607.44. This trade represents a 20.48% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The sale was made to cover tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of equity awards. In the last three months, insiders sold 927,270 shares of company stock valued at $126,197,785. Insiders own 9.53% of the company’s stock.

More Palantir Technologies News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Wolfe Research upgraded Palantir, calling its AI platform best-in-class and saying the stock is “too big to ignore,” which supports the bullish case for continued enterprise AI demand. Why This Analyst Says Palantir Stock Is ‘Too Big to Ignore’
• Positive Sentiment: Another analyst note and follow-up coverage highlighted Palantir’s strong growth, improving margins, and continued leadership in AI software, reinforcing expectations that revenue momentum can remain above peers. Cognyte vs Palantir: Which AI Intelligence Stock Is the Better Buy?
• Neutral Sentiment: Multiple recent articles frame Palantir as a high-growth AI winner but also emphasize that the stock is expensive, suggesting investors remain split between growth enthusiasm and valuation discipline. Palantir: The Stock Is Expensive, But The Growth Is Not Normal
• Neutral Sentiment: Coverage also notes Palantir’s AI partnerships and customer deployments, which support the long-term narrative, but governance-related headlines from AIPCon and shareholder proposals keep some uncertainty in the background. Will New AI Partnerships And Governance Votes At AIPCon 10 Change Palantir Technologies’ Narrative
• Negative Sentiment: Michael Burry renewed criticism of Palantir, arguing Ukraine is developing its own battlefield software and replacing Palantir in some use cases, which raises questions about competitive durability in government/defense work. Michael Burry Is Using Ukraine’s Own Words Against Palantir
• Negative Sentiment: European headlines are also weighing on sentiment, including France ending work with Palantir’s intelligence agency and a Swiss legal loss tied to government-contract scrutiny and data sovereignty. French domestic spy agency ditches Palantir for local rival, PM says
• Negative Sentiment: Insider selling and valuation concerns are adding to caution, as investors worry the stock’s premium pricing leaves little room for disappointment after a strong AI-driven run. Jeffrey Buckley Sells 1,481 Shares of Palantir Technologies (NASDAQ:PLTR) Stock

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities research analysts recently weighed in on the stock. Weiss Ratings downgraded shares of Palantir Technologies from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a research note on Monday, April 27th. BNP Paribas Exane assumed coverage on shares of Palantir Technologies in a research note on Tuesday. They issued an “underperform” rating on the stock. Zacks Research raised shares of Palantir Technologies from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 7th. Wolfe Research raised shares of Palantir Technologies from an “underperform” rating to a “peer perform” rating in a research note on Tuesday. Finally, Rosenblatt Securities reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $225.00 target price on shares of Palantir Technologies in a research note on Friday, June 5th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seventeen have given a Buy rating, twelve have issued a Hold rating and three have given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $192.76.

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.