Palantir Technologies Inc. (NYSE:PLTR) Shares Sold by S.A. Mason LLC

S.A. Mason LLC lowered its stake in Palantir Technologies Inc. (NYSE:PLTRFree Report) by 2.2% during the third quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 22,100 shares of the company’s stock after selling 500 shares during the period. S.A. Mason LLC’s holdings in Palantir Technologies were worth $822,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in PLTR. Summit Securities Group LLC purchased a new position in Palantir Technologies during the second quarter worth about $25,000. Farmers & Merchants Investments Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Palantir Technologies during the second quarter worth $25,000. Northwest Investment Counselors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Palantir Technologies in the 3rd quarter valued at $25,000. University of Texas Texas AM Investment Management Co. purchased a new stake in shares of Palantir Technologies during the 2nd quarter worth about $30,000. Finally, Beacon Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Palantir Technologies by 269.5% during the 1st quarter. Beacon Capital Management LLC now owns 1,515 shares of the company’s stock valued at $35,000 after acquiring an additional 1,105 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 45.65% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research analysts have commented on the stock. Royal Bank of Canada reiterated an “underperform” rating and set a $9.00 price objective on shares of Palantir Technologies in a research note on Tuesday, August 6th. Northland Securities started coverage on Palantir Technologies in a research note on Thursday, August 22nd. They set a “market perform” rating and a $35.00 target price for the company. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft boosted their price objective on Palantir Technologies from $20.00 to $21.00 and gave the stock a “sell” rating in a report on Tuesday, August 6th. DA Davidson upped their target price on Palantir Technologies from $24.00 to $28.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Tuesday, August 6th. Finally, Monness Crespi & Hardt dropped their price target on shares of Palantir Technologies from $20.00 to $18.00 and set a “sell” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, August 6th. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have issued a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Palantir Technologies currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $27.86.

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Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, Director Lauren Elaina Friedman Stat sold 6,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, September 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $36.35, for a total transaction of $218,100.00. Following the sale, the director now directly owns 152,280 shares in the company, valued at $5,535,378. This represents a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. In other Palantir Technologies news, Director Lauren Elaina Friedman Stat sold 6,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, September 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $36.35, for a total value of $218,100.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now directly owns 152,280 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,535,378. The trade was a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, Director Alexander D. Moore sold 20,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, September 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $30.89, for a total transaction of $617,800.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director now directly owns 1,510,630 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $46,663,360.70. This represents a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last ninety days, insiders have sold 21,204,508 shares of company stock valued at $802,654,666. 12.93% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Palantir Technologies Trading Down 2.7 %

NYSE PLTR opened at $43.72 on Thursday. Palantir Technologies Inc. has a 1-year low of $14.48 and a 1-year high of $45.14. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $37.58 and its two-hundred day moving average is $29.27. The company has a market capitalization of $97.91 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 257.18 and a beta of 2.72.

Palantir Technologies (NYSE:PLTRGet Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Monday, August 5th. The company reported $0.03 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.04 by ($0.01). Palantir Technologies had a return on equity of 8.88% and a net margin of 16.32%. The company had revenue of $678.13 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $653.23 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $0.01 earnings per share. The business’s revenue was up 27.2% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, analysts predict that Palantir Technologies Inc. will post 0.19 earnings per share for the current year.

Palantir Technologies Company Profile

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Palantir Technologies Inc builds and deploys software platforms for the intelligence community to assist in counterterrorism investigations and operations in the United States, the United Kingdom, and internationally. The company provides Palantir Gotham, a software platform which enables users to identify patterns hidden deep within datasets, ranging from signals intelligence sources to reports from confidential informants, as well as facilitates the handoff between analysts and operational users, helping operators plan and execute real-world responses to threats that have been identified within the platform.

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