Trading Day Review: Palantir Technologies Inc (PLTR) Gains Momentum, Closing at $179.71

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The price of Palantir Technologies Inc (NASDAQ: PLTR) closed at $179.71 in the last session, up 3.26% from day before closing price of $174.04. In other words, the price has increased by $3.26 from its previous closing price. On the day, 34.56 million shares were traded. PLTR stock price reached its highest trading level at $180.19 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $174.7701.

Ratios:

We take a closer look at PLTR’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 66.44 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 238.78. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 6.43 and its Current Ratio is at 6.43. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.04 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.03.

Upgrades & Downgrades

In the most recent recommendation for this company, Truist on January 06, 2026, initiated with a Buy rating and assigned the stock a target price of $223.

On August 05, 2025, Deutsche Bank Upgraded its rating to Hold which previously was Sell but kept the price unchanged to $160.

On July 25, 2025, Piper Sandler started tracking the stock assigning a Overweight rating and target price of $170.Piper Sandler initiated its Overweight rating on July 25, 2025, with a $170 target price.

Insider Transactions:

An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Jan 02 ’26 when Stat Lauren Elaina Friedman sold 3,400 shares for $181.35 per share. The transaction valued at 616,590 led to the insider holds 58,687 shares of the business.

Moore Alexander D. sold 20,000 shares of PLTR for $3,459,615 on Jan 02 ’26. The Director now owns 1,192,978 shares after completing the transaction at $172.98 per share. On Jan 02 ’26, another insider, Taylor Ryan D., who serves as the insider of the company, sold 12,000 shares for $181.35 each. As a result, the insider received 2,176,200 and left with 239,409 shares of the company.

Valuation Measures:

Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, PLTR now has a Market Capitalization of 428327337984 and an Enterprise Value of 422222790656. As of this moment, Palantir’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 420.28, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 181.45. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 3.72. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 109.94 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 64.99. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 108.369 whereas that against EBITDA is 482.101.

Stock Price History:

The Beta on a monthly basis for PLTR is 1.64, which has changed by 1.5507841 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.16623151 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, PLTR has reached a high of $207.52, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $63.40. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -0.65%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 18.28%.

Shares Statistics:

According to the various share statistics, PLTR traded on average about 46.85M shares per day over the past 3-months and 35035000 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 2.28B shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 2.18B. Insiders hold about 8.49% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 54.87% stake in the company. Shares short for PLTR as of 1765756800 were 45832885 with a Short Ratio of 0.98, compared to 1763078400 on 50998685. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 45832885 and a Short% of Float of 2.1.

Earnings Estimates

The company has 22.0 analysts who recommend its stock at the moment. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.21, with high estimates of $0.24 and low estimates of $0.17.

Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $0.8 and $0.67 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $0.72. EPS for the following year is $1.01, with 25.0 analysts recommending between $1.36 and $0.79.

Revenue Estimates

According to 21 analysts,. The current quarter’s revenue is expected to be $1.34B. It ranges from a high estimate of $1.41B to a low estimate of $1.31B. As of. The current estimate, Palantir Technologies Inc’s year-ago sales were $827.52MFor the next quarter, 21 analysts are estimating revenue of $1.32B. There is a high estimate of $1.42B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $1.21B.

A total of 25 analysts have provided revenue estimates for PLTR’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $4.48B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $4.35B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $4.41B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $2.87BBased on 25 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $6.31B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $7.39B and the low estimate is $5.7B.

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