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The price of Palantir Technologies Inc (NASDAQ: PLTR) closed at $128.12 in the last session, down -1.58% from day before closing price of $130.18. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.58 from its previous closing price. On the day, 69.24 million shares were traded.
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 55.60 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 229.33. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 6.49 and its Current Ratio is at 6.49. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.05 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.04.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, Daiwa Securities on April 01, 2025, initiated with a Neutral rating and assigned the stock a target price of $90.
On February 20, 2025, Loop Capital started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $141.Loop Capital initiated its Buy rating on February 20, 2025, with a $141 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 May 08 ’25 when Planishek Heather A. bought 10,000 shares for $116.14 per share. The transaction valued at 1,161,400 led to the insider holds 58,006 shares of the business.
Moore Alexander D. sold 20,000 shares of PLTR for $2,371,690 on May 01 ’25. The Director now owns 1,350,630 shares after completing the transaction at $118.58 per share. On Apr 03 ’25, another insider, Stat Lauren Elaina Friedman, who serves as the Director of the company, sold 800 shares for $81.25 each. As a result, the insider received 65,000 and left with 61,339 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
As of this moment, Palantir’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 559.48, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 174.32. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 16.90. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 97.06 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 55.74.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, PLTR has reached a high of $133.49, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $20.63. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 31.74%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 86.75%.
Shares Statistics:
A total of 2.26B shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 2.14B. Insiders hold about 9.43% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 50.14% stake in the company.
