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The price of Palantir Technologies Inc (NASDAQ: PLTR) closed at $83.42 in the last session, down -1.77% from day before closing price of $84.92. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.77 from its previous closing price. On the day, 113.7 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 37.35 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 171.44. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 5.96 and its Current Ratio is at 5.96. 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, Loop Capital on February 20, 2025, initiated with a Buy rating and assigned the stock a target price of $141.
On February 04, 2025, Morgan Stanley Upgraded its rating to Overweight which previously was Equal-Weight and also upped its target price recommendation from $60 to $95.
Wedbush reiterated its Outperform rating for the stock on January 23, 2025, while the target price for the stock was revised from $75 to $90.
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 Mar 03 ’25 when Alexander D. Moore bought 60,000 shares for $84.92 per share.
Planishek Heather A. sold 18,537 shares of PLTR for $1,896,727 on Feb 20 ’25. The insider now owns 493,469 shares after completing the transaction at $102.32 per share. On Feb 21 ’25, another insider, Planishek Heather A., who serves as the insider of the company, sold 3,868 shares for $106.30 each. As a result, the insider received 411,170 and left with 489,601 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
As of this moment, Palantir’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 441.14, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 122.67. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 14.23. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 68.28 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 38.99.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, PLTR has reached a high of $125.41, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $20.33. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -3.48%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 67.38%.
Shares Statistics:
A total of 2.24B shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 2.12B. Insiders hold about 9.60% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 49.28% stake in the company.
