Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV Sells 517 Shares of Palantir Technologies Inc. (NYSE:PLTR)

Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV trimmed its position in Palantir Technologies Inc. (NYSE:PLTRFree Report) by 4.2% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 11,856 shares of the company’s stock after selling 517 shares during the quarter. Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV’s holdings in Palantir Technologies were worth $441,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Summit Securities Group LLC purchased a new stake in Palantir Technologies during the 2nd quarter valued at $25,000. Farmers & Merchants Investments Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Palantir Technologies in the second quarter worth about $25,000. Northwest Investment Counselors LLC acquired a new stake in Palantir Technologies during the third quarter valued at $25,000. University of Texas Texas AM Investment Management Co. purchased a new position in shares of Palantir Technologies during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $30,000. Finally, Beacon Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Palantir Technologies by 269.5% during the first quarter. Beacon Capital Management LLC now owns 1,515 shares of the company’s stock worth $35,000 after buying an additional 1,105 shares in the last quarter. 45.65% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Palantir Technologies Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE PLTR opened at $41.92 on Friday. Palantir Technologies Inc. has a 1 year low of $15.66 and a 1 year high of $45.14. The firm has a market cap of $93.88 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 246.60 and a beta of 2.70. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $37.98 and its 200-day simple moving average is $29.55.

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

Insider Buying and Selling at Palantir Technologies

In other news, insider Alexander C. Karp sold 4,500,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, September 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $36.07, for a total value of $162,315,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now directly owns 6,432,258 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $232,011,546.06. This represents a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. In related news, insider Alexander C. Karp sold 4,500,000 shares of Palantir Technologies stock in a transaction on Monday, September 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $36.07, for a total value of $162,315,000.00. Following the transaction, the insider now directly owns 6,432,258 shares in the company, valued at $232,011,546.06. The trade was a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, insider Ryan D. Taylor sold 249,684 shares of Palantir Technologies stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $30.01, for a total value of $7,493,016.84. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now directly owns 372,565 shares in the company, valued at $11,180,675.65. This represents a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 21,204,508 shares of company stock worth $802,654,666. 12.93% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

PLTR has been the topic of several research analyst reports. Raymond James lowered shares of Palantir Technologies from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a report on Monday, September 23rd. Northland Securities started coverage on shares of Palantir Technologies in a research note on Thursday, August 22nd. They set a “market perform” rating and a $35.00 price target for the company. Northland Capmk raised shares of Palantir Technologies to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, August 22nd. Bank of America lifted their price target on shares of Palantir Technologies from $30.00 to $50.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, September 10th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada restated an “underperform” rating and issued a $9.00 price objective on shares of Palantir Technologies in a research report 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 stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $27.86.

Read Our Latest Analysis on PLTR

Palantir Technologies 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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