The stock of Palantir Technologies Inc (NASDAQ: PLTR) has decreased by -4.71 when compared to last closing price of 90.09. Despite this, the company has experienced a -5.62% fall in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. fool.com reported 2025-03-30 that A number of high-flying growth stocks have come back down to earth following the recent market pullback. Let’s look at two that investors can consider buying this year, especially if the market once again starts to head lower.
Is It Worth Investing in Palantir Technologies Inc (NASDAQ: PLTR) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for Palantir Technologies Inc (NASDAQ: PLTR) is above average at 453.99x. The 36-month beta value for PLTR is also noteworthy at 2.74. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 3 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 1 rating it as “overweight,” 15 rating it as “hold,” and 4 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for PLTR is 2.12B, and at present, short sellers hold a 2.83% of that float. The average trading volume of PLTR on March 31, 2025 was 97.60M shares.
PLTR’s Market Performance
PLTR stock saw an increase of -5.62% in the past week, with a monthly gain of 1.27% and a quarterly increase of 4.21%. The volatility ratio for the week is 5.33%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 7.17% for Palantir Technologies Inc (PLTR). The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -0.43% for PLTR’s stock, with a 53.38% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of PLTR
Loop Capital, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see PLTR reach a price target of $141. The rating they have provided for PLTR stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on February 20th, 2025.
Morgan Stanley gave a rating of “Overweight” to PLTR, setting the target price at $95 in the report published on February 04th of the current year.
PLTR Trading at -5.64% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought PLTR to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -31.54% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 7.17%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 5.33%, as shares surge +1.10% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +25.99% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, PLTR fell by -5.62%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +271.16% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $86.22. In addition, Palantir Technologies Inc saw 13.51% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at PLTR starting from Palantir Technologies Inc., who purchase 244,011 shares at the price of $3.88 back on Mar 25 ’25. After this action, Palantir Technologies Inc. now owns 3,421,007 shares of Palantir Technologies Inc, valued at $946,763 using the latest closing price.
Cohen Stephen Andrew, the of Palantir Technologies Inc, sale 310,000 shares at $87.07 during a trade that took place back on Mar 17 ’25, which means that Cohen Stephen Andrew is holding 592 shares at $26,991,578 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for PLTR
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.11 for the present operating margin
- 0.8 for the gross margin
The net margin for Palantir Technologies Inc stands at 0.16. The total capital return value is set at 0.06. Equity return is now at value 10.90, with 8.51 for asset returns.
Based on Palantir Technologies Inc (PLTR), the company’s capital structure generated 0.05 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 4.82.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 310.4 million with net debt to EBITDA at -5.55. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 69.62. The receivables turnover for the company is 4.98for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.45. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 5.96.
Conclusion
In summary, Palantir Technologies Inc (PLTR) has had a better performance as of late. Analysts have bearish opinions on the stock, with some viewing it as a “sell” and others as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
