The stock of Palantir Technologies Inc (PLTR) has seen a 5.86% increase in the past week, with a 8.92% gain in the past month, and a 35.44% flourish in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 5.84%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 8.26% for PLTR. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 6.06% for PLTR’s stock, with a 55.44% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Palantir Technologies Inc (NASDAQ: PLTR) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for Palantir Technologies Inc (NASDAQ: PLTR) is 495.93x, which is above its average ratio. Moreover, the 36-month beta value for PLTR is 2.62. Analysts have varying opinions on the stock, with 3 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 1 as “overweight,” 16 as “hold,” and 4 as “sell.”
The public float for PLTR is 2.12B and currently, short sellers hold a 2.46% of that float. On April 21, 2025, PLTR’s average trading volume was 107.79M shares.
PLTR) stock’s latest price update
Palantir Technologies Inc (NASDAQ: PLTR)’s stock price has plunge by 1.15relation to previous closing price of 92.71. Nevertheless, the company has seen a 5.86% surge in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. fool.com reported 2025-04-20 that Obviously, it’s been a tough start to the year for the stock market. As of this writing, the S&P 500, Nasdaq Composite, and Dow Jones Industrial Average are down 10%, 16%, and 7%, respectively, year to date.
Analysts’ Opinion of PLTR
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for PLTR stocks, with Daiwa Securities repeating the rating for PLTR by listing it as a “Neutral.” The predicted price for PLTR in the upcoming period, according to Daiwa Securities is $90 based on the research report published on April 01, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Loop Capital gave a rating of “Buy” to PLTR, setting the target price at $141 in the report published on February 20th of the current year.
PLTR Trading at 1.32% 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 -25.22% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 8.26%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 5.84%, as shares surge +7.31% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -7.48% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, PLTR rose by +5.86%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +262.36% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $88.42. In addition, Palantir Technologies Inc saw 24.00% 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 Stat Lauren Elaina Friedman, who sale 800 shares at the price of $81.25 back on Apr 03 ’25. After this action, Stat Lauren Elaina Friedman now owns 61,339 shares of Palantir Technologies Inc, valued at $65,000 using the latest closing price.
Moore Alexander D., the Director of Palantir Technologies Inc, sale 20,000 shares at $83.83 during a trade that took place back on Apr 01 ’25, which means that Moore Alexander D. is holding 1,370,630 shares at $1,676,580 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 76.11. 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
To wrap up, the performance of Palantir Technologies Inc (PLTR) has been better in recent times. The stock has received a bearish of “sell” and “hold” ratings from analysts. 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.
