PLTR short interest surges, indicating growing pessimism among investors

Investors can expect a company’s stock to rise or fall based on the buying and selling of stock by its insiders. Palantir Technologies Inc shares valued at $5,000,250 were sold by Taylor Ryan D. on Jul 15 ’25. At $150.00 per share, Taylor Ryan D. sold 33,335 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 363,755 shares worth approximately $57.6 million following the completion of this transaction.

Before that, Stat Lauren Elaina Friedman had sold 800 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $111,688, the Director traded Palantir Technologies Inc shares for $139.61 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 800 shares, worth approximately $9.96 million.

As published in their initiating research note from Piper Sandler on July 25, 2025, Palantir Technologies Inc [PLTR] has been an Overweight and the price target has been revised to $170. Analysts at Mizuho upgraded the stock from ‘”an Underperform”‘ to ‘”a Neutral”‘ outlook in a report released in mid July. As of April 01, 2025, Daiwa Securities has initiated its “Neutral” rating for PLTR. Earlier on March 05, 2025, William Blair upgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Mkt perform” for PLTR stock which previously was a “an Underperform”.

Analyzing PLTR Stock Performance

On last trading session, Palantir Technologies Inc [NASDAQ: PLTR] plunged -0.16% to $158.35. The stock’s lowest price that day was $156.74, but it reached a high of $160.89 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 2.25%. Over the course of the year, Palantir Technologies Inc shares have jumped approximately 484.75%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $160.89 on 07/31/25 and a 52-week low of $63.40 on 01/13/25.

Support And Resistance Levels for Palantir Technologies Inc (PLTR)

According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 156.42, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 154.50. In the upper region, resistance lies at 160.58. The next price resistance is at 162.82. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 66.03 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.

Is Palantir Technologies Inc subject to short interest?

Stocks of Palantir Technologies Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-07-15 jumping by 0.55 million shares to 53.73 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-06-13 was 53.18 million shares. A jump of 1.02% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 0.71 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 0.71.

Which companies own the most shares of Palantir Technologies Inc (PLTR)?

In terms of Palantir Technologies Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 102.5 in the next 12 months, down nearly -35.38% from the previous closing price of $158.61. Analysts anticipate Palantir Technologies Inc stock to reach 160 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 60. In spite of this, 14 analysts ranked Palantir Technologies Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On February 20, 2025, Loop Capital assigned a price target of “a Buy” to the stock and initiated coverage with a $141.

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