Rise in PLTR’s short interest indicates Bearish sentiment

Samantha Gray

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 $3,343,833 were sold by Moore Alexander D. on Dec 01 ’25. At $167.19 per share, Moore Alexander D. sold 20,000 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 1,212,978 shares worth approximately $213.58 million following the completion of this transaction.

Also, Buckley Jeffrey sold 2,365 shares, netting a total of over 387,833 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $163.99 each, the insider now holds 48,596 shares.

Before that, Buckley Jeffrey had sold 1,252 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $197,190, the insider traded Palantir Technologies Inc shares for $157.50 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 1,252 shares, worth approximately $8.28 million.

As published in a research note from Deutsche Bank on August 05, 2025, Palantir Technologies Inc [PLTR] has been rated up from a Sell to a Hold and the price target has been revised to $160. Analysts at Piper Sandler started covering the stock with ‘”an Overweight”‘ outlook in a report released in late July. As of July 16, 2025, Mizuho has increased its “an Underperform” rating to a “Neutral” for PLTR. Earlier on April 01, 2025, Daiwa Securities initiated its rating. Their recommendation was “a Neutral” for PLTR stock.

Analyzing PLTR Stock Performance

On last trading session, Palantir Technologies Inc [NASDAQ: PLTR] rose 3.16% to $176.08. The stock’s lowest price that day was $168.83, but it reached a high of $176.34 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 7.66%. Over the course of the year, Palantir Technologies Inc shares have jumped approximately 162.49%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $207.52 on 11/03/25 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 170.64, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 165.19. In the upper region, resistance lies at 179.72. The next price resistance is at 183.35. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 52.22 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 2025-11-14 jumping by 2.21 million shares to 51.0 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-10-15 was 48.79 million shares. A jump of 4.33% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 0.9 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 0.9.

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In terms of Palantir Technologies Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 200 in the next 12 months, up nearly 17.17% from the previous closing price of $170.69. Analysts anticipate Palantir Technologies Inc stock to reach 215 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 160. In spite of this, 14 analysts ranked Palantir Technologies Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2025.

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