Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Palantir Technologies Inc shares valued at $616,590 were sold by Stat Lauren Elaina Friedman on Jan 02 ’26. At $181.35 per share, Stat Lauren Elaina Friedman sold 3,400 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 58,687 shares worth approximately $10.47 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Moore Alexander D. sold 20,000 shares, netting a total of over 3,459,615 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $172.98 each, the insider now holds 1,192,978 shares.
Before that, Taylor Ryan D. had sold 12,000 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $2,176,200, the insider traded Palantir Technologies Inc shares for $181.35 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 12,000 shares, worth approximately $42.71 million.
As published in a research note from Citigroup on January 12, 2026, Palantir Technologies Inc [PLTR] has been rated up from a Neutral to a Buy and the price target has been revised to $235. Analysts at Truist started covering the stock with ‘”a Buy”‘ outlook in a report released in early January. As of August 05, 2025, Deutsche Bank has increased its “Sell” rating to a “Hold” for PLTR. Earlier on July 25, 2025, Piper Sandler initiated its rating. Their recommendation was “an Overweight” for PLTR stock.
Analyzing PLTR Stock Performance
On last trading session, Palantir Technologies Inc [NASDAQ: PLTR] plunged -0.31% to $178.4. The stock’s lowest price that day was $173.96, but it reached a high of $181.5975 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -1.81%. Over the course of the year, Palantir Technologies Inc shares have jumped approximately 174.55%.
Is Palantir Technologies Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of Palantir Technologies Inc saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-12-31 dropping by -0.38 million shares to 47.04 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-11-28 was 47.42 million shares. A decline of -0.82% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 1.36 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 1.36.
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In terms of Palantir Technologies Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 200.5 in the next 12 months, up nearly 12.04% from the previous closing price of $178.96. Analysts anticipate Palantir Technologies Inc stock to reach 223 by 2026, with the lowest price target being 160. In spite of this, 14 analysts ranked Palantir Technologies Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2026. On July 16, 2025, Mizuho assigned a price target of “a Neutral” to the stock and upgraded coverage with a $135.
