Palantir Technologies Inc. PLTR

What the company does

Palantir Technologies Inc. is a mega-cap company in the Technology sector (Software - Infrastructure), with a market value of $472.8B, based in the USA.

It employs about 4,401 people and has been listed since Sep 30, 2020.

Palantir Technologies Inc. builds and deploys software platforms for the intelligence community to assist in counterterrorism investigations and operations in the United States, the United Kingdom, and internationally. It provides Palantir Gotham integrates with other platforms for defense offerings which enables users to see, understand, and act in the modern battlespace; operations centers to the tactical edge; integrating data from domains and sensors in near real-time; and situational awareness and accelerating operational decision-making, as well as facilitates the hand-off between analysts and operational users, helping operators plan and execute real-world responses to threats that have been identified within the platform.

Cheap or expensive? relatively expensive

Its price-to-earnings (P/E) is 174.1 versus 38.7 for the median of the Technology sector in our universe (65 companies) — relatively expensive.

Revenue is growing 93% a year — the market is paying ahead for that growth. If it slows, the high multiple becomes the risk.

On analysts' next-year forecasts the multiple rises to 217.4 — they expect lower earnings.

The average analyst price target is 206.66, 5% above the current price (their view, not ours).

The stock sits at 85% of its one-year range (0% = the low, 100% = the high).

The risks

• • The stock is more volatile than average (beta 1.6) — big daily moves both ways.
• • Quarterly report in 8 days (2026-11-02) — a day the stock can move a lot.

Strengths

• ✅ Profitable — 55 of every 100 dollars of revenue stays as profit.
• ✅ Generates free cash flow — profit becomes cash in the bank.
• ✅ More cash than debt.
• ✅ Most analysts rate it buy (20 vs 3).
• ✅ Revenue is growing 93% a year.

What changed this week

Over the past week the stock rose 5.8% (for comparison: S&P 500 -0.4%, sector ETF XLK -0.1%).

This week's news

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• What Does Palantir Technologies (PLTR) Sovereign AI Push Mean For Investors? finance.yahoo.com · 2026-10-24
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  Palantir Technologies (NasdaqGS:PLTR) broadened its sovereign AI offerings for flagship clients across defense, healthcare, construction and manufacturing sectors. Enterprises cited in the expanded rollout include L3Harris, McCarthy Building Companies, NVIDIA, Ondas, Regna AI and Tampa General Hospital. The company… source ↗

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• Surf Air Mobility to Announce Third Quarter 2026 Financial Results on November 5, 2026 finance.yahoo.com · 2026-10-23
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  LOS ANGELES, October 23, 2026--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Surf Air Mobility Inc. (NYSE: SRFM), a leading air mobility platform, today announced that it will release its third quarter 2026 financial results after market close on Thursday, November 5, 2026, and will host a webcast at 5:00 pm ET the same day. Interested parties… source ↗

• Interview: REDLattice CEO Boyd, Bold Eagle CEO Baker Plus IPO Edge Valuation Analysis finance.yahoo.com · 2026-10-23
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• The Week in Canadian Press Releases: 10 Stories You Need to See finance.yahoo.com · 2026-10-23
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  A roundup of the most newsworthy press releases from Cision Distribution this week TORONTO, Oct. 23, 2026 /CNW/ -- With thousands of press releases published each week, it can be difficult to keep up with everything on Cision. To help journalists and consumers stay on top of the week's most newsworthy and popular… source ↗

What changed since last week

• New risk flag: earnings report coming up.