Palantir Technologies Inc. (PLTR) - Comprehensive Stock Analysis Report
📋 Investment SnapshotIs PLTR a buy right now? The 10-second read
Reason: Strong business, constructive setup. Expected Return is the upside to the analyst price target; full rationale is detailed below.
📌 Is PLTR a Buy right now?
According to Ultra Stock Analysis Pro, Palantir Technologies Inc. (PLTR) is currently rated HOLD (Signal Strength: 4/7). The long-term fundamentals are strong (P/E: 147.0, Revenue Growth: +92.8%), while short-term technicals show a bullish trend (RSI: 73). Traders should watch for a breakout above $174.57 before entering new positions.
Key takeaways
- Rating & timing: rated HOLD (Signal Strength 4/7), model timing GOLD · TIMING BUY.
- Stop loss: the Conservative fixed 2.0x ATR stop sits at $154.09, 10.4% below the current $172.01.
- Growth vs. valuation: revenue +92.8% YoY with a 47.1% operating margin, at a forward P/E of 74.5x.
- Wall Street: average target $189.90 (+10.4%) from 19 Buy, 10 Hold, 2 Sell ratings.
- Key levels: nearest support $163.70 (-4.8%), nearest resistance $174.57 (+1.5%).
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⚡ QUICK DECISIONShould you buy, hold or wait on PLTR stock today?
💡 Why This Signal ExistsWhy does PLTR carry this rating?
PLTR carries a HOLD rating because valuation and fundamentals remain attractive (Investment Quality 93/100) and relative strength is positive versus the S&P 500, but trend strength is still emerging (ADX 20) and only a partial setup is building (Signal Strength 4/7). A breakout above $174.57 on improving volume would upgrade the signal toward BUY; a break below $163.70 would mark deeper weakness.
🎯 CONSENSUS HUDWhat is the Wall Street analyst consensus on PLTR?
The call itself, and the readings behind it. Details read supportive / caution / headwind.
Action plan
MAINTAIN POSITION — currently +8.6% unrealized. Manage it with the stop levels below.
🎯 Intelligent Stop Loss Strategy
Current Price
$172.01
Buy Stop Loss
$154.09
Distance: 10%
Conservative 2.0x
Position Stop Loss
$156.33
Distance: 9%
Hybrid 1.75x
ATR 14 Day
$8.96
Volatility
ADX Strength
20.3
Emerging trend
Position up +9% - Adaptive strategy adjusts for momentum
ADX: 20-25 = Emerging trend | 25-50 = Strong trend | 50+ = Very strong
🔮 FUTURE PRICE SCENARIOS (AI Forecast)Where could PLTR stock go over the next week?
To assist with risk management, here are the three most probable paths for PLTR over the next trading week:
🟢 The Bull Case (Probability: 48%)
If PLTR reclaims the $174.57 resistance level, algorithmic targets shift to $189.90. This move would likely be driven by continued sector rotation into Technology.
🔴 The Bear Case (Probability: 35%)
Failure to hold the $163.70 support level triggers a defensive stop-loss signal. In this scenario, the algorithm projects a slide toward the $96.23 liquidity zone (-44.1% from current price).
🟡 The Base Case (Sideways)
Given the current ADX of 20 (weak trend - consolidation likely), the most likely immediate outcome is consolidation between $163.70 and $174.57 until a volume catalyst occurs.
⚠️ These scenarios are algorithm-generated projections based on technical analysis, not financial advice. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
⚠️ RISK HUD — DEEP DIVEWhat are the biggest risks of buying PLTR now?
Five risk axes scored LOW / MODERATE / HIGH, then the mitigation that follows from them.
📊 BUY-SIDE HUDHow much PLTR should you own, and can you trade it at size?
Portfolio-management read: how much to own, what the historical edge is, and whether the position can be traded at size. Details below read supportive / caution / headwind; grey is context, not a verdict.
📈 SELL-SIDE HUDIs PLTR stock overvalued or undervalued?
Research read: Palantir Technologies Inc. · Technology · Software - Infrastructure. What the business is worth and where the Street stands. Details below read supportive / caution / headwind; grey is context, not a verdict.
🧭 Investment Quality vs. Entry QualityHow does PLTR's investment quality compare to its entry quality?
Two independent reads: how good the business is (fundamentals) vs. how stretched the price is against its recent range. Entry Quality is a mean-reversion score — it marks a stock down for trading near the top of its range. It is not the model's timing call, which is GOLD · TIMING BUY and appears in the Consensus HUD above.
Live setup, extended price. The model reads GOLD · TIMING BUY — it is long and price is holding on its signal — while Entry Quality 49/100 marks PLTR as stretched against its recent range. Trend-following says go; mean-reversion says wait for a pullback.
🧮 Factor AttributionWhat is actually driving PLTR's rating?
What is driving the view — every factor's signed contribution to one net score. Green adds to the bull case; red detracts.
| Factor | Contribution | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| Earnings Growth +215% YoY | +18 | |
| Profitability Margin 49%, ROE 38% | +16 | |
| Relative Strength +15.5% vs benchmarks (3M) | +12 | |
| Revenue Growth +93% YoY | +10 | |
| Sentiment Bullish | +4 | |
| Trend EMA mixed, ADX 20 | +0 | |
| Momentum RSI 73, MACD bullish | -1 | |
| Volatility ATR 5.2% of price | -6 | |
| Valuation Fwd P/E 74.5, PEG 2.4 | -15 |
Net Factor Score: +38 — Net bullish. This weighs the broad bull/bear case; the entry signal (Signal Strength) governs timing — a strong factor score can still read WAIT until a setup triggers.
🏆 Relative StrengthIs PLTR outperforming the S&P 500 and its sector?
The stock's return minus each benchmark's return. Positive = outperforming = leadership; negative = lagging. Relative strength is one of the most durable signals in quantitative research.
| Benchmark | 1-Mo | 3-Mo | 6-Mo |
|---|---|---|---|
| S&P 500 (SPY) | +30.4% | +19.5% | +17.6% |
| Technology (XLK) | +31.9% | +14.6% | -6.6% |
| Software (IGV) | +23.9% | +12.5% | +3.4% |
PLTR 3-month return: +25.5% · Leadership: BROAD LEADER — outperforming the market, its sector, and peers
🤖 ML ProbabilityWhat is the probability PLTR stock closes higher?
A gradient-boosted model's estimated probability that price closes higher over each horizon (directional estimate, not a guarantee).
📊 Valuation & Fundamentals vs Software - Infrastructure (15 peers)Is PLTR cheap or expensive versus its sector peers?
● Top 25% in sector ● Middle 50% ● Bottom 25% — each value colored by its rank among 15 Software - Infrastructure peers; "med" is the peer median.
⚔️ PLTR vs. Its Closest PeersHow does PLTR compare to SNOW and its other closest peers?
The closest business match first, then the nearest by market cap within Software - Infrastructure from the live sector screener. Industry classification alone is not enough — it files PLTR beside companies in a different line of business — so the direct competitor is seeded explicitly. Green marks the best reading in each row, red the worst.
| Metric | PLTR (this report) | SNOW | ORCL | PANW |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Market Cap | $413.4B | $114.5B | $423.5B | $296.5B |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | +92.8% | +33.5% | +20.6% | +31.1% |
| Forward P/E | 74.5x | 122.5x | 13.5x | 88.3x |
| PEG Ratio | 2.37 | 3.66 | 0.83 | 4.03 |
| Operating Margin | 47.1% | -22.2% | 36.2% | -2.5% |
| Trend Strength (ADX) | 20.3 | 26.7 | 29.8 | 48.5 |
SNOW (Snowflake Inc. — closest business match), ORCL (Oracle Corporation), PANW (Palo Alto Networks, Inc.). Peers marked “closest business match” come from the curated rival map; the rest are the nearest by market cap in the same industry. ADX is shown where recent price data is already on file for that peer.
🎯 ANALYST PRICE TARGETSHow high could PLTR go? The full target range
| Average Target: | $189.90 | High Target: | $255.00 |
| Current Price: | $172.01 | Low Target: | $80.00 |
| Upside to Average: | +10.4% | Number of Analysts: | 27 |
🔔 ANALYST RATING CHANGESHave analysts upgraded or downgraded PLTR recently?
Recent upgrades, downgrades, and price target changes (last 90 days)
| Firm | Action | From → To | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deutsche Bank | UPGRADE | Hold → Buy | Aug 04, 2026 |
| Piper Sandler | REITERATED | Overweight → Overweight | Aug 04, 2026 |
| DA Davidson | UPGRADE | Neutral → Buy | Jul 02, 2026 |
| Wolfe Research | UPGRADE | Underperform → Peer Perform | Jun 16, 2026 |
| Wedbush | REITERATED | Outperform → Outperform | Jun 05, 2026 |
News Sentiment (14-Day)What is the latest news sentiment on PLTR?
Overall Score: 4.2/10 - Bullish
Bullish Articles (Top 5 of 4)
- BofA, JPMorgan, Oppenheimer Name Their 3 Favorite AI Stocks, One Has a $255 Target
BeInCrypto • Aug 09BofA, JPMorgan & Oppenheimer name their top 3 AI stocks. See the $255 Palantir target, $365 Amazon call and $400 Lam Research price target....
Source: https://beincrypto.com/bofa-jpmorgan-oppenheimer-favorite-ai... - Palantir vs. Salesforce: Two Visions of Enterprise AI, One Clear Winner
24/7 Wall St. • Aug 09Palantir just posted growth numbers that made Wall Street question its own spreadsheets, while Salesforce quietly handed billions back to shareholders...
Source: https://247wallst.com/investing/2026/08/09/palantir-vs-sales... - Palantir Is Worth $413 Billion. The $500 Billion Line Sits Almost Exactly at Its Record High.
Motley Fool • Aug 09A half-trillion-dollar valuation works out to about $208 a share. Shares have already traded within about 55 cents of it....
Source: https://www.fool.com/investing/2026/08/08/palantir-is-worth-... - Palantir (PLTR) Posted Record 93% Growth, Here’s Why Analysts Think It Won’t Last
Insider Monkey • Aug 08Palantir Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:PLTR) delivered the strongest revenue growth in its history on its Aug 3 earnings, surpassing guidance across every...
Source: https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/palantir-p...
📊 Sentiment Interpretation
The news sentiment is strongly bullish, indicating positive market perception and favorable coverage. This suggests growing investor confidence and potential upward momentum. Consider this as a supporting factor for bullish positions, but verify with technical and fundamental analysis.
📊 Strategy Comparison: Conservative vs Adaptive
Both strategies analyzed independently. Conservative uses fixed 2.0x ATR stops. Adaptive adjusts stops based on position profit (tighter as profit grows).
Conservative Strategy
OPEN POSITIONFixed 2.0x ATR Stop Loss
Entry: $158.43 on 2026-08-05
Confluence: 4/7 (1d before entry)
Stop Loss: $154.09
Backtest Results (Since 2018):
Past Win Rate
56%
Past Total Return
+110.1%
Max Drawdown
-16.7%
Avg Trade
+32.6%
Trades
16
Adaptive Strategy
OPEN POSITIONAdaptive ATR Stop Loss (1.0-2.75x)
Entry: $158.43 on 2026-08-05
Confluence: 4/7 (1d before entry)
Stop Loss: $158.57
Backtest Results (Since 2018):
Past Win Rate
52%
Past Total Return
+71.3%
Max Drawdown
-15.4%
Avg Trade
+18.6%
Trades
21
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY - Essential MetricsWhat are the key metrics for PLTR stock?
| TECHNICAL METRICS | VALUE | FUNDAMENTAL METRICS | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current Price | $172.01 | Market Cap | $413.4B |
| Past Win Rate (Backtest) | 56.2% (16 trades) | Forward P/E | 74.5x |
| Past Total Return | +110.1% | Analyst Target | $189.90 |
| RSI / Trend Strength | 73 / 20 | Upside to Target | +10.4% |
| MACD Signal | Bullish | Revenue Growth | +92.8% |
| Profit Factor | 4.99 | Institutional Own. | 62.4% |
| Position Entry | 2026-08-05 @ $158.43 | Analyst Ratings | 19 Buy / 10 Hold / 2 Sell |
| Open Position Past P&L | +8.6% |
🤖 ALGORITHMIC CONVICTION & METHODOLOGYHow is the PLTR rating calculated?
Why this rating?
The Ultra Stock Analysis algorithm has assigned a HOLD rating to PLTR based on a confluence of 3 distinct factors:
- Technical Momentum: The RSI (73) is currently showing strong momentum in 56% of 16 backtested trades.
- Trend Strength: ADX at 20 indicates an emerging trend (20-25). News sentiment is neutral (Bullish).
- Volatility Profile: The ATR ($8.96) indicates high volatility (5.2% of price), suggesting potential moves of 10.4%+ on breakouts.
📊 Confidence Interval:
Based on 7+ years of historical data, signals with this specific technical fingerprint have resulted in a positive return 56% of the time across 16 historical trades over a medium-term (months) hold period, with an average return of +32.6% per trade.
📊 How the Signal Strength score works (and why it can read low in an uptrend)
Signal Strength is a tactical entry-timing score, not a trend or fundamentals grade. It only adds points from setups that flag a fresh reason to enter — breakouts, momentum divergences, and oversold/volume/volatility extremes. Trend direction and fundamentals are scored in their own sections above. A setup must reach 3+ points to register as a signal and 5+ for a strong BUY. Individual boxes below can be checked — a stacked EMA trend alone is worth 2 points — without crossing the 3-point bar; when that happens the registered Signal Strength stays at 4/7, meaning no new entry trigger today — not a bearish call.
| Signal | Pts | What it flags | Now |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valid Breakout | 3 | Close breaks above the 20-day high on >1.5× volume | ✓ |
| EMA Trend Alignment | 2 | EMA20 > EMA50 > EMA200 (stacked uptrend) | ✗ |
| RSI Bullish Divergence | 2 | Price firms while RSI was falling — a reversal setup | ✗ |
| MACD Bullish Divergence | 2 | Price firms while MACD was falling — a reversal setup | ✗ |
| Strong Trend (ADX > 25) | 1 | ADX > 25 confirming the stacked EMAs | ✗ |
| High Volume (>1.5×) | 1 | Volume surge confirming the move | ✓ |
| RSI Oversold | 1 | RSI < 30 — stretched to the downside (bounce setup) | ✗ |
| Below Lower Bollinger | 1 | Close below the lower band (mean-reversion setup) | ✗ |
| Volume Accumulation | 1 | Up-volume divergence — quiet accumulation | ✗ |
Points met on the latest bar: 4 → registered Signal Strength 4/7. A setup must reach 3+ points to register as a signal (5+ for a strong BUY); below that it reads 0.
This is why PLTR can show a mixed trend and solid fundamentals while Signal Strength reads 4/7: those are already-in-trend and value measures, whereas this score fires only on a new tactical setup (an oversold bounce, a divergence, or a high-volume breakout) — none of which is present on the latest bar.
❓ PLTR — Common Questions
Every answer below is generated from the same figures as the report above, as of the data date on the cover.
📊 APPENDIX A - Complete Technical Indicators
Comprehensive technical data for quantitative analysis, grouped by what each indicator measures. Price leads; the three Bollinger bands sit together with the band position that reads them.
| Indicator | Value | Indicator | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price & Volume | |||
| Current Price | $172.01 | Volume | 77.4M |
| Avg Volume | 43.4M | Beta | 1.56 |
| Trend | |||
| EMA 20 | $138.61 | EMA 50 | $134.89 |
| EMA 200 | $141.65 | VWAP | $168.13 |
| Trend Strength (ADX) | 20.34 | Distance from EMA 20 | +24.1% |
| Momentum | |||
| RSI (14) | 72.83 | MACD | 7.19 |
| MACD Signal | 2.40 | MACD Histogram | 4.79 |
| Stochastic %K | 87.44 | Stochastic %D | 82.48 |
| Bollinger Bands (20, 2σ) | |||
| Bollinger Upper | $164.89 | Bollinger Middle | $135.04 |
| Bollinger Lower | $105.19 | Band Position | 111.9% (0% = lower band, 100% = upper) |
| Volatility | |||
| ATR (14) | $8.96 | ATR as % of price | 5.2% |
| Signal | |||
| Confluence Score | 4/7 | Trade Signal | BUY — fired 2026-08-05 (2d ago) |
💼 APPENDIX B - Complete Fundamental Metrics
Comprehensive Fundamental Data for Financial Analysis
| Valuation Metrics | Performance | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Market Cap | $413.4B | Revenue | $6.2B |
| Forward P/E | 74.5 | Revenue Growth | +92.8% |
| Trailing P/E | 147.0 | Gross Margin | 84.8% |
| Price/Sales | 67.15 | Operating Margin | 47.1% |
| Price/Book | 42.23 | Profit Margin | 49.0% |
| PEG Ratio | 2.37 | ROE | 38.1% |
| Enterprise Value | $404.3B | Free Cash Flow | $2.2B |
| EPS (Forward) | $2.31 | Dividend Yield | 0.00% |
| 52-Week Range | $106.37 - $207.52 | ||
📈 APPENDIX C - Complete Trade History & Backtest Results
Comprehensive Trading Performance and Position Details
Backtest Performance Metrics
Current Open Position
| Entry Date | Entry Price | Past P&L | Entry Stop Loss |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-05 | $158.43 | +8.57% | $141.26 |
Recent Trade History (Last 10 Trades)
| Entry Date | Exit Date | Entry Price | Exit Price | Return % | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-07-29 | 2022-08-24 | $10.35 | $8.10 | -21.74% | Loss |
| 2022-09-23 | 2022-12-23 | $7.40 | $6.29 | -15.00% | Loss |
| 2022-12-27 | 2023-05-02 | $6.00 | $7.59 | +26.50% | Win |
| 2023-05-09 | 2024-03-07 | $9.55 | $26.46 | +177.07% | Win |
| 2024-04-19 | 2024-10-28 | $20.47 | $44.97 | +119.69% | Win |
| 2024-11-05 | 2024-12-09 | $51.13 | $72.46 | +41.72% | Win |
| 2025-02-04 | 2025-02-28 | $103.83 | $84.92 | -18.21% | Loss |
| 2025-03-10 | 2025-11-21 | $76.38 | $154.85 | +102.74% | Win |
| 2025-12-10 | 2026-01-23 | $187.91 | $169.60 | -9.74% | Loss |
| 2026-05-27 | 2026-06-26 | $132.51 | $112.93 | -14.78% | Loss |
Summary: 16 total trades | Strategy: Conservative Stop Loss (Fixed ATR-based)
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