Palantir's Stock Performance: Palantir has become a highly discussed stock in 2023, with its price increasing by 143% year-to-date as of August 14, largely due to the success of its AI tools.
Investment Growth: An investment of $100 in Palantir three years ago would now be worth over $1,850, showcasing significant returns for investors.
Business Transformation: The perception of Palantir has shifted from being seen as a niche government contractor to a company providing valuable software solutions for commercial businesses, contributing to a 48% increase in revenue in Q2.
Valuation Concerns: Despite its impressive growth, Palantir's stock is currently trading at nearly 135 times its sales, raising concerns about its high valuation and suggesting that future returns may not match past performance.
PLTR
$183.25+Infinity%1D
Analyst Views on PLTR
Wall Street analysts forecast PLTR stock price to rise over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for PLTR is 187.87 USD with a low forecast of 50.00 USD and a high forecast of 255.00 USD. However, analyst price targets are subjective and often lag stock prices, so investors should focus on the objective reasons behind analyst rating changes, which better reflect the company's fundamentals.
16 Analyst Rating
Wall Street analysts forecast PLTR stock price to rise over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for PLTR is 187.87 USD with a low forecast of 50.00 USD and a high forecast of 255.00 USD. However, analyst price targets are subjective and often lag stock prices, so investors should focus on the objective reasons behind analyst rating changes, which better reflect the company's fundamentals.
3 Buy
11 Hold
2 Sell
Hold
Current: 183.570
Low
50.00
Averages
187.87
High
255.00
Current: 183.570
Low
50.00
Averages
187.87
High
255.00
Freedom Capital
Sell
maintain
$125 -> $170
2025-11-13
Reason
Freedom Capital
Price Target
$125 -> $170
2025-11-13
maintain
Sell
Reason
Freedom Capital raised the firm's price target on Palantir to $170 from $125 and keeps a Sell rating on the shares. The company reported Q3 upside on U.S. commercial growth of 121% year-over-year, the analyst tells investors in a research note. The firm cites Palantir's "sustained near-term momentum" for the target boost. However, it believes the stock's "elevated valuation implies embedded hypergrowth that is unlikely to persist indefinitely."
HSBC
Hold
maintain
$181 -> $197
2025-11-05
Reason
HSBC
Price Target
$181 -> $197
2025-11-05
maintain
Hold
Reason
HSBC raised the firm's price target on Palantir to $197 from $181 and keeps a Hold rating on the shares.
Goldman Sachs
Neutral
maintain
$141 -> $188
2025-11-05
Reason
Goldman Sachs
Price Target
$141 -> $188
2025-11-05
maintain
Neutral
Reason
Goldman Sachs raised the firm's price target on Palantir to $188 from $141 and keeps a Neutral rating on the shares.
UBS
Karl Keirstead
Neutral
maintain
$165 -> $205
2025-11-04
Reason
UBS
Karl Keirstead
Price Target
$165 -> $205
2025-11-04
maintain
Neutral
Reason
UBS analyst Karl Keirstead raised the firm's price target on Palantir to $205 from $165 and keeps a Neutral rating on the shares. Growth is set to accelerate again in Q4, the analyst tells investors in a research note.
About PLTR
Palantir Technologies Inc. is engaged in building software to assist in counterterrorism investigations and operations. The Company has built four principal software platforms, including Palantir Gotham (Gotham), Palantir Foundry (Foundry), Palantir Apollo (Apollo), and Palantir Artificial Intelligence Platform (AIP). Apollo is a cloud-agnostic, single control layer that coordinates ongoing delivery of new features, security updates, and platform configurations, helping to ensure the continuous operation of critical systems. Gotham enables users to identify patterns hidden deep within datasets, ranging from signals intelligence sources to reports from confidential informants. Foundry transforms the ways organizations operate by creating a central operating system for their data. AIP enables responsible artificial intelligence (AI)-advantage across the enterprise by using primary, core components built to effectively activate large language models and other AI within any organization.
About the author
Emily J. Thompson
Emily J. Thompson, a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) with 12 years in investment research, graduated with honors from the Wharton School. Specializing in industrial and technology stocks, she provides in-depth analysis for Intellectia’s earnings and market brief reports.
