Is PLTR stock a buy right now?

Is PLTR worth buying right now? That depends on your goals and timeline, and we don't make that call for anyone. What we can do is lay out the evidence investors usually weigh. Of 39 Wall Street analysts covering PLTR, 28 rate it a buy, 9 a hold and 2 a sell — a consensus of Buy.

Below, we review where the stock trades today, analyst views, valuation relative to peers and recent insider trading in company shares.

The chart below tracks PLTR's daily closing price from April 22, 2026 to Oct. 16, 2026. Over that stretch, the stock rose 21.9% from $152.62 to $186.03. It reached a high of $209.05 on Oct. 9, 2026 and a low of $107.27 on June 25, 2026. Red circles mark 14 weeks when company insiders sold shares on the open market, with larger circles indicating larger sums. No green diamonds appear because no insider bought shares on the open market during this window.

Where PLTR trades today

$186.03 at the Oct. 16, 2026 close: 11.0% from the 52-week high of $209.05 and 73.4% above the 52-week low of $107.27. One month: +5.6%; three months: +38.0%.

What analysts say about PLTR

Of 39 Wall Street analysts covering PLTR, 28 rate it a buy, 9 a hold and 2 a sell, resulting in a Buy consensus. Ratings are little changed over three months.

PLTR valuation in one line

PLTR trades at a P/E of 160.4 and 77.62× sales. Revenue grew +78.9% year over year in the latest quarter ending Jun 2026.

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In Palantir Technologies Inc.'s own words

“Demand for AI sovereignty has now been unleashed. And Palantir is the only company that has demonstrated it can transform tokens into actual economic value. Our customers trust us to provide them with maximal control over their operations, data, and decisions. Their competitive advantage should never become the training data for future models. This quarter was otherworldly: our U.S.”

— Alex Karp, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Palantir Technologies · SEC filing

From the company's earnings release filed with the SEC on 2026-08-03 (Form 8-K).

What would change the picture for PLTR

These represent specific events and price levels to monitor. None of these details constitutes a prediction.

• Watch the earnings report due Nov. 2, 2026, just 14 days away. Palantir Technologies Inc. beat estimates in all 4 of the last 4 quarters with an average surprise of +15.1%, so a miss would break that pattern.
• Keep an eye out for open-market purchases by insiders at Palantir Technologies Inc. There have been none in 90 days, though Form 4 filings would show one within two business days of a trade.
• Analyst ratings show an average score that moved from 3.92 to 3.95 over three months on a scale where 5 is strong buy and 1 is strong sell. A run of downgrades following earnings typically shows up here first.
• Key price levels offer clear context. A close above $209.05 would set a new 52-week high, 12.4% above the latest close of $186.03. A close below $107.27 would set a new 52-week low, 42.3% below it.
• Revenue rose 78.9% year over year in the quarter ending Jun 2026, showing an accelerating trend. At a P/E of 160.4, any growth slowdown would carry greater weight than at a lower multiple.
• Dilution risk remains low for now. Filing a new shelf registration (S-3) or a prospectus supplement (424B) for an offering would increase that risk.

How PLTR compares with its peers

Over the past month, PLTR ranks 1 of 4 in this group at +5.6%. PLTR was the strongest performer at +5.6%, while BBAI was the weakest at -23.9%.

A dash in the P/E column indicates that the company lost money over the last 12 months, meaning it has no P/E ratio.

PLTR history: what happened after similar moves

Since 2023, PLTR rose 5.6% or more in a month 26 times (separate episodes, not counting the current one). Three months later it was higher in 19 of 24 cases; the median change was +26.4%.

Past moves don't predict the next one; they show how volatile the stock has been.

Questions people also ask

What is PLTR's 52-week high and low?

Over the past year, PLTR closed as high as $209.05 and as low as $107.27. At $186.03 on Oct. 16, 2026, it is down 11.0% from the high and 73.4% above the low.

When does Palantir Technologies Inc. report earnings next?

The next earnings report is expected on Nov. 2, 2026, which is 14 days away. Palantir Technologies Inc. beat the average estimate in all 4 of the last 4 reports.

Is Palantir Technologies Inc. profitable?

Yes, the company generates net income. Palantir Technologies Inc. generated $6.2 billion of revenue over the last 12 months with a net margin of 49.0% and a P/E of 160.4.

Is Palantir Technologies Inc. issuing new shares?

Dilution risk reads low at 0/100. The share count rose 0.2% in a year.

Who is the largest shareholder of PLTR?

Among investment managers filing Form 13F, BlackRock Inc. held the largest PLTR position at $22.1 billion. Overall, 2841 institutions reported holding PLTR for Q2 2026.

Does PLTR pay a dividend?

Palantir Technologies Inc. reported no dividend payments over the last 12 months in its SEC filings.

Dates to watch for PLTR

Insider trades can come any day: they must be filed on Form 4 within two business days.

Key terms on this page

P/E ratio

Price divided by the last 12 months of earnings per share. A P/E of 20 means investors pay $20 for each $1 of yearly profit. It is only defined when the company is profitable.

Price-to-sales

Market value divided by the last 12 months of revenue. Useful for companies with little or no profit, but it ignores margins.

Form 4

The SEC form a company's officers, directors and 10% owners must file within two business days of buying or selling its stock.

Open-market trade

A purchase or sale on the exchange at the market price, paid with the insider's own money (code P or S on Form 4), as opposed to option exercises, grants or gifts.

Form 13F

A quarterly SEC report listing the U.S. stock holdings of every investment manager with more than $100 million. It is due 45 days after each quarter ends, so it shows positions with a delay.

Dilution

When a company issues new shares, each existing share owns a smaller piece of the company. Common sources: stock offerings, convertible debt and large stock-based pay.

Form 8-K

The SEC form for material events between quarterly reports: earnings releases, deals, executive changes, stock offerings and similar news.

Where these numbers come from

Every number on this page is computed from the data when the page is refreshed (usually daily); nothing is typed in by hand. This is information, not investment advice.

• Price metrics reflect daily closing prices through Oct. 16, 2026. Changes use 5, 21 and 63 trading days, while the 52-week range uses the last 252 closes.
• Insider data reflects SEC Form 4 filings for the last 90 days. It counts open-market purchases (code P) and sales (code S), while leaving out option exercises, grants, gifts and data errors.
• Analyst ratings: counts of current ratings from 39 analysts, compared with three months ago.
• Earnings dates and estimates come from a market-data calendar showing reported versus expected EPS for the last 4 quarters.
• Valuation and growth figures pull revenue, earnings, margins and share counts from the company's SEC filings (XBRL data, latest quarter Jun 2026). P/E and price/sales ratios use the latest close.
• Fund ownership figures come from SEC Form 13F filings for Q2 2026.
• Dilution scores range from 0-100 based on share-count changes and offering-related SEC filings over two years, including shelf registrations, prospectus supplements and convertible notes.
• History: 21-trading-day moves over about three years of daily closes, counted once per episode.