Will PLTR stock recover?

PLTR is down 11.0% from its 3-month high and 11.0% from its 52-week high. Nobody can say if it climbs back. The stock's own history offers useful context.

Below are PLTR's past drops of 20% or more, how deep each one went and how long the comeback took.

The chart below tracks PLTR's daily closing price from April 22, 2026 to Oct. 16, 2026. Over that stretch it is up 21.9%, from $152.62 to $186.03. The high reached $209.05 on Oct. 9, 2026. The low hit $107.27 on June 25, 2026. Each red circle marks a week in which company insiders sold shares on the open market. Bigger circles mean more money. There were 14 such weeks in this period. There are no green diamonds: no insider bought on the open market in this window.

PLTR's past 20%+ drops and recoveries

The table below shows PLTR's past 20%+ drops and recoveries. Dec. 24, 2024 has the highest drop (-21.1%) and Nov. 3, 2025 the lowest (-48.2%). Nov. 20, 2023 ranks 3 of 5.

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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 are the specific events and levels to watch. None of them is a prediction.

• The Nov. 2, 2026 earnings report (14 days away). Palantir Technologies Inc. beat estimates in all 4 of the last 4 quarters (average surprise +15.1%). A miss would break that pattern.
• An open-market purchase by an insider at Palantir Technologies Inc. There has been none in 90 days. Form 4 filings would show one within two business days of the trade.
• Analyst ratings: the average score moved from 3.92 to 3.95 over three months. The scale runs from 5 for strong buy to 1 for strong sell. A run of downgrades after earnings usually shows up here first.
• Price levels: a close above $209.05 would be a new 52-week high. That is 12.4% above the latest close of $186.03. A close below $107.27 would be a new 52-week low. That is 42.3% below it.
• Growth: revenue rose 78.9% year over year in the quarter ending Jun 2026 (trend: accelerating). At a P/E of 160.4, a slowdown would matter more than at a lower multiple.
• New shares: dilution risk is low now. A new shelf registration (S-3) or a prospectus supplement (424B) for an offering would raise it.

How PLTR compares with its peers

Over the past month PLTR ranks 1 of 4 in this group (+5.6%); the best was PLTR (+5.6%) and the weakest BBAI (-23.9%).

A dash in the P/E column means the company lost money over the last 12 months, so it has no P/E.

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

Do analysts think PLTR is a buy?

28 of the 39 analysts who cover Palantir Technologies Inc. rate it a buy or strong buy, for a consensus of Buy. Ratings describe analysts' views, not a guarantee, and they change after earnings. More →

When does Palantir Technologies Inc. report earnings next?

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

Are PLTR insiders buying or selling?

Insiders sold $103.5 million of PLTR on the open market in 90 days and bought none. Sales are often routine (taxes, diversification, pre-planned plans). Purchases with their own money are the stronger signal.

Does PLTR pay a dividend?

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

Is Palantir Technologies Inc. profitable?

Yes. Palantir Technologies Inc. had $6.2 billion of revenue over the last 12 months. The net margin was 49.0% and the P/E was 160.4.

Is Palantir Technologies Inc. issuing new shares?

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

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.

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.

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.

52-week high / low

The highest and lowest daily closing price over the past year (about 252 trading days).

Analyst consensus

The average of Wall Street analysts' ratings (strong buy to strong sell). Analysts skew positive, so a hold is often read as a cautious view.

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: daily closing prices through Oct. 16, 2026; changes use 5, 21 and 63 trading days; the 52-week range uses the last 252 closes.
• Insider trades: SEC Form 4 filings for the last 90 days. The count includes only open-market purchases (code P) and sales (code S). Option exercises, grants, gifts and filings with data errors do not count.
• Analyst ratings: counts of current ratings from 39 analysts, compared with three months ago.
• Earnings dates and estimates: a market-data calendar; reported vs expected EPS for the last 4 quarters.
• Valuation and growth: revenue, earnings, margins and share counts from the company's SEC filings. The data is XBRL, latest quarter Jun 2026. P/E and price/sales use the latest close.
• Fund ownership: SEC Form 13F filings for Q2 2026.
• Dilution: share-count changes and offering-related SEC filings (shelf registrations, prospectus supplements, convertible notes) over two years, scored 0-100.
• History: 21-trading-day moves over about three years of daily closes. Each episode counts once.