Palantir Technologies logged a -1.5% change during today's evening session, and is now trading at a price of $17.5 per share.
Palantir Technologies returned gains of 136.9% last year, with its stock price reaching a high of $21.85 and a low of $5.92. Over the same period, the stock outperformed the S&P 500 index by 121.9%. More recently, the company's 50-day average price was $17.85. Palantir Technologies Inc. builds and deploys software platforms for the intelligence community in the United States to assist in counterterrorism investigations and operations. Based in Denver, CO, the large-cap Technology company has 3,810 full time employees. Palantir Technologies has not offered a dividend during the last year.
Growing Revenues With Increasing Reinvestment in the Business:
| 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue (MM) | $595 | $743 | $1,093 | $1,542 | $1,906 | $2,125 |
| Revenue Growth | n/a | 24.71% | 47.15% | 41.11% | 23.61% | 11.51% |
| Net Interest Expense (MM) | $3 | $3 | $14 | $4 | $4 | $37 |
| Depreciation & Amort. (MM) | $14 | $3 | $14 | $15 | $23 | $33 |
| Free Cash Flow (MM) | -$52 | $333 | -$309 | $321 | $184 | $475 |
| Capital Expenditures (MM) | $13 | $2 | $12 | $13 | $40 | $15 |
Palantir Technologies has growing revenues and increasing reinvestment in the business, low leverage, and irregular cash flows. However, the firm has consistently negative margins with a stable trend. Finally, we note that Palantir Technologies has flat EPS growth trend.
The Market May Be Overvaluing Palantir Technologies's Earnings and Assets:
Palantir Technologies has a trailing twelve month P/E ratio of 255.0, compared to an average of 35.0 for the Technology sector. Based on its EPS guidance of $0.29, the company has a forward P/E ratio of 61.6. The 3.2% compound average growth rate of Palantir Technologies's historical and projected earnings per share yields a PEG ratio of 79.33. This suggests that these shares are overvalued. Furthermore, Palantir Technologies is likely overvalued compared to the book value of its equity, since its P/B ratio of 11.93 is higher than the sector average of 7.92. The company's shares are currently trading 1186.8% above their Graham number. Overall, Palantir Technologies's lofty valuation in terms of earnings and assets is to some extent attenuated by its strong cash flow trend and reasonable levels of debt.
Palantir Technologies Has an Average Rating of Hold:
The 14 analysts following Palantir Technologies have set target prices ranging from $5.0 to $25.0 per share, for an average of $15.43 with a hold rating. As of April 2023, the company is trading 15.7% away from its average target price, indicating that there is an analyst belief that shares are overpriced.
Palantir Technologies has an average amount of shares sold short because 6.4% of the company's shares are sold short. Institutions own 40.0% of the company's shares, and the insider ownership rate stands at 6.88%, suggesting a large amount of insider shareholders. The largest shareholder is Vanguard Group Inc, whose 9% stake in the company is worth $3,278,426,672.
