PLTR trades 0.6% below GF Value after August's 51% surge. P/E compresses from a five-year median of 270x to 149x. Insiders sold $880M in the past year with no buying.
Alpha Score of 45 reflects weak overall profile with poor value, strong quality, moderate sentiment. Based on 3 of 4 signals – score is capped at 90 until remaining data ingests.
Palantir Technologies jumped 51.45% in August after second-quarter earnings beat estimates and management raised its annual forecast, according to GuruFocus data. The software firm behind the Foundry and Gotham analytics platforms now carries a market cap of $418.93 billion, with shares closing Friday at $174.33.
The rally has pushed the stock to within 0.6% of GuruFocus's GF Value intrinsic estimate of $175.39. That model blends historical trading multiples, past growth, and future performance expectations. The narrow discount suggests the stock is roughly fairly valued at current levels.
PLTR's trailing twelve-month price-to-earnings ratio has compressed to 149x, well below the five-year median of 270.89x. The multiple remains high in absolute terms, but the compression indicates the market's growth assumptions have moderated from peak extremes.
The GuruFocus GF Score, a composite of financial strength, profitability, growth, valuation, and momentum, assigns PLTR an 83 out of 100. The strongest sub-ranks are Growth and Valuation, each at 9 out of 10. Financial Strength scores 8 out of 10, supported by a cash ratio of 6.13 and a high interest coverage ratio. Profitability scores a more modest 4 out of 10, reflecting ongoing investment spending and the elevated earnings multiple. Momentum scores 8 out of 10, consistent with the August surge.
Insider activity tells a different story from the guru data. Over the past 12 months, insiders sold $880.3 million worth of Palantir shares. No insider has bought stock in the open market during that period. GuruFocus tracks 13 investment gurus with positions in the company; eight increased their stakes over the recent quarter and six trimmed. The divergence between insider selling and net guru buying leaves the ownership picture mixed.
AlphaScala's proprietary model assigns PLTR an Alpha Score of 45 out of 100, labeled Mixed. The score reflects a balanced risk-reward setup without a clear catalyst in either direction.
The trailing P/E of 149x leaves PLTR sensitive to any earnings miss. GuruFocus's GF Score of 83 points to strong underlying quality, but the insider selling pattern introduces a cautionary note for the near term.
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