Palantir Technologies
Market Cap
US$63.1b
Last Updated
2021/01/25 23:43 UTC
Data Sources
Company Financials +
Executive Summary
Palantir Technologies Inc. builds and deploys software platforms for the intelligence community in the United States to assist in counterterrorism investigations and operations. More Details
Rewards
Risk Analysis
Currently unprofitable and not forecast to become profitable over the next 3 years
Snowflake Analysis
Excellent balance sheet with limited growth.
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Share Price & News
How has Palantir Technologies's share price performed over time and what events caused price changes?
Latest Share Price and Events
Stable Share Price: PLTR is more volatile than 75% of US stocks over the past 3 months, typically moving +/- 17% a week.
Volatility Over Time: Insufficient data to determine PLTR's volatility change over the past year.
Market Performance
7 Day Return
41.3%
PLTR
5.2%
US Software
2.6%
US Market
1 Year Return
n/a
PLTR
48.2%
US Software
26.0%
US Market
Return vs Industry: Insufficient data to determine how PLTR performed against the US Software industry.
Return vs Market: Insufficient data to determine how PLTR performed against the US Market.
Shareholder returns
PLTR | Industry | Market | |
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7 Day | 41.3% | 5.2% | 2.6% |
30 Day | 30.6% | 0.6% | 5.1% |
90 Day | 230.9% | 10.2% | 17.1% |
1 Year | n/a | 49.2%48.2% | 28.9%26.0% |
3 Year | n/a | 131.0%123.7% | 46.3%36.6% |
5 Year | n/a | 281.1%260.0% | 126.9%101.6% |
Long-Term Price Volatility Vs. Market
How volatile is Palantir Technologies's share price compared to the market and industry in the last 5 years?
Simply Wall St News
No news available
Valuation
Is Palantir Technologies undervalued compared to its fair value and its price relative to the market?
49.98x
Price to Book (PB) ratio
Share Price vs. Fair Value
Below Fair Value: PLTR ($36.23) is trading above our estimate of fair value ($20.6)
Significantly Below Fair Value: PLTR is trading above our estimate of fair value.
Price To Earnings Ratio
PE vs Industry: PLTR is unprofitable, so we can't compare its PE Ratio to the US Software industry average.
PE vs Market: PLTR is unprofitable, so we can't compare its PE Ratio to the US market.
Price to Earnings Growth Ratio
PEG Ratio: Insufficient data to calculate PLTR's PEG Ratio to determine if it is good value.
Price to Book Ratio
PB vs Industry: PLTR is overvalued based on its PB Ratio (50x) compared to the US Software industry average (9.7x).
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Future Growth
How is Palantir Technologies forecast to perform in the next 1 to 3 years based on estimates from 7 analysts?
59.2%
Forecasted annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue Growth Forecasts
Analyst Future Growth Forecasts
Earnings vs Savings Rate: PLTR is forecast to remain unprofitable over the next 3 years.
Earnings vs Market: PLTR is forecast to remain unprofitable over the next 3 years.
High Growth Earnings: PLTR is forecast to remain unprofitable over the next 3 years.
Revenue vs Market: PLTR's revenue (23.7% per year) is forecast to grow faster than the US market (10.6% per year).
High Growth Revenue: PLTR's revenue (23.7% per year) is forecast to grow faster than 20% per year.
Earnings per Share Growth Forecasts
Future Return on Equity
Future ROE: PLTR is forecast to be unprofitable in 3 years.
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Past Performance
How has Palantir Technologies performed over the past 5 years?
-100.8%
Last years earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue History
Quality Earnings: PLTR is currently unprofitable.
Growing Profit Margin: PLTR is currently unprofitable.
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: Insufficient data to determine if PLTR's year-on-year earnings growth rate was positive over the past 5 years.
Accelerating Growth: Unable to compare PLTR's earnings growth over the past year to its 5-year average as it is currently unprofitable
Earnings vs Industry: PLTR is unprofitable, making it difficult to compare its past year earnings growth to the Software industry (13.6%).
Return on Equity
High ROE: PLTR has a negative Return on Equity (-94.06%), as it is currently unprofitable.
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Financial Health
How is Palantir Technologies's financial position?
Financial Position Analysis
Short Term Liabilities: PLTR's short term assets ($2.4B) exceed its short term liabilities ($942.2M).
Long Term Liabilities: PLTR's short term assets ($2.4B) exceed its long term liabilities ($409.8M).
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
Debt Level: PLTR's debt to equity ratio (15.8%) is considered satisfactory.
Reducing Debt: Insufficient data to determine if PLTR's debt to equity ratio has reduced over the past 5 years.
Balance Sheet
Cash Runway Analysis
For companies that have on average been loss making in the past we assess whether they have at least 1 year of cash runway.
Stable Cash Runway: Whilst unprofitable PLTR has sufficient cash runway for more than 3 years if it maintains its current positive free cash flow level.
Forecast Cash Runway: PLTR is unprofitable but has sufficient cash runway for more than 3 years, due to free cash flow being positive and growing by 38.5% per year.
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Dividend
What is Palantir Technologies's current dividend yield, its reliability and sustainability?
Dividend Yield vs Market
Notable Dividend: Unable to evaluate PLTR's dividend yield against the bottom 25% of dividend payers, as the company has not reported any recent payouts.
High Dividend: Unable to evaluate PLTR's dividend yield against the top 25% of dividend payers, as the company has not reported any recent payouts.
Stability and Growth of Payments
Stable Dividend: Insufficient data to determine if PLTR's dividends per share have been stable in the past.
Growing Dividend: Insufficient data to determine if PLTR's dividend payments have been increasing.
Current Payout to Shareholders
Dividend Coverage: Insufficient data to calculate payout ratio to determine if its dividend payments are covered by earnings.
Future Payout to Shareholders
Future Dividend Coverage: No need to calculate the sustainability of PLTR's dividend in 3 years as they are not forecast to pay a notable one for the US market.
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Management
How experienced are the management team and are they aligned to shareholders interests?
9.7yrs
Average management tenure
CEO
Alex Karp (53 yo)
18yrs
Tenure
US$12,099,977
Compensation
Dr. Alexander C. Karp, also known as Alex, Co-Founded Palantir Technologies, Inc. in 2003 and serves as its Chief Executive Officer and Director since 2003. He was President at Palantir Technologies Inc. D...
CEO Compensation Analysis
Compensation vs Market: Alex's total compensation ($USD12.10M) is about average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD10.56M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Insufficient data to compare Alex's compensation with company performance.
Leadership Team
Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
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Co-Founder | 18yrs | US$12.10m | 1.19% $ 754.1m | |
Co-Founder | 16yrs | US$16.02m | 0.72% $ 455.5m | |
COO & Executive VP | no data | US$25.98m | 0.24% $ 149.0m | |
Co-Founder & Chairman | 18yrs | no data | 7.29% $ 4.6b | |
Co-Founder | 18yrs | no data | 0.46% $ 293.1m | |
CFO & Treasurer | no data | no data | 0.18% $ 113.0m | |
Head of Investor Relations | 0.50yr | no data | no data | |
Chief Legal & Business Affairs Officer | no data | no data | 0.098% $ 62.0m | |
President of Palantir Canada | 1.42yrs | no data | no data | |
General Counsel | no data | no data | 0.062% $ 39.1m | |
Head of Business Development | no data | no data | no data | |
Senior Counsel and Member of Advisory Board | no data | no data | no data |
9.7yrs
Average Tenure
38yo
Average Age
Experienced Management: PLTR's management team is seasoned and experienced (9.7 years average tenure).
Board Members
Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
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Co-Founder | 18yrs | US$12.10m | 1.19% $ 754.1m | |
Co-Founder | 16yrs | US$16.02m | 0.72% $ 455.5m | |
Co-Founder & Chairman | 18yrs | no data | 7.29% $ 4.6b | |
Senior Counsel and Member of Advisory Board | no data | no data | no data | |
Independent Director | 0.50yr | no data | 0.012% $ 7.8m | |
Independent Director | 0.50yr | no data | 0.28% $ 178.9m | |
Independent Director | 0.50yr | no data | 0.00057% $ 359.8k | |
Director | no data | no data | no data |
8.3yrs
Average Tenure
41.5yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: PLTR's board of directors are considered experienced (8.3 years average tenure).
Ownership
Who are the major shareholders and have insiders been buying or selling?
Insider Trading Volume
Insider Buying: PLTR insiders have only sold shares in the past 3 months.
Recent Insider Transactions
Ownership Breakdown
Dilution of Shares: PLTR only recently listed within the past 12 months.
Top Shareholders
Company Information
Palantir Technologies Inc.'s company bio, employee growth, exchange listings and data sources
Key Information
- Name: Palantir Technologies Inc.
- Ticker: PLTR
- Exchange: NYSE
- Founded: 2003
- Industry: Application Software
- Sector: Software
- Market Cap: US$63.114b
- Shares outstanding: 1.74b
- Website: https://www.palantir.com
Number of Employees
Location
- Palantir Technologies Inc.
- 1555 Blake Street
- Suite 250
- Denver
- Colorado
- 80202
- United States
Listings
Ticker | Exchange | Primary Security | Security Type | Country | Currency | Listed on |
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PLTR | WBAG (Wiener Boerse AG) | Yes | Class A Shares | AT | EUR | Sep 2020 |
PLTR | NYSE (New York Stock Exchange) | Yes | Class A Shares | US | USD | Sep 2020 |
PTX | DB (Deutsche Boerse AG) | Yes | Class A Shares | DE | EUR | Sep 2020 |
PTX | XTRA (XETRA Trading Platform) | Yes | Class A Shares | DE | EUR | Sep 2020 |
Biography
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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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Company Analysis | 2021/01/25 23:43 |
End of Day Share Price | 2021/01/25 00:00 |
Earnings | 2020/09/30 |
Annual Earnings | 2019/12/31 |
Unless specified all financial data is based on a yearly period but updated quarterly. This is known as Trailing Twelve Month (TTM) or Last Twelve Month (LTM) Data. Learn more here.