Palantir Technologies Inc (NASDAQ:PLTR) reported upbeat financial results for the fourth quarter after the market close on Monday.
Palantir reported fourth-quarter revenue of $1.41 billion, beating analyst estimates of $1.33 billion. The AI software company reported adjusted earnings of 25 cents per share for the fourth quarter, beating analyst estimates of 23 cents per share, according to Benzinga Pro.
"We are an n of 1, and these numbers prove it," said Alex Karp, co-founder and CEO of Palantir. "Palantir is alone in choosing to exclusively focus on scaling the operational leverage made possible by the rapid advancements of AI models, a trend that we first called ‘commodity cognition' well before others started repeating it."
Palantir expects first-quarter revenue to be in the range of $1.532 billion to $1.536 billion versus estimates of $1.32 billion. The company also guided for full-year 2026 revenue of $7.18 billion to $7.20 billion versus estimates of $6.21 billion. Palantir also guided for full-year U.S. Commercial revenue growth of at least 115% and adjusted free cash flow of approximately $3.93 billion to $4.13 billion.
Palantir shares gained 4.1% to trade at $153.90 on Tuesday.
These analysts made changes to their price targets on Palantir following earnings announcement.
- Piper Sandler analyst Clarke Jeffries maintained Palantir with an Overweight rating and raised the price target from $225 to $230.
- UBS analyst Karl Keirstead maintained the stock with a Neutral and lowered the price target from $205 to $180.
- Citigroup analyst Tyler Radke maintained Palantir with a Buy and raised the price target from $235 to $260.
- DA Davidson analyst Gil Luria maintained the stock with a Neutral and lowered the price target from $215 to $180.
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