PLTR NASDAQ Week ended 24 Jul 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Palantir Technologies Inc. · Technology · Software - Infrastructure

Latest close 122.9 USD
-7.1% latest week
Weekly setup

Mixed setup

The weekly trend is not active. Price is -13.6% below the Trend Line and sits at 16.4% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -7.1%, after a 8.8% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks strongly versus its universe; growth ranks strongly; valuation is expensive relative to peers. Options positioning is bullish with 38/100 conviction, while the latest news-sentiment score is 54/100. Near-term considerations: volume confirmation is below normal; earnings are due in 2d.

Setup score 29 out of 100
Latest Close 122.9 USD 24 Jul 2026
1W Return -7.1% latest completed week
4W Return 8.8% short-term follow-through
12W Return -14.7% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 50.0% 26 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 0.7x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • Price is above Fair Value, showing premium demand versus the model.
What could go wrong
  • The trend backdrop is inactive, so price action has not confirmed a constructive regime.
  • Price is below the Trend Line, which keeps downside pressure in focus.
  • Activity pressure is negative, which weakens the current setup.
  • Activity pressure is weak, so confirmation is not yet broad enough.
What to watch next
  • Trend Line remains the key weekly regime level.
  • Activity pressure is the gauge to monitor for confirmation or fade.
  • A volume ratio above 1.5x would show stronger participation in the next move.
01 · Price action

Where price is—and whether the trend supports it

The weekly trend is not active. Price is -13.6% below the Trend Line and sits at 16.4% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -7.1%, after a 8.8% four-week move.

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52-week price path

Price vs Trend Line and Fair Value
Price Trend Line Fair Value
02 · Volume and demand

Is real participation confirming the move?

Latest weekly volume is 0.7x the 13-week average. Participation is below its recent norm, so price strength is not receiving full volume confirmation.

26-week volume confirmation

Bar height shows volume; colour shows the weekly price direction
30 Jan 6 Feb 13 Feb 20 Feb 27 Feb 6 Mar 13 Mar 20 Mar 27 Mar 3 Apr 10 Apr 17 Apr 24 Apr 1 May 8 May 15 May 22 May 29 May 5 Jun 12 Jun 19 Jun 26 Jun 3 Jul 10 Jul 17 Jul 24 Jul
Up week Down week
Demand beneath price

Activity pressure and institutional-style signals

These indicators assess whether participation is improving beneath the headline price move. They are supporting evidence, not proof of institutional buying.

Activity pressure path

Latest 0.1012-week average 0.12

12-week confirmation

Trend active0/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure2/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership0/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.10Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers0No reversal markers

No recent accumulation markers. No reversal markers.

03 · Momentum and leadership

Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?

Performance is 8.8% over four weeks, -14.7% over 12 weeks, and -22.6% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 0 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W-7.1%
4W8.8%
12W-14.7%
26W-27.5%
52W-22.6%
Active trend streak0 weeks
Active weeks in one year26
Trend breadth50.0%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure-0.61Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-5.6%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-28.44Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change25.0%Four-week change in relative leadership.
04 · Fundamentals and valuation

What investors are paying for—and the quality behind it

The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks strongly versus its universe; growth ranks strongly; valuation is expensive relative to peers.

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Factor week 26 Jul 2026 Financial statements through 31 Mar 2026 Field coverage 97% Model confidence 93%

Relative factor standing

Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.

Overall factor strength11/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 90; rank 1 is best.
Value1/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 100; rank 1 is best.
Quality99/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 2; rank 1 is best.
Momentum14/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 87; rank 1 is best.
Growth98/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 3; rank 1 is best.
How to read this

Quality and valuation are separate questions

A strong company can still carry a demanding valuation. This report shows profitability, growth, balance-sheet strength, and the price paid for those characteristics separately.

Valuation

How much investors are paying for earnings, sales, and cash flow.

P/E
129.2x
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
56.4x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
124.6x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
0.9%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
84.1%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
44.5%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
52.8%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
36.0%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
67.7%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
299.8%
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
104.2%
Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
Piotroski F-score
8/9
Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.

Shareholder return and balance sheet

Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.

Dividend yield
-
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
0.0%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
0.0%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
-0.9x
Balance-sheet debt relative to operating cash earnings.
05 · Ownership, options, and sentiment

What other market participants are doing

Options, insider transactions, market sentiment, and activity-pressure signals can confirm or challenge the price story. None should be used alone.

Options positioningBullish

PLTR shows bullish options pressure with a 38/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 0.49, expected move of 11.4%, and Sharemaestro trend signal inactive.

Conviction38/100
Expected move11.4%
Put/call volume0.49
Pressure35
Speculation42
Volatility96
Trend agreement17
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Insider activity6 / 14

6 acquisitions and 14 disposals in the latest 180-day insider tape.

Acquisitions / disposals over the latest 180 days. Insider activity is context, not a stand-alone signal.
News sentiment54/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 26 relevant articles.

7 positive · 19 neutral · 0 negative
Patient CapitalQuiet

Activity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.

No recent buy signal
06 · Catalysts and risk

What can move the shares—and how volatile the path has been

Event timing, options-implied movement, drawdown, and weekly return distribution frame the risk around the current setup.

Next earnings2dNext report is scheduled for 03 Aug 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
Options expected move11.4%Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-40.8%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility8.2%Standard deviation of weekly returns.

Weekly gains and losses

Latest 26 completed weeks

Each bar is one week. Gains rise above the zero line; losses fall below it. Taller bars mean a larger weekly move.

Weeks higher11 of 2615 weeks finished lower.
Best week+14.6%Week of 6 Mar.
Worst week-13.7%Week of 10 Apr.
Latest week-7.1%Week of 24 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains5
Modest gains6
Flat weeks0
Modest losses6
Sharp losses9
Recent vol8.2%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol8.0%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split23/29Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew6.8% / -5.7%Average positive week versus average negative week.
07 · Sector and peer context

Is this stock leading—or simply moving with its group?

Sector and industry breadth distinguish company-specific strength from a broad group move.

08 · Evidence and weekly data

The underlying research record

Every top-level statement above should be traceable to a stored market, fundamental, event, or positioning observation.

WeekCloseReturnTrend LineFair ValuePressureLeadershipVolumeTrend
24 Jul 2026122.9 USD-7.1%142.2 USD86.57 USD-0.61-28.44143.3MOff
17 Jul 2026132.4 USD4.4%144.4 USD85.89 USD-0.48-24.75176.6MOff
10 Jul 2026126.8 USD-1.9%146.4 USD85.15 USD-0.62-31.37197.0MOff
3 Jul 2026129.3 USD14.5%148.3 USD84.44 USD-0.66-29.18202.4MOff
26 Jun 2026112.9 USD-12.1%150.1 USD83.71 USD-0.57-37.90271.3MOff
19 Jun 2026128.5 USD0.4%151.9 USD83.08 USD-0.24-32.93159.8MOff
12 Jun 2026128.0 USD-5.6%152.8 USD82.35 USD-0.08-31.84159.3MOff
5 Jun 2026135.5 USD-13.4%154.3 USD81.64 USD0.11-26.62221.0MOff
29 May 2026156.5 USD14.4%155.7 USD80.86 USD0.19-19.35210.2MOff
22 May 2026136.9 USD2.2%157.2 USD79.95 USD-0.06-27.67144.6MOff
15 May 2026134.0 USD-2.8%158.8 USD79.16 USD-0.11-28.61205.1MOff
8 May 2026137.8 USD-4.4%160.3 USD78.38 USD-0.19-27.13307.7MOff
1 May 2026144.1 USD0.7%161.5 USD77.56 USD-0.49-19.90155.1MOff
24 Apr 2026143.1 USD-2.3%162.5 USD76.68 USD-0.70-19.46219.3MOff
How to use this report

This is a completed-week research summary. It explains the available evidence and its conflicts; it does not predict a guaranteed outcome or replace your own risk assessment. Fundamental figures may refer to an earlier financial reporting period, which is shown above.