Palantir Technologies ($PLTR) has been at the center of significant insider selling activity, with key executives and directors offloading millions of shares. Meanwhile, hedge funds have made substantial adjustments to their positions, with some institutions increasing their stakes while others reduced their exposure to the data analytics company.
Alexander D. Moore Sells $393K in $PLTR Stock
Alexander D. Moore, a director at Palantir, recently sold 4,500 shares of $PLTR on March 3, 2025, for an estimated $393,593. This transaction represented approximately 0.3% of his holdings in this class of stock. Following the sale, Moore retains ownership of 1,399,230 shares of Palantir.
Palantir Insider Trading Activity
Over the past six months, insiders have traded Palantir stock 249 times. Notably, every single trade has been a sale, with zero insider purchases. This widespread selling pattern raises questions about the confidence of Palantir’s leadership in the company’s near-term growth.
Here’s a breakdown of major insider sales over the last six months:
- Alexander C. Karp (See Remarks): 0 purchases, 46 sales, selling 37,407,565 shares for an estimated $1,905,359,603.
- Peter Thiel: 0 purchases, 9 sales, selling 28,590,737 shares for an estimated $1,054,355,035.
- Shyam Sankar (See Remarks): 0 purchases, 46 sales, selling 6,035,041 shares for an estimated $440,199,184.
- Stephen Andrew Cohen (See Remarks): 0 purchases, 37 sales, selling 2,339,862 shares for an estimated $186,662,832.
- Ryan D. Taylor (See Remarks): 0 purchases, 14 sales, selling 1,039,930 shares for an estimated $59,784,771.
- David A. Glazer (See Remarks): 0 purchases, 13 sales, selling 478,184 shares for an estimated $34,250,882.
- Heather A. Planishek (See Remarks): 0 purchases, 37 sales, selling 146,422 shares for an estimated $9,267,098.
- Alexander D. Moore: 0 purchases, 23 sales, selling 120,000 shares for an estimated $7,773,924.
- Lauren Elaina Friedman Stat: 0 purchases, 14 sales, selling 80,051 shares for an estimated $4,850,831.
- Alexandra W. Schiff: 0 purchases, 10 sales, selling 8,000 shares for an estimated $701,857.
For real-time tracking of insider transactions, investors can explore Quiver Quantitative’s insider trading dashboard.
Hedge Fund Activity in $PLTR
Institutional investors have been actively reshuffling their positions in Palantir, with 1,146 funds adding shares and 691 reducing their holdings in the most recent quarter. Here are some of the most significant moves:
- Vanguard Group Inc: Sold 22,597,915 shares (-9.3%) in Q4 2024, valued at $1,709,080,311.
- Renaissance Technologies LLC: Sold 15,629,431 shares (-40.7%) in Q4 2024, valued at $1,182,053,866.
- BlackRock, Inc.: Added 14,450,765 shares (+9.2%) in Q4 2024, valued at $1,092,911,356.
- D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc.: Sold 8,830,658 shares (-81.5%) in Q4 2024, valued at $667,862,664.
- Norges Bank: Added 6,728,869 shares (+59.8%) in Q4 2024, valued at $508,904,362.
- Morgan Stanley: Added 6,008,349 shares (+26.3%) in Q4 2024, valued at $454,411,434.
- Goldman Sachs Group Inc: Added 5,863,049 shares (+89.4%) in Q4 2024, valued at $443,422,395.
