{"id":172235,"date":"2025-08-24T17:30:10","date_gmt":"2025-08-24T17:30:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/172235\/"},"modified":"2025-08-24T17:30:10","modified_gmt":"2025-08-24T17:30:10","slug":"is-palantir-stock-pltr-ahead-of-a-long-term-downtrend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/172235\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Palantir Stock (PLTR) Ahead of a Long-Term Downtrend?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Palantir Technologies <a data-ticker=\"PLTR\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tipranks.com\/stocks\/pltr\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">(PLTR)<\/a> stock has come under pressure last week, with shares falling nearly 10% and marking the company\u2019s longest losing streak in more than a year. The decline hurt investors but gave short sellers billions in paper gains. Despite this setback, Palantir is still up about 109% year-to-date, leaving Wall Street divided on whether the recent pullback is just a short pause or the beginning of a longer decline.<\/p>\n<p>Elevate Your Investing Strategy:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"padding-top: 5px;\">\n<li> Take advantage of <a data-link=\"article_promo\" href=\"https:\/\/lp.tipranks.com\/july-2025-50off\/?llf=rss&amp;timer=on&amp;coupon=INTRO50P\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> TipRanks Premium at 50% off! <\/a> Unlock powerful investing tools, advanced data, and expert analyst insights to help you invest with confidence.\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Bulls Point to Strong Growth and AI Momentum<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Palantir\u2019s recent decline has not shaken the confidence of bullish investors. PLTR bulls see continued upside in the stock, driven by the demand for the data analytics company\u2019s\u00a0<a data-autolink=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tipranks.com\/compare-stocks\/artificial-intelligence\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">artificial intelligence<\/a>\u00a0(AI)-powered offerings. In the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tipranks.com\/news\/pltr-earnings-palantirs-stock-pops-as-revenue-hits-1-billion-for-the-first-time\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">second quarter earnings call<\/a>, the company reported 48% year-over-year revenue growth, crossing the $1 billion mark in quarterly sales for the first time.<\/p>\n<p>Analysts see Palantir\u2019s growth being driven by two key engines. The first is its government defense contracts, which continue to provide steady revenue. The second is its expanding commercial <a data-autolink=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tipranks.com\/compare-stocks\/artificial-intelligence\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">AI<\/a> platforms, where demand has been rising at a fast pace. For instance, a healthcare company recently signed a contract worth $88 million only months after adopting Palantir\u2019s AI Platform (AIP), reflecting its rapid enterprise adoption.<\/p>\n<p>They believe these strengths help justify the company\u2019s premium valuation, even if short-term volatility in the stock price continues.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bears Warn of Valuation Risk<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Despite Palantir\u2019s strong momentum, bearish investors argue that the stock looks significantly overvalued. Recently, renowned short-seller Andrew Left of Citron Research said that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tipranks.com\/news\/the-fly\/citrons-left-says-short-palantir-citing-valuation-thefly\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Palantir is one of the most expensive software companies on the market<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Short sellers have also been active, gaining over $1.6 billion in profits during the recent pullback. They believe that much of the rally has been driven by speculative trading rather than fundamentals.<\/p>\n<p>Bears warn that if AI enthusiasm cools or PLTR\u2019s contract wins slow, the stock could see further downside.<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Is PLTR a Good Stock to Buy Now?<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>According to TipRanks consensus,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tipranks.com\/stocks\/pltr\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">PLTR stock<\/a>\u00a0has a Hold rating,\u00a0based on five Buys, 13 Holds, and two Sells assigned in the last three months. The average\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tipranks.com\/stocks\/pltr\/forecast\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Palantir share price target<\/a>\u00a0is $156.78, which implies a downside of 1.23% from current levels.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tipranks.com\/stocks\/pltr\/forecast\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"912\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/pltr-1-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2352682\"  \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tipranks.com\/stocks\/pltr\/forecast\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>See more PLTR analyst ratings<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tipranks.com\/glossary\/d\/disclaimer-disclosure\" style=\"margin-right: 32px;\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Disclaimer &amp; Disclosure<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tipranks.com\/glossary\/c\/contact-editor\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Report an Issue<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Palantir Technologies (PLTR) stock has come under pressure last week, with shares falling nearly 10% and marking the&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":172236,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[64,67,132,68],"class_list":{"0":"post-172235","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-business","8":"tag-business","9":"tag-united-states","10":"tag-unitedstates","11":"tag-us"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115084933482388532","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/172235","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=172235"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/172235\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/172236"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=172235"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=172235"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=172235"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}