--- title: "Weekly Recap | Palantir Tech -11.01%, underperforms market" type: "News" locale: "en" url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/302173874.md" description: "Palantir Tech finished the week down 11.01% at $186.03, versus a 1.95% decline for the S&P 500. The stock underperformed the benchmark by roughly 9.06 percentage points. The pattern was a failed rally: it hit a weekly high of $212.94 on Monday, then slid through the $200 mark on Wednesday before Friday’s 5.74% drop pushed it near the weekly low of $184.45. Weekly amplitude was 13.64%, and volume came in at 125.2m shares, with average daily volume tracking about 7." datetime: "2026-10-17T07:51:31.000Z" locales: - [zh-CN](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/302173874.md) - [en](https://longbridge.com/en/news/302173874.md) - [zh-HK](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/302173874.md) generator: "portal-rs" --- # Weekly Recap | Palantir Tech -11.01%, underperforms market ## The Week Palantir Tech finished the week down 11.01% at $186.03, versus a 1.95% decline for the S&P 500. The stock underperformed the benchmark by roughly 9.06 percentage points. The pattern was a failed rally: it hit a weekly high of $212.94 on Monday, then slid through the $200 mark on Wednesday before Friday’s 5.74% drop pushed it near the weekly low of $184.45. Weekly amplitude was 13.64%, and volume came in at 125.2m shares, with average daily volume tracking about 7.6% below the 60-day median. ## Key Events Company-specific news was light this week, with the sell-off largely tracking the broader AI software complex. Customers Bank and Palantir announced a collaboration on AI-native banking infrastructure on Thursday, but the stock saw little reaction. Ark funds disclosed trimming Palantir while adding to CoreWeave across multiple sessions, and the rotation narrative around richly valued AI names was widely reported from Wednesday through Friday. Weekend coverage noted the software sector shed $260 billion in a single session, with Palantir’s record-breaking advance unwinding. A few institutional purchases and a small insider sale rounded out the week without shifting the overall tone. ## Analyst Ratings Among 32 institutions covering the stock this week, 19 rate it buy, 2 overweight, 8 hold, 2 underweight, and 1 sell. That gives 23 buy or overweight ratings and 6 underweight or sell ratings. The consensus rating is buy, with a consensus target of $206.43, roughly 11.0% above the $186.03 close. Targets range from $80 to $265, pointing to wide dispersion. Palantir ranks 10th out of 205 application software names, placing it in the top 5% of its industry for ratings. ## The Week Ahead The earnings date is approaching: Palantir Tech reports Q3 fiscal 2026 results after the close on November 2, with the market looking for EPS of $0.3805 and revenue of $2.18 billion. Macro data this week centres on housing: the NAHB housing market index lands Monday, followed by US housing starts and building permits on Tuesday, plus EIA crude inventories on Wednesday. US stock options trading hours expand next week, with Alibaba and Taiwan Semiconductor included, a liquidity change worth tracking. ## In Short Palantir Tech fell 11.01% this week amid a broader AI software sell-off and underperformed the market, while Ark and other holders trimmed positions and retail profit-taking was flagged. Ratings remain skewed positive, with buy or overweight from 23 of 32 institutions and a consensus target about 11% above spot, but the $80 to $265 target range shows deep disagreement. 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