Markets
Palantir Earnings CEO Alex Karp
Palantir CEO Alex Karp (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Palantir slips after Q1 earnings

Despite a positive report, the stock sunk in after-hours trading.

Retail trading favorite Palantir is down in the after-hours trading session after reporting Q1 results that matched or bested expectations and raising full-year sales guidance.

The stock — which is the biggest riser in the S&P 500 this year and, by some price-to-earning measures, the most expensive — saw a sharp decline after the numbers were released.

For the three months ended March 31, the company reported sales of $883.9 million, topping expectations for $862.2 million, according to FactSet. Adjusted earnings per share came in at $0.13, in line with Wall Street’s estimates.

The company also raised its full-year outlook for sales to between $3.890 and $3.902 billion, up from the previous target of roughly $3.75 billion.

“We're going to just focus, and focus, and focus and focus on execution,” CEO Alex Karp said on the company’s post-earnings conference call. “And that is basically our plan for the rest of the year.”

More Markets

See all Markets
markets

SpaceX gets a wave of bullish ratings from Wall Street analysts

SpaceX received more than a dozen positive analyst calls on Tuesday — including from major Wall Street banks — as they initiate coverage on Elon Musk’s space and AI company.

SpaceX went public on June 12 at a $2.2 trillion valuation, the largest debut in history. While the company hasn’t yet posted a profit, it seems to have convinced Wall Street that it will get there and grow its valuation on the way.

Of the at least 17 analysts that gave a rating on Tuesday, all but one gave it a “buy” or “outperform” rating. MoffettNathanson was "neutral."

The ratings come as SpaceX joined the Nasdaq 100 index, a benchmark tech-heavy basket of companies that underpins millions of portfolios. The inclusion adds built-in demand for the stock from index funds and ETFs.

Still, SpaceX fell more than 5% on Tuesday amid a broader sell-off, and is currently effectively flat from its opening price of $150 a share.

Latest Stories

Sherwood Media, LLC and Chartr Limited produce fresh and unique perspectives on topical financial news and are fully owned subsidiaries of Robinhood Markets, Inc., and any views expressed here do not necessarily reflect the views of any other Robinhood affiliate, including Robinhood Markets, Inc., Robinhood Financial LLC, Robinhood Securities, LLC, Robinhood Crypto, LLC, Robinhood Money, LLC, Robinhood U.K. Ltd, Robinhood Derivatives, LLC, Robinhood Gold, LLC, Robinhood Asset Management, LLC, Robinhood Credit, Inc., Robinhood Ventures DE, LLC and, where applicable, its managed investment vehicles.