Palantir Stock Slowly Forms a Bullish Pattern as Q3 Earnings Loom
Key takeaways
- Palantir’s earnings preview and upbeat chart pattern point to a potential rebound, but the outcome will depend on whether the company can sustain its rapid revenue and earnings growth.
- Revenue 84% to $2.18 billion
YoY
Year over year — compared with the same period last year.
- $0.41 vs $0.21 Q3’25
EPS
Earnings per share — profit for one share of the company, in dollars.
- U.S. revenue +115%
What happened
Palantir Technologies (NASDAQ: PLTR) has pulled back from its year‑to‑date high of $212.30 to about $184, while forming a cup‑and‑handle chart pattern that signals a possible rebound after its third‑quarter earnings. Analysts project revenue to jump 84% year‑over‑year to $2.18 billion and earnings per share to rise from $0.21 in Q3’25 to $0.41. The company’s U.S. revenue grew 115% and U.S. commercial revenue 149% in the most recent quarter, and the options market shows a put/call ratio of 0.93…
Why it matters
The earnings outlook and technical setup suggest Palantir could reverse its recent decline, offering a short‑term upside for traders and a potential catalyst for longer‑term growth as the company expands its AI and data‑analysis services. The strong revenue and earnings growth, coupled with an upbeat chart pattern,…
Short-term and longer-term
Short-term. Over the next few days, watch for the Q3 earnings release.
Longer-term. For the coming months, Palantir’s continued revenue and earnings growth could justify a higher valuation, especially as AI and data‑analysis demand rises.
Words on this card
- Cup-and-handle pattern
- A chart pattern that looks like a cup with a small dip (handle), often signaling a continuation of an uptrend.
- Put/call ratio
- The number of put options traded divided by the number of call options; a ratio below 1 suggests more bullish sentiment.
- Exponential Moving Average (EMA)
- A moving average that gives more weight to recent prices, used to identify trend direction.
- Murrey Math Lines
- A technical analysis tool that draws support and resistance levels based on a mathematical sequence.
- EPS Learn
- Earnings per share — profit for one share of the company, in dollars.
- Guidance
- What a company says it expects for future sales or profits — a forecast from the company, not a guarantee.