NEW YORK, Feb 20, 2026, 10:21 EST — Regular session
- Palantir shares were lower in morning trade as investors digested a new U.S. government procurement headline.
- A fresh services partnership and an analyst upgrade kept the stock in play.
- Traders are watching whether contract orders and partner-led deployments show up as revenue.
Palantir Technologies shares fell 1.5% to $132.89 on Friday, extending a choppy stretch for the data-analytics company. The stock traded between $131.23 and $136.38, with volume around 13.7 million shares.
The pullback matters because Palantir has become a quick read on investor appetite for “AI software” stories that hinge on big contracts and fast rollouts, not just product…
