Barclays initiates Palantir at Overweight with $265 target after Thursday close

Barclays initiated coverage of Palantir at Overweight with a $265 price target, with analyst Anthony Valentini, just after the close on Thursday, October 8, 2026. The call was one of six Overweight initiations in a new aerospace and defense coverage launch. The target sat about 32% above the Street mean of $200.88 cited by TIKR, and it moved the stock higher the next session.

• Initiation at Overweight with $265 target; analyst Anthony Valentini
• Initiated just after the close on Thursday, October 8, 2026
• Target about 32% above the $200.88 Street mean cited by TIKR