New York, Jan 9, 2026, 16:32 (EST) — After hours
Palantir Technologies Inc (PLTR) shares added 0.3% to $177.49 in after-hours trading on Friday, a thinner session after the 4 p.m. close. Roughly 31.2 million shares traded in the regular session.
The stock’s late move came as Wall Street worked through a softer U.S. jobs report that still looked solid enough to keep the Federal Reserve on hold. Payrolls rose by 50,000 in December, undershooting forecasts for 60,000, while the jobless rate eased to 4.4%; the S&P 500 gained 0.8% and the Nasdaq added 0.9%. “Payrolls were a little bit light relative to consensus, but still fairly strong numbers,” said Tim Ghriskey, senior portfolio strategist at Ingalls & Snyder. Fed funds futures — contracts used to bet on policy — showed only a 4.8% chance of a cut at the Fed’s Jan. 27-28 meeting. Reuters
That matters for Palantir stock because it trades like a high-beta growth name, so even small shifts in rates and risk appetite can whip the group around. The company sells data analytics software to governments and businesses and has been lumped into the market’s “AI winners” basket, fairly or not.
On the chart, PLTR is still below a line some traders keep an eye on. The stock’s 50-day moving average — a widely used trend line — is around $180.83, above Friday’s after-hours price. Shares also remain well off a 52-week high of $207.52; the 52-week low is $63.40.
AI-linked stocks were a mixed bag late Friday. Nvidia slipped 0.1% to $184.86, and data-cloud firm Snowflake dropped 2.1% to $219.09 in after-hours trading.
Palantir’s bigger risk is that expectations are already tight going into the numbers, with not much room for growth to wobble. In November, the company forecast fourth-quarter revenue of $1.327 billion to $1.331 billion, and one investor warned a slowdown could be a “cause of concern given the stock’s lofty valuation.” Reuters
Wall Street Horizon pegs Feb. 2, after the market closes, for Palantir’s next earnings report, while noting the date still isn’t confirmed by the company. That update — and anything it signals on 2026 demand and guidance — is the next obvious catalyst for PLTR.
