What Is Palantir's Stock Ticker, and How Do You Buy It?

Not affiliated with Palantir Technologies Inc. This page describes the mechanics of buying a publicly traded stock. Nothing here is financial or investment advice — always do your own research and consult a licensed professional before making financial decisions.

Palantir trades under the ticker symbol PLTR on the Nasdaq stock exchange. The company moved its listing from the New York Stock Exchange to Nasdaq in November 2024; some older sources may still reference the NYSE listing, which is now outdated.

How PLTR shares actually get bought

Buying Palantir stock works the same way as buying any other publicly traded U.S. company: through a brokerage account. The general steps are:

1. Open a brokerage account with a licensed platform (examples publicly available as of this writing include Robinhood, Public, eToro, Kraken, and traditional brokers like Fidelity or Charles Schwab).

2. Fund the account, typically via bank transfer, wire, or debit card depending on the platform.

3. Search for the stock by name ("Palantir Technologies") or ticker ("PLTR") within the platform.

4. Place an order specifying how many shares (or, on platforms that support it, a dollar amount for fractional shares) you want to buy, then confirm.

Most major U.S. brokerages now offer commission-free stock trading, though other account fees may still apply depending on the platform — check each provider's own fee schedule before opening an account.

A note on $PLTR vs. PLTR

You'll often see the stock referred to as "$PLTR" in social media, investing forums, and financial news. The dollar sign is just informal shorthand commonly used online to flag that a word is a stock ticker rather than a company name — it isn't a different security or a separate way to buy the stock.

Where to check the current price

Because share prices change continuously during market hours, we won't quote a specific figure here — figures reported at any given moment will already be outdated by the time you read this. Real-time PLTR pricing is available for free on most brokerage platforms, as well as financial data sites like TradingView, Investing.com, and Google Finance.

Before buying anything

This page is about mechanics, not a recommendation to buy, hold, or sell. Palantir is a volatile stock — see our separate page on why Palantir's stock is so volatile for the factors driving that — and its business touches politically contested areas covered throughout our Controversies section. Whether those factors matter to you as an investor is a personal judgment call, not something we're positioned to make for you.