Journal of exit decision on PLTR stock.

PLTR’s revenue grew 29% year-over-year, and Alex projects 30% year-over-year growth in 2025. Shares jumped 25% premarket after earnings. I sold at $60 per share in Nov 2024 because Alex sold a significant amount of his shares after the Q3 earnings around that price. I assumed he believed the company was overvalued and used that as a gauge to exit.


However, this was not the best approach since I didn't research whether he was selling for liquidity reasons or due to fundamental/informational purposes. Going forward, I will only sell a portion of my shares in great companies if they seem to be trading at a huge premium and will carefully consider the reasons why the management team is selling.

Lessons:

• Don't sell the entire position at once if the company is great and projected to grow. If you feel the need to sell due to high valuation of because of huge profits, then sell half of the position and do this over the course of 1-3 months. Chances are the company can grow during that time and your exit can capture more upside if that happens. In short, this may help get a better exit price.
  
• Consider the reasons why mgmt are selling shares before making a decision to act on that.
  

Consider why the premium is so high, ask yourself if those reason are valid and still exist and look at the annual rev growth rate and margins of the business. If the company is at a premium this growth rate should remain in play.