PLTR: factor decomposition (Technology)

How much of PLTR's move over the window is systematic (market, XLK sector-excess, rate-excess via TLT) vs. idiosyncratic (stock-specific).

Return decomposition (log-return points, additive)

Market+37.69ppSector (excess)+24.27ppRate (excess)+1.26ppIdiosyncratic-42.27pp

Factor betas

Beta · Market (SPY)+1.87
Beta · Sector-excess (XLK)+0.59
Beta · Rate-excess (TLT)-0.35
R²0.19
Window2025-08-22 → 2026-09-24 (273 trading days)

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Moderate confidence: R² is 0.19; these three factors explain some but not most of PLTR's day-to-day variance. Treat the split below as directional.

Note: the net move here (+21.0pp) is small relative to the systematic and idiosyncratic swings underneath it; they're largely offsetting each other, which is why the idiosyncratic share below exceeds 100% (it's dividing by a small net, not an error). Read the pp values themselves as the meaningful numbers here, not the ratio.

Of PLTR's +21.0pp move over this window, -42.3pp (202% of the total magnitude) is idiosyncratic, not explained by riding market, sector, or rate moves. The rest (+63.2pp) came from systematic exposure: market +37.7pp, sector +24.3pp, rate +1.3pp.