Palantir

PLTR

Market cap $426B

On October 15, 2025, Global X Japan Co. Ltd. disclosed it sold 15,730 shares of Palantir Technologies, an estimated $2.55 million trade based on quarterly average pricing.

Everyone loves a double, be it a double-scoop of ice cream or a double play. But it's tough to top a double on an S&P 500 stock.

From a quantitative perspective, the 91.7% change in Palantir Technologies (PLTR) stock from 4/17/2025 to 10/14/2025 was mainly influenced by a 37.5% change in the company's Net Income Margin (%). This narrative goes beyond mere numbers, but first, let's analyze the stock price movement and its contributing factors.

Growth stocks have been leading the market higher for much of the past decade, and with artificial intelligence (AI) still looking to potentially be in its early innings, there is a good chance this could be the case for the next 10 years as well.

Dan Ives, managing director and senior equity research analyst at Wedbush Securities, has been bullish on Palantir Technologies (PLTR 1.52%) since the company introduced its artificial intelligence (AI) platform in 2023. His target prices, consistently the highest on Wall Street, have frequently proven accurate.

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The big risk to Palantir stock is that the ask rate for growth is high at 50% CAGR over the next 5 years. I think Palantir can meet this high growth rate requirement, thus growing into its high valuations, enabled by its forward deployed engineers model to drive rapid customer growth. Comparisons to traditional software players selling general solutions is arguably flawed. PLTR's tailored solutions command significantly higher revenue per customer than other software peers, which is a big competitive advantage.

Palantir dominates operational AI, a hard-to-replicate segment of enterprise software. ‘Ontology' allows the company to dominate, and understanding it helps investors make sense of the valuation. Artificial Intelligence Platform (AIP), launched in 2023, is driving the ongoing growth in both government and commercial segments.

No matter how one views the sheer performance statistics of Palantir Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:PLTR), it's difficult not to use superlatives. Since the start of the year, PLTR stock has gained more than 134% while in the past 52 weeks, the upside performance pops to over 308%.

Palantir Technologies is upgraded to a “buy” rating after strong Q2 earnings and record revenue exceeding $1 billion. PLTR's U.S. commercial segment drives rapid growth, with customer count and average spend per customer rising sharply year-over-year. Despite high valuation multiples, PLTR stands out with robust profit and operating margins, recurring revenue, and strong financial health.