We recently published a list of 10 AI Stocks to Watch on Latest News and Analyst Ratings. In this article, we are going to take a look at where Palantir Technologies Inc. (NYSE:PLTR) stands against other AI stocks to watch on latest news and analyst ratings.
AI discussion boards online are buzzing with a new development where tech experts are pointing to a possible plateauing of performance in artificial intelligence applications.
CNBC’s Deirdre Bosa in a latest program quoted tech investor Ben Horowitz, who said in a recent podcast that he’s not seeing performance improvement despite increasing GPUs.
“We’re increasing GPUs at the same rate, but we’re not getting the intelligence improvements at all out of it.”
OpenAI is reportedly facing similar problems with its upcoming AI model.
“The Information reports that the quality increase in OpenAI’s upcoming advanced model, Orion, is smaller than the jump seen between the last two flagship models, GPT-3 and GPT-4. In other words, generational advancements may have peaked as the models are essentially running out of data to train on,” Bosa said.
While the next jump in AI performance is far away in the future, the possibilities this technology has unlocked based on the existing data and resources are keeping investors and Wall Street analysts busy.
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Palantir Technologies Inc. (NYSE:PLTR)
Number of Hedge Fund Investors: 44
Jefferies recently downgraded Palantir Tech Inc (NYSE:PLTR) to “Underperform” from “Hold,” citing concerns over the stock’s overvaluation and indicating that it is waiting for a more favorable entry point.
The investment firm has set a target price of $28 for the stock.
Analysts, led by Brent Thill, acknowledged that they underestimated the surge in momentum Palantir Tech Inc (NYSE:PLTR) generated following the introduction of its Artificial Intelligence Platform (AIP) boot camps. They also failed to fully appreciate the company’s ability to deliver four consecutive quarters of accelerating growth, both in top-line revenue and remaining performance obligations (RPO), following a series of underwhelming results in the first three quarters of 2023.
While the analysts recognized the achievement of 30% year-over-year revenue growth (on a 17% comparison) and 59% year-over-year RPO growth (on a -21% comparison), they cautioned that Palantir Tech Inc (NYSE:PLTR) will face more challenging comparisons in the upcoming quarters. They believe it will be increasingly difficult for Palantir Tech Inc (NYSE:PLTR) to sustain or accelerate its growth as it moves into the latter part of 2024 and 2025.
Argus also downgraded Palantir to “Hold,” noting that while Palantir Tech Inc (NYSE:PLTR) posted strong results in the third quarter, with accelerating revenue and margin expansion, it may be facing a stock price that has outpaced its underlying fundamentals.
Overall, PLTR ranks 9th on our list of AI stocks to watch on latest news and analyst ratings. While we acknowledge the potential of PLTR, our conviction lies in the belief that under the radar AI stocks hold greater promise for delivering higher returns, and doing so within a shorter time frame. If you are looking for an AI stock that is more promising than PLTR but that trades at less than 5 times its earnings, check out our report about the cheapest AI stock.
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