We recently compiled a list of the 17 Latest AI News and Analyst Ratings You Should Not Miss. In this article, we are going to take a look at where Palantir Technologies Inc. (NYSE:PLTR) stands against the other AI stocks under hedge funds’ radar.
It is no surprise that companies in the United States and China are leading the rest of the world when it comes to artificial intelligence. Conservative estimates about the impact of AI on the global economy, made by market experts at professional services firm PwC, reveal that AI-related gains, equal to close to $11 trillion, will account for nearly 70% of total global economic impact by 2030. In China, AI is expected to contribute to a nearly 26% boost to the GDP within the next six years, while this figure in the US will likely be 15%. AI no doubt represents the biggest commercial investment opportunity in this fast-paced world economy.
Smart companies are seizing on this opportunity. According to market research firm IDC, investments in AI infrastructure will cross $30 billion this year and are projected to grow to $47 billion by 2028. This represents approximately 30% of the total global spending in AI. One of the most prominent AI use cases is in the customer service world. In this area, global businesses have spent more than $16 billion in 2024 so far. The impact of these investments in AI will be significant down the road. AI is likely to contribute to a $15 trillion boost to the global economy by 2030, up 14% from current levels.
Like other sectors of the economy, Wall Street is no stranger to AI. The debut of ChatGPT in November 2022 marked the beginning of the AI revolution in the world of finance. Since then, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), sales of software, hardware, and services for AI systems have climbed rapidly and will top $400 billion in 2027. Financial sector spending is likely to double to nearly $100 billion in 2027, with a compound annual growth rate of close to 30% — the fastest of five major industries. Hedge funds, often the pioneers of cutting-edge technology, are embracing generative AI as well.
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For this article, we selected AI stocks based on the latest news and analyst ratings. These stocks are also popular among hedge funds. Why are we interested in the stocks that hedge funds pile into? The reason is simple: our research has shown that we can outperform the market by imitating the top stock picks of the best hedge funds. Our quarterly newsletter’s strategy selects 14 small-cap and large-cap stocks every quarter and has returned 275% since May 2014, beating its benchmark by 150 percentage points (see more details here).
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Palantir Technologies Inc. (NYSE:PLTR)
Number of Hedge Fund Holders: 44
Palantir Technologies Inc. (NYSE:PLTR) builds and deploys software platforms for the intelligence community to assist in counterterrorism investigations and operations. The firm recently revealed a partnership with tech giant Microsoft under which the cloud services of the latter for the government, in the defense sector, will be integrated with the AI tools marketed by the former. This collaboration paves the way for the integration of AI into many other government departments. All the prominent Palantir offerings, like Foundry, Gotham, Apollo, and AIP, will be available on the Azure platform of Microsoft. The firm claims the integration will help the defense department with logistics, contracting, prioritization and action planning, and more.
Even as Palantir Technologies Inc. (NYSE:PLTR) services the public domain, investment advisors like Argus view the shares in a bullish manner because of the growing commercial business of the company. Argus has a Buy rating on the stock with a price target of $32. In a recent note to investors, the advisory noted that the new data management and analytics platforms of the firm are capable of providing solutions to complex business problems.
Overall PLTR ranks 9th on our list of the best AI stocks to buy. While we acknowledge the potential of PLTR as an investment, our conviction lies in the belief that some AI stocks hold greater promise for delivering higher returns, and doing so within a shorter timeframe. 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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