Why Palantir Technologies (PLTR) Is Skyrocketing?

We recently published a list of 10 Stocks Jump on Impressive Earnings, Bullish Outlooks. In this article, we are going to take a look at where Palantir Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:PLTR) stands against other stocks that have surged on impressive earnings and bullish outlooks.

The stock market ended firmer on Tuesday, with all of Wall Street’s main indices finishing in the green territory amid news that President Donald Trump temporarily delayed the imposition of tariffs against Canada and Mexico.

The Dow Jones inched up by 0.30 percent, while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq both jumped 0.72 percent and 1.35 percent, respectively.

On Tuesday, 10 companies under mixed sectors mirrored the broader market rally, fueled by impressive earnings results and optimistic business outlooks, among others. This article details the reasons behind the top gainers’ impressive performance.

To come up with Tuesday’s top gainers, we only considered those with $2 billion in market capitalization and $5 million in daily trading volume.

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Palantir Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:PLTR)

Palantir Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:PLTR) soared to an all-time high on Tuesday, hitting a record of $106.91 apiece, before slightly losing momentum to end the day just up by 23.99 percent at $103.83 each.

Such investor confidence pushed the company’s market capitalization to jump to as high as $240 billion, surpassing valuations of household names such as American Express ($221 billion), McDonald’s ($208 billion), and Disney ($207 billion).

The rally came following news that it achieved a 16-percent growth in net income in full year 2024 at $462 million, supported by a 29-percent jump in revenues at $2.87 billion.

Of the total revenues, US revenues surged by 38 percent to $1.9 billion.

In the fourth quarter alone, net income rose by 10 percent to $79 million, while revenues increased 36 percent to $828 million. US revenues grew 52 percent to $558 million.

Overall, PLTR ranks 1st on our list of stocks that have surged on impressive earnings and bullish outlooks. While we acknowledge the potential of PLTR as an investment, our conviction lies in the belief that 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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Disclosure: None. This article is originally published at Insider Monkey.