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Palantir Shares Climb to Record High on $1B Quarter and $10B Army Contract as Valuation Debate Deepens

Analysts are divided over whether Palantir’s sky-high forward price-to-earnings ratio can be justified by its AI-driven growth trajectory.

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Palantir bulls are betting that the company’s business performance will support its stock price over the long term, a path taken by many of today’s Big Tech elite.

Overview

  • Palantir’s second-quarter revenue topped $1 billion, a 48% year-over-year increase, prompting the company to raise its full-year guidance to $4.14–4.15 billion.
  • The firm secured a consolidated $10 billion, ten-year contract with the U.S. Army that merges 75 separate agreements into a single deal.
  • Shares reached all-time highs after the earnings beat and defense contract announcement drove investor optimism.
  • Wedbush analyst Dan Ives lifted his price target to $200 and projected Palantir could surpass a $1 trillion market cap within three years.
  • RBC Capital’s Rishi Jaluria assigned a $45 target and cautioned that a forward P/E above 450× could expose the stock to a 75% downside.