Palantir TechnologiesPLTRHOLDOct 07, 2024Stock price when the opinion was issued
As of Jun 10, 2026. Market Open.
Executing well. Increasingly employing AI in day-to-day operations. Growing use in government/defense plus strong adoption by commercial customers.
Proving it can turn demand into profit and cashflow. Revenue grew an exceptional 85% last quarter. Valuation remains her biggest concern (roughly 40x next year's sales), leaving little room for disappointment/error. Be cautious.
The only software name he owns. Beaten down because it's put in the software bucket, plus relatively expensive compared to peers. Sometimes you have to pay up for a best-in-class asset. Last quarter's numbers blew it out of the water. Growing 80% YOY, very profitable.
Accelerating commercial revenue on top of government contracts. Helping companies adopt AI.
Only drawback is that the stock's very expensive. So there's no good valuation support, and she doesn't own it.
But nothing really wrong with the story, so she wouldn't recommend a Sell. If you liked it a month ago, nothing has changed. Pretty well positioned on defense. Fundamentals are in favour of it, so she'd hold.
For these high-beta stocks, you can't be getting nervous about them. If you don't want to stomach the high volatility, look for a more diversified solution or for a stock that's less volatile.
Investors are viewing PLTR as one of the leaders in AI. Essentialy, the company helps other companies utilize AI in their businesses. investors theorize that, since EVERY company will likely need to use AI to stay competitive, PLTR has a multi-decade opportunity and a nice lead already. It certainly is expensive. But we like the earning trend and momentum and the sector. We would not consider it a sell but it is going to remain volatile.
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