{"id":46610,"date":"2025-02-04T06:27:53","date_gmt":"2025-02-04T06:27:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/palantir-stock-surges-22-after-earnings-analysts-raise-price-targets\/"},"modified":"2025-02-04T06:27:53","modified_gmt":"2025-02-04T06:27:53","slug":"palantir-stock-surges-22-after-earnings-analysts-raise-price-targets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/palantir-stock-surges-22-after-earnings-analysts-raise-price-targets\/","title":{"rendered":"Palantir stock surges 22% after earnings: analysts raise price targets"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>(Originally posted on : Invezz )<\/b><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Palantir Technologies Inc. saw its shares jump as much as 22% in extended trading on Monday after the company reported fourth-quarter earnings and revenue that surpassed analysts\u2019 expectations. <\/p>\n<p>The<a href=\"https:\/\/invezz.com\/news\/2025\/02\/03\/palantir-stock-jumps-15-on-strong-q4-earnings-as-ceo-alex-karp-highlights-ai-driven-growth\/\"> strong results, coupled with an optimistic outlook <\/a>for the coming quarters, reinforced investor confidence in the company\u2019s expanding role in artificial intelligence and defense technology.<\/p>\n<p>Palantir\u2019s shares have been on a tear over the past year, with the stock soaring 340% in 2024. <\/p>\n<p>The company\u2019s inclusion in both the S&amp;P 500 and Nasdaq 100 has further bolstered its standing among major technology firms.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Palantir stock: earnings report<\/h2>\n<p>The company\u2019s earnings and revenue exceeded Wall Street forecasts compiled by LSEG. <\/p>\n<p>Palantir reported an adjusted earnings per share (EPS) of 14 cents, outperforming the expected 11 cents. Revenue came in at $828 million, much higher than the consensus estimate of around $776 million.<\/p>\n<p>Revenue increased 36% in the quarter from $608.4 million a year earlier.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the strong fourth-quarter performance, Palantir raised its revenue outlook for the first quarter of 2025. <\/p>\n<p>The company now expects revenue to be between $858 million and $862 million, well above the consensus estimate of $799 million. <\/p>\n<p>Adjusted income from operations of\u00a0$373 million, representing a 45% margin<\/p>\n<p>For the full year, Palantir forecasts sales of $3.74 billion to $3.76 billion, exceeding analysts&#8217; average projection of $3.52 billion.<\/p>\n<p>Palantir\u2019s growth has been fueled by increased adoption of its artificial intelligence-powered software, particularly among commercial and government clients.<\/p>\n<p>CEO Alex Karp emphasized the company\u2019s strong position in the AI industry, stating that Palantir\u2019s early understanding of large language models has transitioned from theory to reality.<\/p>\n<p>Revenue from Palantir\u2019s US commercial segment rose 64% year over year to $214 million, while its US government business grew 45% to $343 million.<\/p>\n<p>Looking ahead, Palantir expects US commercial revenue to expand at least 54% in 2025, reaching approximately $1.08 billion.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Palantir stock target price raised after earnings<\/h2>\n<p>BofA Securities analyst Mariana Perez Mora raised the price target on Palantir Technologies to $90 from $75, maintaining a &#8220;buy&#8221; rating. <\/p>\n<p>Mora expects Palantir to grow 27% year-over-year in 2025, exceeding the Street consensus by 2 to 3 percentage points. She also forecasts annualized growth of 30% in 2026 and 2027, ahead of the consensus 20% estimate.<\/p>\n<p>DA Davidson also raised its price target on Palantir to $105 from $47 while keeping a &#8220;neutral&#8221; rating. Analysts noted that Palantir\u2019s latest earnings report beat revenue expectations by about $59 million for the quarter.<\/p>\n<p>Wedbush Securities Managing Director Dan Ives, in an interview with CNBC, suggested that the &#8220;Messi of AI&#8221; Palantir could become \u201cthe next Oracle\u201d and potentially reach a trillion-dollar market cap in the coming years.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/invezz.com\/news\/2025\/02\/04\/palantir-stock-surges-22-percent-after-earnings-analysts-raise-targets\/\">Palantir stock surges 22% after earnings: analysts raise price targets<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/invezz.com\/\">Invezz<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/invezz.com\/news\/2025\/02\/04\/palantir-stock-surges-22-percent-after-earnings-analysts-raise-targets\/\">Source link <\/a><br \/>\n<br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Originally posted on : Invezz ) Palantir Technologies Inc. saw its shares jump as much as 22% in extended trading on Monday after the company reported fourth-quarter earnings and revenue that surpassed analysts\u2019 expectations. The strong results, coupled with an optimistic outlook for the coming quarters, reinforced investor confidence in the company\u2019s expanding role in [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3947362387,"featured_media":46611,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0},"categories":[38],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46610"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3947362387"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=46610"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46610\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/46611"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=46610"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=46610"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=46610"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}