Retail Buying Fuels Palantir

Benzinga

Palantir shares are up 157% year to date as AI-driven commercial demand accelerates, retail investor inflows surge, and the company beats earnings while raising its growth and margin outlook.

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00:02Palantir Technologies, Inc. shares gained 157% year-to-date as commercial operations

00:08expanded during the artificial intelligence boom, according to Benzinga.

00:12Retail investors increased buying, with Vanda data showing nearly $8 billion in net inflows

00:18during 2025 through December 8. CNBC reported that an individual retail investor raised his

00:24position to about $25,000 after a pullback. Bank of America Securities said recent meetings

00:29strengthened confidence in Palantir's growth outlook, citing strong U.S. commercial

00:34traction driven by backlog growth, shorter contracts, and deeper customer adoption.

00:39Palantir extended its 2025 rally by beating earnings expectations with EPS of $0.21,

00:45exceeding estimates of $0.17, as revenue rose 62.8% year-over-year to $1.18 billion.

00:53The company raised its outlook, projecting fourth-quarter revenue about 12% above consensus

00:58and forecasting 300 basis points of operating margin expansion.

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