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Can Palantir Stock Reach $500 Per Share?

The AI tech company has become an increasing larger player in the worlds of government, military and intelligence

Andrew Martin
5 min readOct 11, 2024

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In recent months, Palantir Technologies, Inc. (PLTR) has warmed the hearts of investors by surging beyond most of the wildest expectations. As it recently flew past the $40 per share mark, speculation has been rife about how high the stock can reach, with some even suggesting $500 at some point. But is that possible? Let’s take a look at that pie in the sky number.

According to their website, Palantir:

“Palantir empowers intelligence agencies to securely derive actionable insights from sensitive data and achieve their most challenging operational objectives. “

If that sounds confusing, it is. Specifically, the company offers software/artificial intelligence platforms that specialize in data analytics on a very large scale. They have grown rapidly in becoming a tool of intelligence and defense that have been increasingly embraced by military and counter-terrorism entities, including the American Department of Defense.

During the past year, Palantir stock has been as low as $14.48 but currently sits at better than $43. Its recent explosion has coincided with its inclusion in the S&P 500…

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Andrew Martin
Andrew Martin

Written by Andrew Martin

Dabbler in soccer, history, investing & writing. Master’s degree in baseball history. Passionate about history, diversity, culture, sports, film and investing .

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