The S&P 500 is a powerful representation of today's market, including the 500 companies that fuel the economy. In order to make it into this benchmark, most of a company's shares must be available for trading, market cap should be $18 billion or more, and the company must be profitable.
Palantir Technologies is delivering a banner year for shareholders driven by exceptional growth and accelerating profitability. At the time of this writing, the stock has returned 285% year to date, amid market optimism that this artificial intelligence (AI) innovator is still in the early stages of a global expansion opportunity.
Palantir Technologies (PLTR -1.03%) shareholders have been living the dream, as the stock soared 61% in November, according to data provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence.
So far in 2024, the S&P 500 index has gained an impressive 26% while the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite has soared roughly 28%. Without a doubt, one of the biggest tailwinds fueling these market returns is artificial intelligence (AI).
In a year defined by the rapid expansion of AI, data infrastructure provider Palantir (NASDAQ: PLTR) is almost unequivocally held to be the biggest success apart from Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA).
Some might view Palantir Technologies (PLTR 1.56%) and Tesla (TSLA 3.69%) as "Trump stocks."
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You can't deny Palantir's (PLTR 1.56%) monster stock run over the last year. Shares are up 237% in the last 12 months and a whopping 600% since going public back in 2020, making long-term investors a fortune.
Artificial intelligence (AI) is the hottest investment theme on the planet right now. And for good reason.
Shares of Palantir Technologies have advanced 290% year to date as unrelenting demand for its artificial intelligence (AI) platform has led to a series of strong financial results. While impressive, Palantir is only the second-best performing member of the S&P 500 (^GSPC 0.56%) this year.
Palantir Technologies (PLTR 1.56%) has been one of the top-performing stocks this year. The company's strong results led to the stock's inclusion on the S&P 500, and now it has moved to the Nasdaq stock exchange, where it could soon join the even more exclusive Nasdaq 100 index.