Palantir Technologies (NASDAQ: PLTR) went public with a direct listing on the stock market in September 2020, and shares of the software platforms and data analytics provider delivered healthy gains since then.

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Palantir Technologies (PLTR) has captured Wall Street’s imagination with its AI-powered defense solutions in 2024. The tech stock has surged over 300% in the past year, valuing the company at a market capitalization of $165 billion.

Palantir delivered 14 times the gains of the S&P 500 last year. Here's how the data mining and artificial intelligence (AI) specialist generated game-changing results.