The AI-focused Palantir joins a group of less than 50 public American companies worth at least $200 billion, quite the turn of events for the government contractor worth less than $20 billion two years ago.

Palantir Technologies (NYSE:PLTR) has been a lightning rod for investor debate over the past few quarters as the stock has surged significantly. It is a niche company that works with the defense and intelligence agencies and the stock has surged over 400% in the past year as these contracts have been very sticky and expanding

What Happened? Shares of data-mining and analytics company Palantir (NYSE:PLTR) jumped 26.9% in the morning session after the company reported impressive fourth-quarter results, which blew past analysts' billings,

A woman walking past the Palantir Technologies logo during the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland on January 19, 2023. Shares of software platform company Palantir (PLTR) soared close to 27% during Tuesday morning trading.