Palantir (NASDAQ: PLTR) has become one of the leading companies in artificial intelligence (AI), proving the revolutionary technology has incredible utility and value in the real world. With companies further up the value chain reaching gargantuan valuations -- Nvidia's market capitalization is currently about $3.

Palantir Technologies leads the list of a half dozen companies that could be added to the $26 trillion Nasdaq 100 index at its annual reconstitution due to be announced on Dec. 13Stock Other candidates for inclusion at the reconstitution,

Artificial intelligence outfit Palantir Technologies (NASDAQ:PLTR) may be poised to see its stock soar this Friday. Although it has already quadrupled in value in 2024 and has gained over 620% since its 2020 IPO,

Investor enthusiasm about Palantir Technologies has driven the stock to sky-high valuation metrics. At Tuesday’s close, Palantir was trading at 67 times its sales over the last 12 months. The S&P 500 index trades at 3.

Palantir Technologies Inc. PLTR stock has tripled in a year. Shares have gained a whopping 313% year to date, significantly outperforming the broader technology service industry’s 57.4% return and the Zacks S&P 500 composite’s 27.

Palantir Technologies stock was slipping on Wednesday, the day before it could potentially join the Nasdaq 100. Shares in the company, which develops software platforms that mine data, slid 2.4% to $69.