Shares of data analytics company Palantir Technologies (NASDAQ:PLTR) jumped 3.7% in the afternoon session after positive momentum continued following its recent AIPCon customer conference and the announcement of expanded business partnerships.
The data-analytics firm, which hosted the conference during the week, announced a five-year expansion of its partnership with automotive supplier Lear Corporation to deepen the use of AI in manufacturing. Additionally, Palantir revealed a new collaboration with Lumen Technologies. This news builds on a period of strong performance, with the stock having more than doubled year-to-date. The company’s growth is largely attributed to its AI platforms, which drove a 93% increase in its U.S. commercial revenue in the second quarter, highlighting its successful expansion into the private sector.
The shares closed the day at $162.33, up 4% from previous close.
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Palantir Technologies’s shares are extremely volatile and have had 44 moves greater than 5% over the last year. In that context, today’s move indicates the market considers this news meaningful but not something that would fundamentally change its perception of the business.
The previous big move we wrote about was 18 days ago when the stock gained 3% on the news that the market reacted positively to dovish comments from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, which suggested a greater possibility of future interest rate cuts. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s remarks at Jackson Hole are lifting stocks across various sectors. The market reacted positively to Powell’s comments indicating the Fed “may warrant adjusting policy” if downside risks to employment intensify, which was interpreted as opening the door to potential rate cuts. High-growth companies like Palantir are particularly sensitive to interest rate expectations. Their valuation is heavily dependent on future earnings, and when interest rates are lower, those future profits are worth more in today’s terms, supporting a higher stock price.
Palantir Technologies is up 117% since the beginning of the year, but at $162.80 per share, it is still trading 12.9% below its 52-week high of $186.97 from August 2025. Investors who bought $1,000 worth of Palantir Technologies’s shares at the IPO in September 2020 would now be looking at an investment worth $17,137.
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