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NASDAQ: PLTRPalantir Technologies (PLTR) stock, explained like you're 5
Palantir builds software that helps governments and companies make sense of huge amounts of data. Its tools are used for defense, intelligence and business decisions.
- Ticker
- PLTR
- Exchange
- Nasdaq
- Sector
- Technology
- Industry
- Software Infrastructure
- Size
- Mega cap, about 433.4 billion dollars
How Palantir Technologies makes money
- Government contracts, including defense and intelligence.
- Software for businesses, sold by subscription.
- AI tools that sit on top of customer data.
What moves PLTR stock
- New and renewed government contracts.
- How quickly commercial customers sign up.
- A high stock price that already expects a lot of growth.
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Questions about Palantir Technologies stock
What does Palantir Technologies do?
Palantir builds software that helps governments and companies make sense of huge amounts of data. Its tools are used for defense, intelligence and business decisions.
What is the ticker symbol for Palantir Technologies?
Palantir Technologies trades under the ticker PLTR on the Nasdaq.
How does Palantir Technologies make money?
Government contracts, including defense and intelligence. Software for businesses, sold by subscription. AI tools that sit on top of customer data.
What moves PLTR stock?
New and renewed government contracts. How quickly commercial customers sign up. A high stock price that already expects a lot of growth.
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