Palantir Stock Has Surged This Year. Retail Investors Are a Big Reason Why, Analysts Say

Key Takeaways

Shares of Palantir Technologies (

PLTR

) again hit a record closing price Thursday and are up more than 50% so far in 2025, growth that analysts attribute in part to the stock’s popularity with retail investors.

The
artificial intelligence
analytics software company has seen “record retail demand,” including $339.72 million in the weeklong period ending Tuesday, Vanda Research said Wednesday.

Palantir stock has
soared to new highs
this month after the company projected
greater-than-expected revenue
for 2025 and announced the integration of
Grok
, the chatbot from Elon Musk’s xAI, into its AI platform.

Palantir Behind Only Nvidia, Tesla in Retail Hunger

Notably, Palantir trails only semiconductor giant Nvidia (

NVDA

) and Musk’s electric vehicle company, Tesla (

TSLA

), in terms of demand from
retail investors
. Nvidia and Tesla recorded net retail investor purchases of $579.14 million and $562.20 million, respectively, from February 5 to 11, according to Vanda.

Palantir shares rose marginally Thursday to a new record close of $117.91, and have skyrocketed 390% over the past 12 months.

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