Aug 11 - Palantir Technologies (NASDAQ:PLTR) has been on a tear in 2025, soaring nearly 150% this year and an incredible 2,000% since its 2020 debut. The stock just closed at another record, making it the priciest name in the S&P 500.

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Palantir (PLTR) shares closed higher on Friday after a senior Wedbush analyst, Dan Ives, said the data analytics firm will exceed $1 trillion in market cap within the next three years. Ives’ bullish remarks arrive only days after the Denver-headquartered firm reported a blowout Q2 and raised its full-year guidance,