On May 5, Palantir Technologies fell 3.1% intraday, trading at $141.14/share with trading volume of approximately $1.486 billion. The decline comes despite the company reporting stronger-than-expected Q1 results after the close on May 4.
Palantir posted Q1 revenue growth of 85% year-over-year, significantly exceeding Wall Street consensus estimates of approximately $1.54 billion (74% growth). The company also raised its full-year guidance. Analysts had expected EPS of $0.28, representing 115% year-over-year growth. The AI platform AIP continued to drive commercial business growth of over 91%, while government revenue grew approximately 59%.
However, investors appear focused on mounting competitive risks. Notable investor Michael Burry recently warned that frontier AI model companies such as Anthropic are encroaching on Palantir's market share. Despite a roughly 20% year-to-date decline, the stock still trades at approximately 42 times price-to-sales, making it the most expensive name among its index peers. The options market had priced in a 10.55% post-earnings move, suggesting traders anticipated elevated volatility around the report.
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