No matter how you look at it, Palantir Technologies (PLTR -1.13%) is one hot stock. The share price of the artificial intelligence (AI) and data analytics software company has more than doubled year to date.
Is Palantir the hottest stock on the market? Nope, not by a long stretch. Despite the impressive gain, it's not even the best-performing large-cap stock.
The top 10
Ten stocks of companies with market caps of $10 billion or more have outgained Palantir so far in 2025:
| Stock | Sector | Market Cap* | YTD Gain* |
|---|---|---|---|
| CoreWeave (CRWV 1.64%) | Technology | $61.5 billion | 216% |
| Robinhood Markets (HOOD -4.78%) | Financial services | $98.3 billion | 197% |
| Circle Internet Group (CRCL -3.65%) | Financial services | $56.7 billion | 182% |
| NuScale Power (SMR -9.66%) | Industrials | $13.8 billion | 171% |
| AST SpaceMobile (ASTS -2.18%) | Technology | $18.8 billion | 163% |
| Symbotic (SYM -8.89%) | Industrials | $31.3 billion | 125% |
| Joby Aviation (JOBY -5.29%) | Industrials | $14.8 billion | 115% |
| Roblox (RBLX -0.06%) | Communication services | $83.1 billion | 113% |
| AngloGold Ashanti (AU 6.21%) | Basic materials | $24.2 billion | 107% |
| Futu Holdings (FUTU -0.19%) | Financial services | $22.4 billion | 105% |
Data source: Finviz, Yahoo! Finance. *As of intraday trading on July 18, 2025. YTD = Year-to-date.
This list reflects several fast-growing markets. Like Palantir, three of the stocks have strong artificial intelligence (AI) connections. Coreweave is an AI cloud computing provider. Symbotic is a leader in AI-powered robotics for warehouses. NuScale Power makes small modular nuclear reactors that generate electricity, with a special focus on providing power for AI data centers.
Roblox runs a virtual universe for online gamers. It also has AI ties, though. For example, Roblox Cube is a generative AI application that helps users create 3D and 4D objects and scenes for its gaming platform.
Three of the stocks outperforming Palantir this year are in the financial services business. Robinhood is a popular online brokerage. Circle Internet Group specializes in building the infrastructure for stablecoins. Futu Holdings operates a digital brokerage and wealth management platform.
AngloGold Ashanti is a global gold mining company, but it's intertwined with the financial world. The price of gold has skyrocketed due largely to investors' concerns about market volatility.
Two other stocks are flying high -- literally. AST SpaceMobile is building a satellite-based broadband network. Joby Aviation operates vertical takeoff and landing air taxis.
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Wall Street's take
Wall Street isn't bullish on Palantir. Only four of the analysts surveyed by LSEG in July recommended buying the stock. The consensus 12-month price target for Palantir is 34% lower than the current share price.
Do analysts have more favorable opinions about the 10 large-cap stocks that have outgained Palantir this year? For the most part, no.
The price targets for Coreweave, Robinhood, NuScale Power, Symbotic, and Roblox are at least 30% below the share prices for these stocks. The average price target for Joby Aviation is more than 50% lower than its share price. Analysts also expect shares of Circle Internet Group, Futu Holdings, and AST SpaceMobile to fall by double-digit percentages over the next 12 months.
Of the 10 large-cap stocks outperforming Palantir in 2025, only one has a consensus price target that reflects positive upside potential -- AngloGold Ashanti. But don't get excited yet. Analysts think the gold miner's shares will rise by less than 3% over the near term.
Are the analysts right?
I suspect Wall Street analysts are right to be skeptical about the near-term prospects of most of these high-flying stocks. The biggest knock against them (with a couple of exceptions) is their exorbitant valuations. That's the main issue for Palantir, too.
However, AngloGold Ashanti's shares trade at only 10.4 times forward earnings even after its huge gains. And while Symbotic's earnings multiples are at nosebleed levels, the stock's price-to-sales ratio is a much more reasonable 1.33.
Any or all of these stocks could continue to soar over the coming months. I think, though, that the best choices are the most attractively valued -- AngloGold Ashanti and Symbotic.
