How to Invest in Palantir Technologies Stock

By Matthew DiLallo – Updated Jul 29, 2025 at 4:59 PM | Fact-checked by Frank Bass

Key Points

Palantir Technologies specializes in secure data management and AI solutions.
Invest in PLTR by opening a brokerage account, searching for the ticker, and placing an order.
Consider PLTR's growth potential in AI and its impact on future profitability before buying.

Palantir Technologies (PLTR +4.64%) started as many companies do: Its founders (Peter Thiel, Stephen Cohen, Joe Lonsdale, and current CEO Alex Carp) couldn't find the right solution for their needs. In this case, they needed software technology that allowed collaboration without sacrificing data security. That led them to start building Palantir in 2003.

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NASDAQ: PLTR

Palantir Technologies

Today's Change

(4.64%) $9.02

Current Price

$203.57

Key Data Points

Market Cap

$462B

Day's Range

$198.56 - $204.18

52wk Range

$41.03 - $204.18

Volume

857K

Avg Vol

62M

Gross Margin

80.03%

Dividend Yield

N/A

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Stock Ticker

A shorthand code of letters representing a company's stock for trading purposes, displayed on financial platforms.

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Buy-and-Hold Strategy

A strategy that entails buying stocks or other securities and not selling them for long periods of time, sometimes decades.

On the other hand, here are some things that might lead you away from buying its stock:

You're not exactly sure what Palantir does.
You're not convinced Palantir can deliver market-beating returns in the coming years.
You think AI is a fad.
You're a more value-focused investor and think Palantir trades at a very high valuation.
You already own several technology stocks.
Given the country's deficits and debt, you're concerned about Palantir's exposure to the U.S. government (more than 40% of its total revenue in the first quarter of 2025).
You're in or nearing retirement and need income-generating investments.

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Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF)

An exchange-traded fund, or ETF, allows investors to buy many stocks or bonds at once.

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The bottom line on Palantir Technologies

Palantir Technologies co-founder and CEO Alex Karp is extremely optimistic about the future. In the company's first-quarter 2025 earnings release, he stated: "We are in the middle of a tectonic shift in the adoption of our software.” Karp also noted that: "We are delivering the operating system for the modern enterprise in the era of AI."

There's a lot of competition in the AI space. However, Palantir has positioned itself as an early winner. That makes it a potentially compelling investment opportunity for those seeking exposure to the AI megatrend.

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About the Author

Matt DiLallo has been a contributing Motley Fool stock market analyst specializing in covering dividend-paying companies, particularly in the energy and REIT sectors, since 2012. He also covers pre-IPO companies, ETFs, and other investing topics. He holds an MBA from Liberty University.

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Matt DiLallo has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Palantir Technologies and Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.