Palantir beat Q3 estimates with $1.18 billion in revenue and $0.21 EPS, while winning a $10 billion U.S. Army software deal and a £1.5 billion UK defense contract. HD Hyundai expanded a multi-year implementation of Palantir Foundry across its electric systems, robotics, and marine divisions to streamline operations.
1. Retail Investors Signal Long-Term Confidence in AI Stocks
A Motley Fool survey conducted in November 2025 found that 93% of self-identified AI investors plan to hold or add to their AI positions over the next 12 months, while only 7% intend to sell. This conviction comes despite volatility in the technology sector earlier in the month and renewed comparisons to the dot-com era. For Palantir, which posted revenue growth exceeding 50% year-over-year, strong retail backing provides a favorable backdrop for secondary offerings or outreach programs aimed at individual shareholders.
2. CEO Alex Karp Highlights Civil Liberties and Geopolitical Stakes
Speaking with BlackRock CEO Larry Fink at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Palantir CEO Alex Karp noted that the company’s AI software accelerates patient intake in dozens of major hospital networks by 10–15×, saving lives while providing granular audit trails to guard against bias and protect civil liberties. He also warned that Europe’s tech adoption lags both the U.S. and China, a structural challenge he said requires urgent political leadership. Karp emphasized that vocational and technical roles will become more valuable as AI creates new high-skilled job categories.
3. HD Hyundai Expands Multi-Year Palantir Partnership
South Korea’s HD Hyundai Group broadened its existing collaboration with Palantir to deploy the Foundry data-integration platform and Palantir AI across its electric systems, robotics and marine services units. The expanded agreement covers cross-subsidiary coordination, predictive maintenance planning, supply-chain optimization and real-time production analytics. Company materials indicate that the deployment will begin in Q2 2026 across five new business lines, potentially contributing up to $60 million in incremental software revenue over the first 18 months.
Palantir’s net dollar retention ratio has remained above 130% for the past four quarters, driven by expansion within existing government and commercial accounts. Adjusted operating margins climbed from the low teens in 2023 to over 40% in Q4 2025, while software installation times have fallen by 80% since 2019 thanks to streamlined AI-bootcamp programs. These efficiency gains, coupled with a commercial pipeline that grew 45% year-over-year and recurring revenue now representing 85% of total bookings, support management’s target of doubling free cash flow by 2027.
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