Investing.com -- Palantir Technologies on Monday lifted its full-year guidance after reporting blowout third-quarter earnings as the data analytics company continues to ride the AI wave, racking up new business wins.
Palantir Technologies Inc (NYSE:PLTR) jumped more than 13% in premarket trading Tuesday.
For the three months ended Sept. 30, Palantir reported Q3 adjusted earnings of $0.10 a share on revenue of $725.5 million. That compared with analysts estimates for adjusted EPS of $0.09 on revenue of $703.4M. Revenue surged 30% year-over-year.
Customer count grew 39% year-over-year, driven by increased AI demand.
"We absolutely eviscerated this quarter, driven by unrelenting AI demand that won’t slow down," the company said.
For 2024, the company is now guiding revenue in the range of $2.805B to $2.809B, up from a range of $2.742B and $2.750B previously.
For Q4, the company guided revenue between $767M to $771M, compared with analyst estimates for $742.3M (NYSE:MMM).
Palantir shares surged more than 140% year-to-date. Given the company's positioning and strong execution, "there's no denying that PLTR is deserving of a premium valuation," Mizuho analysts led by Gregg Moskowitz said in a note.
"That being said, valuation cannot and should not be irrelevant, and we find it increasingly difficult to justify PLTR's high multiple that in our view already discounts significant acceleration versus consensus expectations," they added.
Mizuho reiterated an Underperform rating on the stock but lifted the price target from $30 to $37.
Meanwhile, Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) analysts removed their Underweight rating and the $20 price target on Palantir shares following the strong report.
The Wall Street firm said its bearish stance "was predicated on maturing government growth lagging commercial traction, and limited FCF revision potential ahead."
"The trendlines extending into this quarter prove stronger than expected, highlight the company's AI positioning, and rare Rule of 68 profile," they added.
Yasin Ebrahim contributed to this report.