Palantir Technologies (PLTR) is the top-performing stock in the S&P 500 to start 2025, soaring 50% so far this year. But the software company’s bright earnings prospects won’t be enough to protect investors from short-term pain as its share price eventually returns to more normal levels,

Palantir produced $2.8 billion in revenues in 2024, far and above BBAI’s $165 million. While that’s not a dealbreaker, SeekingAlpha sees Palantir having the edge.

The bottom line is that the attractiveness of stock prices, like beauty, is in the eye of the beholders. As long as enough investors think that Palantir's share price could continue rising, it will. For a bubble to burst, more investors must think there is a bubble than not. That might not happen with Palantir for a while.

Data analytics firm Palantir (PLTR) is the top-performing stock in the benchmark S&P 500 index so far this year.