Why Palantir Technologies Stock Soared to a New All-Time High on Tuesday

Key Points

• Palantir delivered an eighth consecutive quarter of accelerating revenue growth.

• The company's strong performance continues to confound skeptics.

• Palantir's valuation is egregious and not for the faint of heart.

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Shares of Palantir Technologies (NASDAQ: PLTR) charged out of the gate on Tuesday, spiking as much as 9.8%. As of 10:50 a.m. ET, the stock was still up 8.3%.

The catalyst that sent the artificial intelligence (AI) software and data mining specialist surging to new heights was the company's quarterly financial report and bullish commentary that made it clear that the AI revolution is alive and well.

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Accelerating revenue growth

In the second quarter, Palantir generated revenue growth that accelerated to 48% year over year (and 14% sequentially) to a record $1 billion. This resulted in adjusted earnings per share (EPS) of $0.16, which soared 78%.

To give the results context, analysts' consensus estimates were calling for revenue of $939 million and adjusted EPS of $0.14, so Palantir cleared both hurdles with room to spare.

The headliner was the U.S. commercial segment, as new customers continued to flock to Palantir's Artificial Intelligence Platform (AIP). Revenue for the segment soared 93% year over year and 20% quarter over quarter to $306 million and now represents nearly 31% of the company's total revenue.

That's not all. Palantir's U.S. commercial customer count jumped 64% year over year and 12% sequentially, while the segment's total contract value surged 222% to $843 million. Furthermore, the company's remaining performance obligation (RPO) -- or contractually obligated revenue not yet included in sales -- jumped 77% to $2.42 billion. Not only did the company add plenty of new customers to its rolls, but existing customers spent more, as evidenced by Palantir's net dollar retention rate of 128%.

Beat and raise

Investors have feared the AI revolution would lose steam, but CEO Alex Karp put that issue to bed. In Palantir's quarterly shareholder letter, the chief executive said, "This is still only the beginning of something much larger and, we believe, even more significant."

As if to put an exclamation point on the results, the company raised its full-year guidance, far exceeding Wall Street's expectations. Management is calling for revenue of roughly $4.146 billion at the midpoint of its guidance (up from $3.895 billion), which would represent growth of 44%. Palantir also raised its outlook for U.S. commercial revenue to increase at least 85%.

The valuation is still a major stumbling block, with the stock currently selling for 246 times next year's expected earnings. That said, the AI revolution continues to gain steam, with Palantir a key provider of the technology.

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Danny Vena has positions in Palantir Technologies. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Palantir Technologies. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.