The result has been tremendous growth. Just four years ago, Palantir had 14 U.S. commercial customers. Today, that number has reached 382. On top of that, in the recent quarter, Palantir closed a record $803 million of U.S. commercial total contract value -- that represents a 134% increase year over year.

The AI-focused Palantir joins a group of less than 50 public American companies worth at least $200 billion, quite the turn of events for the government contractor worth less than $20 billion two years ago.

Palantir stock is soaring Tuesday after the AI software giant beat Q4 expectations and gave a strong outlook for the year ahead. Here's what you should know.

Palantir (NASDAQ: PLTR) came into its fourth-quarter earnings report with its shares priced to perfection, but the AI stock lived up to the markets' expectations. Shares jumped as high as 28% on Feb.

Key Takeaways Palantir shares surged to an all-time high Thursday, extending gains earlier in the week.Several analysts have raised their price objectives for the stock since Palantir on Monday gave a strong forecast for 2025.

Palantir delivered accelerating financial results this week that were far better than investors anticipated. Wall Street issued an upgrade and a wave of price target increases as a result. The valuation remains a concern,