The S&P 500's best stock this year is fighting back, as it looks set to avoid suffering its worst stretch in 2 1/2-years. Palantir's stock was rallying 1.1% in recen

Citron Research, the firm led by short-seller Andrew Left, unpacked its bear case for Palantir, using OpenAI to show why it may be highly overvalued.

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Palantir Technologies was the worst performer in the S&P 500 on Tuesday, with the stock continuing to surrender gains following a blowout earnings report earlier this month.

Palantir Technologies has created one of the most dramatic stories on Wall Street this year, defying conventional investment narratives. In 2025, it became the top-performing stock in the S&P 500, surging over 106% and at points climbing 144% from the start of the year—outpacing even AI heavyweights like Nvidia.

Two hedge fund managers with a track record for market beating returns sold Nvidia and bought Palantir in the second quarter.

Dow Jones futures rose slightly after hours, along with S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq futures, with investors awaiting Fed chief Jerome Powell's Jackson Hole speech Friday morning.The stock market rally fell modestly Thursday amid a WalmartWMT tumble and some pre-Powell caution.