It's been an excellent year for stock market investors. The S&P 500 index has delivered an excellent 26% return thus far in 2024, driven by resilient macroeconomic conditions, record corporate earnings, and growing optimism about artificial intelligence's (AI) transformative potential across the economy.

Palantir Technologies stock (NASDAQ: PLTR) has had a solid run, rising by almost 4x since the beginning of the year to about $66 presently.

After Nvidia’s roaring success in recent years it may be time for the wider software sector to “get in on the AI party.” That’s the view of Wedbush analysts, who have become increasingly bullish on software stock Palantir Technologies.

While it is undeniable that Palantir is a high-quality data mining stock with robust AI-powered tailwinds, the company's sky-high valuation -- a price-to-sales ratio near 60 -- requires investors to exercise caution. Here's what astute investors should know about Palantir.

Palantir Technologies (PLTR) is an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered tech stock that has captured Wall Street's imagination in 2024. With a market cap of nearly $150 billion, Palantir stock has returned 280% to shareholders year-to-date.