Palantir Technologies Inc. (PLTR) underperformed the overall market in the latest trading day, closing at $168.30, a fall of 1.15% from the previous trading day. In comparison, the S&P 500 index only fell by 0.1%. Meanwhile, the Dow Jones index rose by 0.57%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq index fell by 0.33%.

Before this transaction, Palantir's stock had already risen by 7.93%, surpassing the 5.94% rise of the computer and technology sector and the 2.57% rise of the S&P 500 index.

Investors are now paying close attention to Palantir's upcoming earnings report. It is expected that the company's earnings per share will be $0.17 by the release date, which represents a year-on-year growth of 70%. According to Zacks' consensus estimates, the company's net sales are expected to be $1.09 billion, a year-on-year increase of 50.65%.

For the full year, Zacks' consensus estimate predicts Palantir's full-year earnings per share to be $0.65, with revenue of $4.17 billion, representing a growth of 58.54% and 45.57%, respectively, compared to the previous year.

Investors should also pay attention to any changes in analysts' latest expectations for Palantir, as these often reflect changes in business trends in the short term. Positive forecast revisions are seen as signals of an optimistic outlook for the company.

According to our research, these revisions are often directly related to the short-term trends of stocks. To take advantage of this, we have established a quantitative model called Zacks Rank, which incorporates these expected changes to provide a viable rating system. Zacks Rank ratings range from #1（强力买入）到#5 (Strong Sell) to #1评级的股票平均年回报率为+25%。在过去的30天中，Palantir的Zacks共识每股收益预期没有变动。目前，Palantir的Zacks评级为#2 (Buy) since 1988.

From a valuation perspective, Palantir's forward P/E ratio is 263.41. In comparison, the industry average forward P/E ratio is 31.68, leading to the conclusion that Palantir is relatively expensive. Additionally, Palantir's PEG ratio is 6.46, which is similar to the P/E ratio but also takes into account the expected earnings growth rate of the stock. Recent information indicates that the average PEG ratio for the internet-software industry is 2.27.

The internet-software industry belongs to the computer and technology sector. Currently, this industry has a Zacks industry ranking of 70, placing it in the top 29% among over 250 industries.

Zacks industry ratings assess the vitality of various industry groups by calculating the average Zacks ratings of individual stocks within the industry. Our research shows that industries in the top 50% of ratings perform twice as well as those in the bottom half.

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