Palantir Technologies stock (NYSE: PLTR) has had a solid run, rising more than 3.5x since the beginning of the year to about $63 presently.

Palantir (NYSE: PLTR) has been one of the hottest artificial intelligence (AI) stocks to own this year. It's up around 280% as of the time of this writing and has far exceeded many investors' expectations.

Palantir's Q3 earnings were impressive, showing strong sales growth, continued margin improvements, and continued momentum in AIP. Learn more on PLTR stock here.

Palantir is quickly becoming an important pillar supporting the U.S. military's focus on artificial intelligence (AI).

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