NicoElNino/iStock via Getty Images Palantir ( PLTR ) ( PLTR:CA ) has been a hot-stock over the past few years, and continues to grab investors attention. In FY25, Palantir has experienced significant growth YoY, and through each quarter. Their top-line has never been better; they have made strategic partnerships with Accenture and HD Hyundai, growing their market share, and they continue to expand...
NicoElNino/iStock via Getty Images Palantir ( PLTR ) ( PLTR:CA ) has been a hot-stock over the past few years, and continues to grab investors attention. In FY25, Palantir has experienced significant growth YoY, and through each quarter. Their top-line has never been better; they have made strategic partnerships with Accenture and HD Hyundai, growing their market share, and they continue to expand in their commercial segment. However, Palantir faces potentially major issues. These include a very real valuation risk, a highly competitive landscape, and a question of whether or not this growth is sustainable. The U.S. also continues to be a land of uncertainty, which is where Palantir has most of their business. For these reasons, I rate Palantir a solid “Hold.” No need to sell shares if you own this stock, but I would not recommend initiating a buy position just yet. In this article, I bring up key numbers and Palantir’s recent financial performance, but I focus heavily on a fundamental analysis of this particular stock and look at the big picture—at least, the big picture I see. Palantir’s Growth Story Palantir Technologies was founded in 2003, initially created for designing analytic platforms for the U.S. intelligence community in counterterrorism efforts. Over the years, Palantir has expanded into further areas of U.S. and international government, and commercial markets. Palantir’s core products are enterprise software platforms, which include: Gotham (platform for government and defense clients), Foundry (for commercial enterprises), Apollo (deploys, updates, and maintains Palantir software), and, most recently, AIP (artificial intelligence platform; embeds generative AI and LLMs into Palantir software). In FY25, 75% of Palantir's revenue was from the U.S ., which is roughly $3.32 billion, and 25% was international, $1.15 billion. Palantir’s U.S. government segment is usually the main driver behind their revenue. In FY25, this narrative continued, with their U....
NicoElNino/iStock via Getty Images Palantir ( PLTR ) ( PLTR:CA ) has been a hot-stock over the past few years, and continues to grab investors attention. In FY25, Palantir has experienced significant growth YoY, and through each quarter. Their top-line has never been better; they have made strategic partnerships with Accenture and HD Hyundai, growing their market share, and they continue to expand...
NicoElNino/iStock via Getty Images Palantir ( PLTR ) ( PLTR:CA ) has been a hot-stock over the past few years, and continues to grab investors attention. In FY25, Palantir has experienced significant growth YoY, and through each quarter. Their top-line has never been better; they have made strategic partnerships with Accenture and HD Hyundai, growing their market share, and they continue to expand in their commercial segment. However, Palantir faces potentially major issues. These include a very real valuation risk, a highly competitive landscape, and a question of whether or not this growth is sustainable. The U.S. also continues to be a land of uncertainty, which is where Palantir has most of their business. For these reasons, I rate Palantir a solid “Hold.” No need to sell shares if you own this stock, but I would not recommend initiating a buy position just yet. In this article, I bring up key numbers and Palantir’s recent financial performance, but I focus heavily on a fundamental analysis of this particular stock and look at the big picture—at least, the big picture I see. Palantir’s Growth Story Palantir Technologies was founded in 2003, initially created for designing analytic platforms for the U.S. intelligence community in counterterrorism efforts. Over the years, Palantir has expanded into further areas of U.S. and international government, and commercial markets. Palantir’s core products are enterprise software platforms, which include: Gotham (platform for government and defense clients), Foundry (for commercial enterprises), Apollo (deploys, updates, and maintains Palantir software), and, most recently, AIP (artificial intelligence platform; embeds generative AI and LLMs into Palantir software). In FY25, 75% of Palantir's revenue was from the U.S ., which is roughly $3.32 billion, and 25% was international, $1.15 billion. Palantir’s U.S. government segment is usually the main driver behind their revenue. In FY25, this narrative continued, with their U....
Updates from FA Cup fourth round matches and more Follow us on Bluesky | And get in touch: email Xaymaca Burton Albion 0-0 West Ham (12:15pm) Burnley v Mansfield Town Manchester City v Salford City Norwich City v West Bromwich Albion Southampton v Leicester City Aston Villa v Newcastle United (5:45pm) Liverpool v Brighton & Hove Albion (8pm) Hello and welcome to another Saturday clockwatch. Today ...
Updates from FA Cup fourth round matches and more Follow us on Bluesky | And get in touch: email Xaymaca Burton Albion 0-0 West Ham (12:15pm) Burnley v Mansfield Town Manchester City v Salford City Norwich City v West Bromwich Albion Southampton v Leicester City Aston Villa v Newcastle United (5:45pm) Liverpool v Brighton & Hove Albion (8pm) Hello and welcome to another Saturday clockwatch. Today we have seven FA Cup fourth round games to enjoy, including Manchester City v Salford City and Burnley v Mansfield Town at 3pm. Continue reading...
Newsom Tells Europe "Trump Is Temporary," Doubles Down On Failing Green Agenda California Gov. Gavin Newsom spoke at the Munich Security Conference earlier on Friday, telling European elites that President Trump is "temporary" and will be gone within three years. Newsom, noticeably angered by Trump's push for deregulation and the rollback of climate policy, lashed out at the president, calling him...
Newsom Tells Europe "Trump Is Temporary," Doubles Down On Failing Green Agenda California Gov. Gavin Newsom spoke at the Munich Security Conference earlier on Friday, telling European elites that President Trump is "temporary" and will be gone within three years. Newsom, noticeably angered by Trump's push for deregulation and the rollback of climate policy, lashed out at the president, calling him "more destructive" than the current occupant of the White House. The issue for Newsom is that he still operates within the climate crisis framework promoted by globalists, even as the West is moving on from two decades of nation-killing green policy regime that hollowed out parts of the industrial base and fueled inflation. On Thursday, President Trump rescinded the 2009 Obama-era " Endangerment Finding ," a determination that greenhouse gases threaten public health and welfare, which he said has been used by the radical left to justify $1.3 trillion in regulatory costs that have hurt American households and sent consumer prices soaring, especially for automobiles. "The single largest deregulatory action in American history. That's a big statement in American history, and I think we can add the words by far," Trump told reporters. Also this week, there was considerable discussion among industry leaders in Europe about Brussels watering down carbon-pricing markets, which have made electricity outrageously expensive and crushed the industrial base (Goldman explained more here ). And it is not just Trump and European industry leaders pushing to unwind green policies that have financially crushed working-class families and hollowed out the industrial base; major companies are also dialing back EV production plans and softening green targets as the net-zero dream collides with reality. Here's what Newsom said earlier at the MSC (courtesy of Real Clear Politics ): GOV. GAVIN NEWSOM: Donald Trump is doubling down on stupid. California has been a leader in climate policy going bac...
julos/iStock via Getty Images The GLP-1 sector has seen a lot of drama over the last month, while Viking Therapeutics, Inc. ( VKTX ) is full-speed ahead with market-leading therapeutics. The weight-loss sector has seen initial promising signs from the launch of oral GLP-1 versions, in another positive sign for the Viking pipeline. My investment thesis remains ultra bullish on the stock trading off...
julos/iStock via Getty Images The GLP-1 sector has seen a lot of drama over the last month, while Viking Therapeutics, Inc. ( VKTX ) is full-speed ahead with market-leading therapeutics. The weight-loss sector has seen initial promising signs from the launch of oral GLP-1 versions, in another positive sign for the Viking pipeline. My investment thesis remains ultra bullish on the stock trading off the lows around $25 to $30. Source: Finviz Phase 3s Arrive Viking just reported Q4'25 results , but the whole focus is on the updated GLP-1 drugs pipeline . The company has a couple of key Phase 3 trials, either started or in the works. The biotech reported a Q4 loss of $158 million with a cash burn rate of $1x million in the quarter with much higher R&D expenses to enroll patients in the Phase 3 trials. Viking ended the quarter with a cash balance of $706 million. The bigger news is that Viking closed the enrollment of a Phase 3 VK2735 subcutaneous trial at the end of 2025. The company enrolled 4,500 patients in the Vanquish-1 trial to test adults with obesity and is now working on enrolling 1,100 patients in the Vanquish-2 trial to test patients with obesity and type 2 diabetes after the Phase 2 study produced a 14.7% weight loss in a 13-week trial with no plateau observed. The 2nd important Phase 3 trial is the VK2735 oral dual GLP-1/GIP agonist set to launch in Q3'26. The oral version achieved a 12.2% weight loss during the 13-week Phase 2 trial period at the highest dose level of 120 mg. Source: Viking Therapeutics Q4'25 presentation The main reason for enthusiasm is the recent strong prescription results from the approved Wegovy pill. Novo Nordisk ( NVO ) had seen 26K prescriptions in the 2nd full week ending on January 23 with ~50K total scripts for the opening period. In a strong sign the market wants an alternative to a regular injection, the number has already jumped to 38K in the fifth week since launch The other reason for enthusiasm is the Wegovy pill was FDA-...
In this article BRK.B BRK.A Follow your favorite stocks CREATE FREE ACCOUNT (This is the Warren Buffett Watch newsletter, news and analysis on all things Warren Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway. You can sign up here to receive it every Friday evening in your inbox.) Berkshire Hathaway's new CEO likes the surprise course reversal announced this week by the new CEO of Kraft Heinz . In the food company...
In this article BRK.B BRK.A Follow your favorite stocks CREATE FREE ACCOUNT (This is the Warren Buffett Watch newsletter, news and analysis on all things Warren Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway. You can sign up here to receive it every Friday evening in your inbox.) Berkshire Hathaway's new CEO likes the surprise course reversal announced this week by the new CEO of Kraft Heinz . In the food company's Q4 earnings release , Steve Cahillane said in the time since he joined the company five weeks ago, he has "seen that the opportunity is larger than expected and that many of our challenges are fixable and within our control." As a result, he's decided to "pause work" on the planned separation of Kraft from Heinz that was announced last September . It would have essentially reversed the merger Warren Buffett helped orchestrate in 2015. Berkshire is KHC's biggest shareholder with a 27.5% stake currently worth $8.1 billion . In a statement given to CNBC and other news outlets, Berkshire CEO Greg Abel endorsed the change. "We support CEO Steve Cahillane and the Kraft Heinz Board of Directors' decision, under Steve's new leadership, to pause work on the company's previously planned separation. As a result, management can commit to strengthening Kraft Heinz's ability to compete and serve customers." Characters at the Berkshire Hathaway company Kraft Heinz booth pose with a reporter at the shareholder shopping day as part of the Berkshire Hathaway annual meeting weekend in Omaha, Nebraska, May 5, 2017. Rick Wilking | Reuters Buffett, who usually does not criticize the management of a Berkshire holding, was uncharacteristically vocal about his disapproval when plans for the split were made public more than five months ago. In an off-camera phone call with CNBC's Becky Quick , he said he was "disappointed" and didn't rule out selling some or all of Berkshire's stake. "It certainly didn't turn out to be a brilliant idea to put them together, but I don't think taking it apart will ...
Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images News Goldman Sachs ( GS ) has launched a software pair trade basket going long on firms perceived to be immune to advancements in artificial intelligence while shorting companies that could be vulnerable to AI-driven disruption. The brokerage has selected companies building AI foundations and those providing security defenses as AI beneficiaries, including companie...
Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images News Goldman Sachs ( GS ) has launched a software pair trade basket going long on firms perceived to be immune to advancements in artificial intelligence while shorting companies that could be vulnerable to AI-driven disruption. The brokerage has selected companies building AI foundations and those providing security defenses as AI beneficiaries, including companies such as Cloudflare ( NET ), CrowdStrike ( CRWD ), Palo Alto Networks ( PANW ), Oracle ( ORCL ), and Microsoft ( MSFT ) for the long side. On the short side, the firm picked companies such as Monday.com ( MNDY ), Salesforce ( CRM ), DocuSign ( DOCU ), Accenture ( ACN ), and Duolingo ( DUOL ), noting that their operations can be easily replaced by AI automation. Goldman’s ( GS ) investment strategy comes amid a YTD underperformance of software stocks. The SPDR S&P Software ETF ( XSW ) has lost ~19% this year, while the S&P 500 ( SP500 ) remains flat. Vice President of Goldman’s ( GS ) US Custom Basket team, Faris Mourad, wrote in the report that the sector will see a clear division in performance as the selloff comes to an end. More on Goldman Sachs The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (GS) Presents at UBS Financial Services Conference 2026 Transcript Goldman Sachs: Thank God The Apple Saga Is Over Another Double-Digit Raise, Another Signal: Goldman Sachs Isn't Done Yet Goldman Sachs' top lawyer to resign over Epstein ties Insider trades: Merck, Intel, Micron among notable names
Getty Images VICI Properties ( VICI ) is a no-nonsense stock that perfectly fits income-seeking investors who want stability, predictability, and preservation of capital. Investors who are disappointed with the stock's returns over the past few years should rethink their strategy, as VICI isn't a stock for market-beating adventures. For its purpose, low-risk 8%-10% shareholder returns, I still vie...
Getty Images VICI Properties ( VICI ) is a no-nonsense stock that perfectly fits income-seeking investors who want stability, predictability, and preservation of capital. Investors who are disappointed with the stock's returns over the past few years should rethink their strategy, as VICI isn't a stock for market-beating adventures. For its purpose, low-risk 8%-10% shareholder returns, I still view VICI as a one-of-a-kind asset, which is why I continue to rate the stock a 'Buy.' VICI's Growth Is Slowing As Management Maintains Impressive Prudency There aren't many companies where highly cautious management teams are necessarily a good thing, but in VICI's case, I believe it's unquestionably important. We're talking about a company that truly has an 'N of One' real estate portfolio, consisting of irreplicable assets, mainly across the Vegas strip. VICI November Investor Presentation This unique portfolio of assets, unsurprisingly, draws an extraordinary group of tenants that are the best at what they do. Occupancy is almost always at 100%, rent has never been late, lease terms are long, and there are annual escalations in every one of them. VICI November Investor Presentation Simply put, VICI has arguably one of the safest and most predictable revenue streams in the world for the next few decades. However, this is both a gift and a curse. VICI November Investor Presentation When you already have a perfect portfolio, it's hard to add new assets to it without diluting its quality. Furthermore, after VICI's success, the experiential asset base has garnered more and more attention from other players, making valuations higher. From the last earnings call : We at VICI have been, are and will continue to be examining, evaluating and potentially investing in through our insight-driven approach, depending, of course, on our determination that these experiences have the investment attributes we rely on. We are mindful, very mindful that at a time like this, it's more important...
In one of the single largest deregulatory actions in U.S. history, the Donald Trump administration officially terminated the 2009 “endangerment finding” on Thursday, effectively dismantling the legal foundation for federal climate regulations. The move immediately eliminates greenhouse gas (GHG) emission standards for cars and trucks, signaling a decisive end to the government-led push for a manda...
In one of the single largest deregulatory actions in U.S. history, the Donald Trump administration officially terminated the 2009 “endangerment finding” on Thursday, effectively dismantling the legal foundation for federal climate regulations. The move immediately eliminates greenhouse gas (GHG) emission standards for cars and trucks, signaling a decisive end to the government-led push for a mandatory transition to electric vehicles (EVs). Blow To The ‘EV Mandate’ The repeal of the landmark scie
Robert Way Nvidia ( NVDA ) is set to host its annual GTC confab next month, and GF Securities believes the widely watched event is likely to be a catalyst for the stock and the semiconductor industry itself. Analysts at the firm said they expect some of the key highlights to be co-packaged optics, with expectations that Nvidia will launch its second-generation co-packaged optic switch. This is exp...
Robert Way Nvidia ( NVDA ) is set to host its annual GTC confab next month, and GF Securities believes the widely watched event is likely to be a catalyst for the stock and the semiconductor industry itself. Analysts at the firm said they expect some of the key highlights to be co-packaged optics, with expectations that Nvidia will launch its second-generation co-packaged optic switch. This is expected to feature Taiwan Semiconductor's ( TSM ) co-packaged optic technology, but volume is not expected to ramp until 2027, when it hits 80,000, analysts at the firm said. Another highlight is the potential announcement of a language processing unit rack that features SRAM-based on-chip memory. This will offer fast token generation and “ultra-low latency, enhancing Nvidia’s position in inferencing,” the analysts added. Other potential announcements include updates on its Feynman line of GPUs, its Kyber NVL576 line of racks, and more. The industry may need GTC to be a broad catalyst, as analysts at the firm said the recent correction in semiconductor stocks appears to be similar to the one it experienced in the second-quarter of 2024. “Looking back to the major correction in past years, we believe the current one is similar to that of 2Q24, the time AI semi/NVDA shares pulled back on worries over slower rate cut, inference demand and impact from companies’ issue (i.e., SMCI, ASML), followed by a strong rally triggered by robust CSP capex guidance,” analysts at the firm explained. “For this time, due to similar concerns on liquidity, CSP/OpenAI’s cash flow amid a much large spending scale plus a worry on AI spending shift to memory, large cap AI semis such as NVDA, AMD, Broadcom, Hon Hai, etc. underperformed, despite the strength seen in TSMC, in past 3 months. Nevertheless, we remain bullish and, followed by the strong CSP capex raise (a similar pattern of 2Q24), we foresee catalysts such as an improved funding visibility of Oracle/xAI/OpenAI, the acceleration of multimodal...