Palantir Technologies(PLTR) ZACKS·2025-03-26 14:30Core Insights - The Zacks Focus List is a curated portfolio of 50 stocks aimed at long-term investors, expected to outperform the market over the next 12 months [3][4] - The Focus List has demonstrated strong past performance, gaining 13.85% in 2020 compared to the S&P 500's 9.38%, and a cumulative return of 2,519.23% since February 1, 1996 [5] - The selection methodology relies on earnings estimate revisions, which are critical for predicting future stock performance [6][7] Focus List Methodology - Stocks are chosen based on the power of earnings estimate revisions, which are influenced by brokerage analysts and company management [6] - The Zacks Rank, a proprietary stock-rating model, classifies stocks into five groups based on changes to quarterly earnings expectations [8][9] - The Focus List primarily includes stocks rated as 1 (Strong Buy) or 2 (Buy), indicating a bullish consensus among analysts [9] Spotlight on Palantir Technologies Inc. - Palantir Technologies was added to the Focus List on March 26, 2024, at a share price of 96.50 [11] - In the last 60 days, 10 analysts have revised their earnings estimates upwards for fiscal 2025, with the Zacks Consensus Estimate rising by 0.56 [12] - Analysts project a 36.6% earnings growth for Palantir in the current fiscal year [12]