Shares in Palantir Technologies (PLTR) fell again on Monday extending its slide to four trading sessions. While there was no news on Palantir stock on Monday, reports over Microsoft (MSFT) pulling back on data center leases generally weighed on artificial intelligence stocks.
On the stock market today, Palantir stock tumbled more than 11% to 90.14 in morning trading.
With Monday's loss, Palantir stock has gained 22% in 2025. Further, Palantir is among AI stocks to watch.
Palantir stock suddenly pulled back in late February after hitting all-time highs, ostensibly tied to possible Department of Defense budget cuts. One concern is Palantir's exposure to U.S. Army contracts.
PLTR stock hit its all-time intraday high of 125 on Feb. 18 and closed at 124.62.
"Shares have been volatile with the prospect of budget cuts and a potential shift in funding from the U.S. Army to the other armed services," said William Blair analysts Louis DiPalma in a report on Friday.
TD Cowen analyst Mike Elias, meanwhile, published a report on Friday stating that Microsoft has canceled leases with "at least two data private center operators" in the U.S., amounting to a few hundred megawatts of capacity.
On Monday, Elias updated his views in new report: "While we have seen a pullback in demand from Microsoft relative to the torrid pace of leasing seen in 2023 and (early) 2024, we are seeing a commensurate rise in demand from Oracle (ORCL) driven by the Stargate Project. We continue to believe that the pullback in Microsoft data center demand is related to a shift in incremental OpenAI workloads to Oracle/SoftBank as we have seen a material ramp in Oracle requirements in the last three months, at a scale we have not seen from Oracle prior."
Wall Street analysts debated the significance of Microsoft's possible data center pull back on Monday. Microsoft stock fell 2% to near 400. Shares in data center operator Digital Realty Trust (DLR) were off 4.3% to 158.28.
The emergence of Chinese AI model developer DeepSeek recently raised questions over the need for massive AI infrastructure.
Also, PLTR stock ranks No. 3 on the IBD 50 roster of growth stocks.
Further, Palantir stock advanced 340% in 2024, with much of the gain coming after Donald Trump's Presidential election win.
Meanwhile, Palantir's Relative Strength Rating stands at 99 out of a best-possible 99.
Also, Palantir stock holds a Composite Rating of 99 out of a best-possible 99, according to IBD Stock Check-up. IBD's Composite Rating combines five separate proprietary ratings into one easy-to-use rating. The best growth stocks have a Composite Rating of 90 or better.
PLTR stock holds an Accumulation/Distribution Rating of B-minus. That rating analyzes price and volume changes in a stock over the past 13 weeks of trading. A+ signifies heavy institutional buying; E means heavy selling. Think of a C grade as neutral.
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