The result has been tremendous growth. Just four years ago, Palantir had 14 U.S. commercial customers. Today, that number has reached 382. On top of that, in the recent quarter, Palantir closed a record $803 million of U.S. commercial total contract value -- that represents a 134% increase year over year.

The AI-focused Palantir joins a group of less than 50 public American companies worth at least $200 billion, quite the turn of events for the government contractor worth less than $20 billion two years ago.

Key Takeaways Palantir shares surged to an all-time high Thursday, extending gains earlier in the week.Several analysts have raised their price objectives for the stock since Palantir on Monday gave a strong forecast for 2025.

Palantir (NASDAQ: PLTR) came into its fourth-quarter earnings report with its shares priced to perfection, but the AI stock lived up to the markets' expectations. Shares jumped as high as 28% on Feb.

Palantir Technologies Inc.'s exceptional Q4 report drove shares past $100, with revenue exceeding expectations. Click for my updated look at PLTR stock prospects.

Shares of Palantir (NASDAQ: PLTR) were flying this week. The company's stock gained 39.3% as of 1:50 p.m. ET on Friday, and was up as much as 41% earlier in the week. The leap comes as the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) was flat,