Palantir Technologies ( PLTR 1.56%) has been one of the top-performing stocks this year. The company's strong results led to the stock's inclusion on the S&P 500, and now it has moved to the Nasdaq stock exchange, where it could soon join the even more exclusive Nasdaq 100 index.

Palantir Technologies stock (NASDAQ: PLTR) has had a solid run, rising by almost 4x since the beginning of the year to about $66 presently.

Artificial intelligence (AI) has defined the investment narrative of 2024, and Palantir Technologies Inc. (PLTR) has emerged as a massive beneficiary of this transformative trend thanks to its cutting-edge Artificial Intelligence Platform (AIP),

In short, history says Palantir shareholders could see upside between 11% and 17% during the year after the company is added to the Nasdaq-100. Of course, that's hypothetical at this point because Palantir hasn' yet been selected to join the index.

Dubbed the Messi of AI growth, Palantir Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:PLTR) has had a remarkable couple of years. The stock soared more than 45% this month alone, demonstrating how far it has come from being a government-focused contracting and consulting firm to an AI-driven data analytics software company.

Palantir Technologies (PLTR) has been a star performer in 2024, with its stock surging an eye-popping 293% year-to-date. The growth in shares of this data analytics and software company is primarily driven by soaring demand for its artificial intelligence (AI) solutions,

Today, Palantir has a market cap of $151 billion, which is close to cracking the top 100 largest companies in the world (Palantir currently sits at No. 104). After producing these huge gains, I think there are now better stocks you can invest in.