Palantir (PLTR) stock is red hot to end the week, touching a new all-time intraday high of $85.22 on Jan. 31. This comes as investors anticipate its fourth-quarter earnings release on Monday, Feb. 3.

Palantir also continues to introduce new products, including a visual navigation AI that can guide autonomous drones in areas without GPS. As a business, Palantir looks solid. It has an impressive set of competitive advantages, given its focus on defense tech and experience in data mining and analytics.

Palantir consistently positions itself as a leader in enterprise-level artificial intelligence. It has also secured strong federal contracts while also benefiting from robust defense spending. One has to assume that the current administration should be net favorable for PLTR stock, making it a worthwhile opportunity.

If you had invested $25,000 in Palantir Technologies (PLTR -0.59%) stock at the start of 2024, you would have finished the year with more than $110,000. Last year was a significan