Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) and Palantir Technologies (NASDAQ: PLTR) have recently been two of the hottest stocks on Wall Street because both companies play a key role in the artificial intelligence economy.

Palantir Technologies (NASDAQ:PLTR) has been one of the best-performing artificial intelligence stocks over the past year, even better than Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA). Where the chipmaker returned 171% for investors in 2024,

Finbold consulted its very own AI stock price prediction tool to gauge if Nvidia or Palantir shares are a better investment in 2025.

Palantir stock skyrocketed in 2024, driven largely by trading multiple expansion. Read why I downgrade PLTR from sell to strong sell.

Alongside its strong growth, Palantir is profitable, consistently producing around 20% profit margins. While some other software companies' profit margins can surpass 30%, 20% is still a noteworthy figure, as it shows that management values profitability alongside growth.

Voyager Technologies files for IPO, has partnership with Palantir, as the defense and space sector gains momentum under Trump. PLTR stock bullish.

Our expert who first called NVIDIA in 2009 is predicting 2025 will see a historic AI breakthrough.

Nvidia: More than generative AI Nvidia is unquestionably the stock most associated with AI. That's because it practically has a monopoly on the graphics processing units (GPUs) necessary to handle the workload that makes generative AI possible.

While Palantir Technologies stock (NASDAQ: PLTR) had a stellar 2024, with its stock rising by about 4x, driven by the market frenzy surrounding artificial

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Leading companies on the cutting edge of next-big-thing innovations don't have the best track record of sustaining parabolic moves higher.

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