Palantir is one of the best-performing stocks in the S&P 500 this year. The software company hit a milestone of $100 billion in market value last week, up from $37 billion at the beginning of the year, indicating its role in the AI field has been recognized.

Palantir also has a group of enthusiastic retail investors. However, opinions among analysts vary widely. Of the 24 analysts tracked by FactSet, 6 give it a buy rating, 10 a hold rating, and 8 a sell rating, with an average target price of $28.32, about 37% below recent levels.$Palantir Tech(PLTR.US)