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ウェドブッシュ証券は、AIP(資産保護プログラム)への需要拡大に牽引され、パランティアの第1四半期は好調な業績が見込まれると述べている。

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-- ウェドブッシュ証券は水曜日、パランティア(PLTR)は政府機関と民間企業の両方で需要が加速する中、同社の人工知能プラットフォームのユースケースが拡大していることを背景に、第1四半期に堅調な業績を達成すると予想していると発表した。また、PLTRは引き続きIves AI 30リストに選出されていると付け加えた。 ウェドブッシュは、AI革命の進展に伴い、パランティアは今後数年で時価総額1兆ドルに達する可能性があると考えている。 同証券によると、アナリスト予想の売上高15億4000万ドルは達成可能とみられ、米国における商業売上高は第4四半期の139%増を上回る成長が見込まれる。これは、AIP(AIプラットフォーム改善プログラム)と、アナリストがパランティアの商業活動を過小評価していることが背景にある。 ウェドブッシュは、製品開発パイプラインへの多額の投資、優秀な技術者の採用、AIPの実施にもかかわらず、パランティアの第1四半期の純利益予想である8億7000万ドルから8億7400万ドルは達成可能とみられると述べた。 パランティアは複数の連邦政府機関と数億ドル規模の契約を締結しており、政府機関全体で同社の技術の採用が拡大していることを示している、とレポートは述べている。 同社は月曜日の取引終了後に第1四半期決算を発表する予定だ。 ウェドブッシュ証券はパランティア株の投資判断を「アウトパフォーム」に据え置き、目標株価を230ドルとした。

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