Here's the Top S&P 500 Stock of 2024. History Says It Could Soar in 2025, but Wall Street Disagrees

Palantir Technologies (NASDAQ: PLTR) just had an incredible year. The company was not only added to the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) in 2024, but its 345% return made it the index's best-performing stock. That upside was driven by excitement about Palantir's artificial intelligence platform, which has positioned the company at the center of a fast-growing market.Importantly, history says Palantir could ride its momentum to strong returns in 2025, but most Wall Street analysts see substantial downside in the stock. Here are the important details.Shown in the chart are the best-performing S&P 500 stocks from each year of the past decade. The chart also shows the returns each stock generated in the next calendar year, illustrating the idea that the index's top performer tends to maintain its momentum.Continue readingWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool