2 Popular Artificial Intelligence (AI) Stocks to Sell Before They Fall 47% and 62%, According to Wall Street Analysts
Palantir and CoreWeave have more than doubled in value this year, but certain Wall Street analysts expect the stocks to decline sharply in the next 12 months.
Palantir is ideally positioned to capitalize on demand for artificial intelligence platforms, but it is also the most expensive stock in the S&P 500 by a long shot.
CoreWeave is a leader in cloud artificial intelligence services, but the company has taken on a substantial amount of debt to build AI infrastructure.
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Palantir Technologies (NASDAQ: PLTR) and CoreWeave (NASDAQ: CRWV) shares have increased 109% and 175%, respectively, this year. But some Wall Street analysts think the popular artificial intelligence stocks are likely to crash in the next 12 months, as detailed below:
Brent Thill at Jefferies recently set Palantir with a target price of $60 per share. That implies 62% downside from its current share price of $158.
Keith Weiss at Morgan Stanley recently set CoreWeave with a target price of $58 per share. That implies 47% downside from the current share price of $110.
Here's what investors should know about Palantir and CoreWeave.
Palantir Technologies: 62% implied downside
Palantir develops analytics software for commercial and government customers. Its core platforms (Foundry and Gotham) help organizations manage and make sense of complex data. The company also develops an artificial intelligence platform called AIP, which lets clients apply large language models to analytics workflows and build generative AI applications.
Importantly, Palantir has distinguished itself with an ontology-based software architecture. An ontology is a framework that links digital information to real-world assets to facilitate better decision-making. The software also captures operational outcomes and feeds that information back to the ontology, creating a feedback loop that produces deeper insights over time.
Mark Giarelli at Morningstar explains, "The core ontology function and value proposition is that Palantir not only organizes and displays data, but it also creates prioritized, ranked data that can be quickly understood and interacted with, ultimately automating real-world efficiency gains." He expects Palantir's addressable market to reach $1.4 trillion by 2033.
Jefferies analyst Brent Thill acknowledges Palantir is successfully executing on a massive opportunity. "I think the company is incredibly well run. It's a fundamentally sound story. But the valuation doesn't make any sense," he told Barron's when the stock traded under $100 per share in May. The stock now trades at $158 per share, so it stands to reason that Thill thinks the valuation is even more outrageous today.
Indeed, Palantir currently trades at 126 times sales, making it the most expensive stock in the S&P 500 by a long shot. The next most richly valued company is Texas Pacific Land at 31 times sales. That means Palantir's share price could fall 75% and it would still be the most expensive stock in the S&P 500.
The market is enamored with Palantir for good reason. Some analysts even think its data analytics tools could become as foundational as Salesforce 's CRM software. But the current valuation is a clear source of downside risk. I think the stock could drop 60%+ if future growth fails to meet expectations, so shareholders should keep their positions very small.
CoreWeave: 47% implied downside
CoreWeave provides cloud infrastructure and software services. Its platform (called a GPU cloud) is purpose-built for artificial intelligence and other demanding workloads. Research company SemiAnalysis recently ranked CoreWeave as the best GPU cloud on the market, awarding it higher scores than peers like Amazon, Microsoft, and Alphabet 's Google.
CoreWeave reported impressive first-quarter financial results. Revenue increased 420% to $981 million and adjusted operating income (which excludes stock-based compensation and interest payments) increased 550% to $162 million. However, the company reported a non-GAAP net loss of $150 million (up from $24 million last year) as interest payments on its $8.7 billion in debt cut deeply into profitability.
Morgan Stanley analyst Keith Weiss said CoreWeave's strong financial results and ability to win major clients like OpenAI validate its leadership position in what could be a $360 billion market by 2028. However, he also expressed concern about the recent acceleration in its AI infrastructure buildout, which will increase cash burn through higher interest payments and capital expenditures in the near term.
CoreWeave's initial public offering (IPO) took place in March, so the company has only been public for four months. Limited historical data, coupled with heavy AI infrastructure spending, make it difficult to guess how profitable CoreWeave will be. That makes it very challenging to value the stock today, which explains the wide range of target prices among Wall Street analysts: $32 per share at the low end to $185 per share at the high end.
The stock currently trades at 21 times sales. That look expensive when only six stocks in the S&P 500 have higher valuations. But CoreWeave's sales are expected to increase at 129% annually through 2026, which makes the multiple more tolerable. I doubt shares will drop 47%, but it would be prudent to keep positions in this stock very small until the company is closer to profitability.
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