사진 확대 Domestic investors’ investments are flocking to Peter Till’s data analyst, PLTR, which is famous as a co-founder of PayPal and the first outside investor of Facebook. According to statistics from the Korea Securities Depository on the 10th, domestic investors investing in overseas stocks have net purchased Palantir worth 98.5 million dollars (about 140.7 billion won) over the past week (December 3-9). This is the number one net purchase during the period, a big difference from the $61.39 million (about 87.7 billion won) of Schwab U.S. Dividend Stock Exchange Fund (ETF), which ranked second.
It is interpreted that domestic investors have attracted funds as Palantir’s stock price has recently risen sharply, rising more than 50% in a month. Palantir shares, which closed at $41.92 on the New York Stock Exchange on the 1st of last month, surged to $66.39 on the 2nd, the first trading day of this month. It closed at $72.46 on the 9th, continuing its upward trend.
Falantier is known to make a profit by providing data analysis services to government agencies such as the U.S. Department of Defense, the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), mainly using artificial intelligence (AI). Recently, it has been expanding its stride not only in the public sector but also in the private sector and has achieved considerable results. In fact, Palantir sales in the third quarter were $726 million, up 30% year-on-year, and net profit more than doubled to $144 million in the same period.
In particular, Palantir co-founder Till is considered a rare conservative in Silicon Valley and is expected to benefit from the Donald Trump administration. Till has publicly expressed support for the Republican Party and Trump since Trump’s first term.
[Reporter Kim Daeun]