More Overvalued Stock: Palantir vs. Costco
After a nearly two-and-a-half-year bull run on Wall Street, there are a lot of stocks trading at elevated valuations. Much of the market's run was powered by artificial intelligence (AI) stocks that investors are so bullish about that there's seemingly no valuation high enough to give them pause. Few stocks have benefited from investors' thirst for AI exposure more than Palantir Technologies (NASDAQ: PLTR), which is now up by more than 790% over the last five years.But other stocks in sectors that have nothing to do with AI have joined the party as well, one being Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ: COST). The beloved warehouse retailer hasn't changed the price of its hot dogs since the mid-1980s, and consumers seemingly can't get enough of its products. Likewise, Wall Street can't get enough of the stock, which is now up over 187% in the last five years, a huge move for a large-cap consumer staples company.With those impressive climbs in mind, which one of these stocks is more overvalued today?Continue reading
After a nearly two-and-a-half-year bull run on Wall Street, there are a lot of stocks trading at elevated valuations. Much of the market's run was powered by artificial intelligence (AI) stocks that investors are so bullish about that there's seemingly no valuation high enough to give them pause. Few stocks have benefited from investors' thirst for AI exposure more than Palantir Technologies (NASDAQ: PLTR), which is now up by more than 790% over the last five years.
But other stocks in sectors that have nothing to do with AI have joined the party as well, one being Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ: COST). The beloved warehouse retailer hasn't changed the price of its hot dogs since the mid-1980s, and consumers seemingly can't get enough of its products. Likewise, Wall Street can't get enough of the stock, which is now up over 187% in the last five years, a huge move for a large-cap consumer staples company.
With those impressive climbs in mind, which one of these stocks is more overvalued today?
