Palantir (NASDAQ:PLTR) had a topsy-turvy week, yet its upward trajectory remained largely unaffected by the AI chatter surrounding DeepSeek.

Palantir would need to grow into a $6.7 trillion market cap to turn a $25,000 investment into $1 million. This would be its valuation if it grew to 40 times its size today. There isn't even a $4 trillion stock on the market today but in 20 or 30 years, it may be much more common to see stocks trading at these types of valuations.

The first time I ever heard about Palantir (Nasdaq: PLTR), several years ago, it was pitched to me as an “equity crowdfunding opportunity” to make a private investment, and a rare chance to buy into one of the hottest defense IT stocks on the planet before its IPO.