Why Palantir?

u/SenseiSensless · Reddit — r/wallstreetbets · January 30, 2026 at 11:33 · 💬 55 comments  | View on Reddit ↗
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Author presents a bearish valuation and customer-concentration case on Palantir while inviting counterarguments.

PLTR — AVOID The author is bearish on Palantir due to its extreme valuation (P/E over 200), gigantic capital expenditures, and reliance on the U.S. government as essentially its only customer. The U.S. government's $37 trillion debt and Treasury refinancing difficulties are presented as a macro risk to this customer concentration. The author questions whether the company's strong growth and margins can justify the valuation. He frames this as a bearish/avoid view while inviting counterarguments.

The company has basically ONE customer, the US government, the same government that has an unmanageable 37 trillion debt that is steuggling to get refinanced because everyone seems to be unloading US treasuries. The company has a gigantic CAPEX and a price/earning ratio of more than 200 so im pretty bearish on it if i look at the valuation even if i recognise the decent margins and incredible growth that seems undefensible.

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Palantir overvalued at >200 P/E with US government customer concentration
The author is bearish on Palantir due to its extreme valuation (P/E over 200), gigantic capital expenditures, and reliance on the U.S. government as essentially its only customer. The U.S. government's $37 trillion debt and Treasury refinancing difficulties are presented as a macro risk to this customer concentration. The author questions whether the company's strong growth and margins can justify the valuation. He frames this as a bearish/avoid view while inviting counterarguments.
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