Shares of data-mining and analytics company Palantir (NYSE:PLTR) jumped 26.9% in the morning session after the company reported impressive fourth-quarter results, which blew past analysts' billings, revenue,

Palantir stock is soaring Tuesday after the AI software giant beat Q4 expectations and gave a strong outlook for the year ahead. Here's what you should know.

Key Takeaways Palantir Technologies shares soared to an all-time high Tuesday, a day after the company's outlook blew past analysts' expectations on strong demand for its Artificial Intelligence Platform.

Palantir continues to reap the rewards of its decades of AI expertise. The stock is expensive, so investors should exercise care. In the fourth quarter, Palantir generated revenue that accelerated to 36% year over year (and 14% sequentially) to $828 million.

Palantir executives welcomed the advent of low-cost artificial intelligence. Other software stocks could also see benefits from cheaper AI.