Shares of Apple and Palantir Technologies both slipped about 2% on Tuesday despite strong quarterly results released the previous evening. Apple's fiscal Q4 revenue rose 12% to $114.47 billion, with adjusted EPS up nearly 11% to $2.05, and it guided fiscal Q1 revenue growth of 7%-10% while expecting gross margin of 45%-46% amid higher memory and AI costs. Palantir's Q3 revenue surged 96% to $2.31 billion, U.S. commercial revenue rose 148% to $984 million, and management raised FY26 revenue guidance to $8.53 billion. Zacks gives both stocks a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), and says Apple's more established profitability and $136 billion of full-year free cash flow offer a more balanced risk-reward profile, while Palantir trades near 100X forward earnings.
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| Market | US stocks |
|---|---|
| Sector | Information Technology |
| Industry | Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals |
| Market cap | $5.1T |
| Close on 11/03/2026 | 331.74 |
| Change that session | -1.94% |
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