Forget Palantir as It Bounces Back and Get in Salesforce Before Wall Street Wakes Up to Real Value

Forget Palantir as It Bounces Back and Get in Salesforce Before Wall Street Wakes Up to Real Value Alex Sirois Mon, July 13, 2026 at 7:18 PM GMT+2 4 min read PLTR CRM Quick Read Salesforce trades at a forward P/E of 12, beat EPS estimates by 24%, yet the stock has fallen 37% year to date. Palantir's trailing P/E of 145 and price-to-sales of 59 price in perfection while the stock sits 25% lower year to date. Salesforce's Agentforce ARR surged 205% year over year to $1.

2 billion, matching Palantir's AI growth narrative at a fraction of the valuation. This lithium producer surpassed a $1B private valuation, joining some of America's most powerful startups. Now you can invest in EnergyX alongside global giants like General Motors, but only through July 16.

(sponsor) Palantir is back on every screen this month, up 14. 55% in a single week as retail traders pile back into the AI infrastructure trade that briefly wobbled in June. But here is what you should actually be watching.

JHVEPhoto / iStock Editorial via Getty Images Palantir Technologies ( NASDAQ:PLTR ) now trades at a trailing P/E of 145 and a forward P/E of 89, with a price-to-sales multiple of 59. That reads like a lottery ticket. The company's $309.

9 billion market cap is being underwritten by $5. 22 billion in trailing revenue and CEO Alex Karp's assertion that "Palantir's Rule of 40 score has soared to 145%". Even after the recent bounce, the stock sits 25.

43% lower year to date and 17. 5% below its June 1 level, and Reddit engagement has cooled to predominantly neutral chatter across investing forums. The story is intact.

The math is stretched. Now look at Salesforce ( NYSE:CRM ), which the same market has punished to $165. 65, off 37.

14% year to date and 38. 61% over the last twelve months. Contrarian setups like this are rare.

July 16 is the Final Day to Tap Into the Lithium Boom (sponsor) General Motors, POSCO, and 50,000+ everyday investors have already backed lithium producer EnergyX . Here's why you should do the same before their July 16 investment deadline: lithium prices are up 75% this year, with demand projected to grow a staggering 5X by 2040. With tech that can recover up to 3X more lithium than traditional methods, EnergyX is preparing to unlock up to 15M+ tons.

Become a private-stage EnergyX investor before the July 16 deadline . Three reasons Salesforce screens better on valuation 1. Real earnings at a real multiple.

Salesforce trades at a trailing P/E of 19 and a forward P/E of 12, backed by $8. 64 in trailing EPS and a PEG ratio of 0. 779.

Fifth consecutive quarterly EPS beat: $3. 88 versus a $3. 13 estimate, a 24.

08% beat. Revenue reached $11. 13 billion, up 13.

3% year over year. The analyst target of $246. 44 implies a gap the market has yet to close.

Story Continues 2. Cash returned to shareholders. Salesforce returned $27.

5 billion to shareholders in Q1 alone, anchored by a $25 billion accelerated share repurchase that took the diluted share count from 970 million to 871 million. Free cash flow was $6. 556 billion in a single quarter.

Palantir, by contrast, pays no dividend and continues to lean on $201. 6 million of quarterly stock-based comp that pushes dilution the other direction. 3.

The same AI catalyst, at a fraction of the price. Agentforce ARR hit $1. 2 billion, up 205% year over year, and combined Agentforce plus Data 360 ARR reached nearly $3.

4 billion, up more than 200%. Salesforce processed 28. 6 trillion tokens to date and delivered 3.

8 billion agentic work units. Marc Benioff called it "an outstanding quarter for Salesforce, record revenue, record deals, and cash flow". Same agentic AI story Palantir sells.

Attached to a 77. 68% gross margin, a 21. 8% operating margin, and current RPO of $33.

6 billion. Why Wall Street has not caught up yet Retail is still sifting the wreckage. One Reddit post that gathered 807 upvotes and 308 comments in late June asked, "Salesforce down 30% in 14 straight red days at 10.

5x forward earnings... What is anyone actually doing here? " When a mega-cap software leader with 36.

73% net income growth and a $63 billion FY30 revenue target gets discussed like a burning house, the mispricing is nearly finished. The retirement-focused investor does not need another parabolic chart. Put Salesforce on the top of your research list and read the Q1 FY27 filing before the next earnings report reprices it.

Meet America's Newest $1b Unicorn (Sponsor) A US startup just passed a $1 billion private valuation, joining billion-dollar private companies like OpenAI and ByteDance. Unlike those other unicorns, you can invest in EnergyX right now; but only until July 16. Over 50,000 people already have, along with global giants like General Motors and POSCO.

Here's why there's so much interest: EnergyX's patented tech can recover up to 3X more lithium than traditional methods. That's a big deal, as demand for lithium is expected to 5X current production levels by 2040. Become an early-stage EnergyX shareholder before the 7/16 investment deadline.

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