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Palantir Technologies Inc. delivered a surprise profit for the second quarter in a row Monday, while also topping revenue expectations, sending shares more than 20% higher in after-hours trading.
The software company reported first-quarter net income of $17 million, or 1 cent a share, whereas Palantir PLTR posted a loss of $101 million, or 5 cents a share, in the year-earlier quarter. Analysts tracked by FactSet were expecting a loss of a penny a share on a GAAP basis. The stock closed with a 4.7% gain at $7.76 in Monday’s…
