
Wedbush Securities has issued an endorsement of the artificial intelligence software sector, with Managing Director Dan Ives predicting that 2025 will be a pivotal year for AI implementation across the industry. This comes as Palantir Technologies Inc. (NYSE:PLTR) continues its remarkable ascent, having surged 288% year-to-date.
What Happened: In a notable sector-wide upgrade, Ives raised Palantir’s price target to $75 while upgrading both Elastic NV (NYSE:ESTC) and Snowflake Inc (NYSE:SNOW) to Buy ratings. He also increased Salesforce Inc.‘s (NYSE:CRM) price target to $375, signaling broader confidence in the software sector’s AI potential.