CarMax, Inc vs Palantir Technologies Inc — how do they compare? CarMax, Inc trades at $58.03 (market cap $8.26B), while Palantir Technologies Inc trades at $172.68 (market cap $420.39B). The key difference: Palantir Technologies Inc is far larger — about 50.9× CarMax, Inc's market cap, and CarMax, Inc is trading nearer its 52-week high, Palantir Technologies Inc nearer its low. Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| KMX | PLTR | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $8.26B | $420.39B |
Sector | Consumer Cyclical | Technology |
52-Week High | $62.17 | $207.18 |
52-Week Low | $30.88 | $107.27 |
Enterprise Value | $26.77B | $411.19B |
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CarMax sells, finances, and services used and new cars through a chain of over 230 used retail stores. It was formed in 1993 as a unit of Circuit City and spun off into an independent company in late 2002. Used-vehicle sales typically account for about 83% of revenue and wholesale about 13%, with the remaining portion composed of extended service plans and repair. In fiscal 2022, the company retailed and wholesaled 924,338 and 706,212 used vehicles, respectively. CarMax is the largest used-vehicle retailer in the U.S. but still estimates that it has only about 4% U.S. market share of vehicles 0-10 years old in 2021. It seeks over 5% share by the end of calendar 2025 and revenue between $33 billion to $45 billion by fiscal 2026. CarMax is based in Richmond, Virginia.
Read more on KMX →Palantir Technologies provides organizations with solutions to manage large disparate data sets in an attempt to gain insight and drive operational outcomes. Founded in 2003, Palantir released its Gotham software platform in 2008, which focuses on the government intelligence and defense sectors. Palantir expanded into various commercial markets with its Foundry software platform in 2016 with the intent of becoming the data operating system for companies and industries. The Denver company had 125 customers as of its initial public offering and roughly splits its revenue between commercial and government customers.
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